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rye whiskey

from quest for fire by witchgrass

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old-time traditional

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i'm a rambler, i'm a gambler.
i'm a long way from home.
if you don't like me,
you can leave me alone.

i'll eat when i'm hungry,
drink when i'm dry.
if the hard times don't kill me,
i'll live 'til i die.

rye whiskey, rye whiskey,
rye whiskey, i cry.
if you don't give me rye whiskey,
i surely might die.

for work, i'm too lazy.
investment's too slow.
train robbin's too easy.
it's a-gamblin' i'll go.

jack of diamonds, jack of diamonds,
i know you of old.
you robbed my poor pockets
of silver and gold.

sometimes i drink whiskey,
sometimes i drink rum.
sometimes i drink brandy,
sometimes i drink blood.

my foot's in the stirrup,
my bridle's in hand.
i'm leavin' my man now.
he don't understand.

his parents don't like me.
they say i'm too poor.
they say i'm unworthy
to enter his door.

well, i drink my own whiskey,
and i make my own stew.
and if i get drunk, sir,
it's nothin' to you.

way up on a mountain,
i wonder alone.
i'm drunk as the devil.
oh, leave me alone.

rye whiskey, rye whiskey,
rye whiskey, i cry.
if you don't give me rye whiskey,
i surely might die.

credits

from quest for fire, released August 1, 2008
meighan young - guitar, vocals
ben townsend - fiddle
john r. miller - upright bass

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witchgrass Shepherdstown, West Virginia

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