Whiskey is the life of man, I’ll drink whiskey when I can
Whiskey-o, Johnny-o
Rise her up from down below
Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey-o
Up aloft this yard must go
Rise her up from down below
I like whiskey hot and strong, I’ll drink whiskey all day long…
I’ll drink it hot, I’ll drink it cold, I’ll drink it new, I’ll drink it old
Whiskey made me sell my coat, whiskey’s what keeps me afloat
If whiskey was a river and I was a duck, I'd dive to the bottom and never come up
I wish I knew where whiskey grew, I'd eat the leaves and the branches too
Some likes whiskey, some likes beer, I wish I had a barrel here
Whiskey caused an awkward pause
Whiskey made the bosun call “hang together, one and all”
Whiskey stole my brains away, one more pull and we’ll belay
[Only the captain or boatswain sings this line!]
A glass of grog for every man and a barrel full for the shantyman!