Whiskey O A famous halyard shanty, says Hugill, but sometimes sung stamping around the capstan. Some authorities think it dates back to Elizabethan times. Music by - Ewan MacColl & A.L. Lloyd Lyrics Oh whiskey is the life of man Always was since the world began Whiskey-o, Johnny-o Rise her up from down below Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey-o Up aloft this yard must go John rise her up from down below Oh whiskey is the life of man Whiskey from an old tin can Whiskey-o, Johnny-o Rise her up from down below Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey-o Up aloft this yard must go John rise her up from down below Now whiskey made me pawn me clothes And whiskey gave me a broken nose Whiskey-o, Johnny-o Rise her up from down below Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey-o Up aloft this yard must go John rise her up from down below I thought I heard the old man say I treat me crew in a decent way Whiskey-o, Johnny-o Rise her up from down below Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey-o Up aloft this yard must go John rise her up from down below I treat me crew in a decent way Give them whiskey twice a day Whiskey-o, Johnny-o Rise her up from down below Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey-o Up aloft this yard must go John rise her up from down below A glass of whiskey all around And a bottle full for the shanty man Whiskey-o, Johnny-o Rise her up from down below Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey-o Up aloft this yard must go John rise her up from down below MAIN MENU / NEXT SONG 
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