I've b een a m oons hiner for seventeen lon g years
I've s pent all my mo ney on whiskey an d beer
I g o to some ho llow and set up my still
And if wh iskey d on't kill me
Then I don't know what will
I go to some barroom and drink with my friends
When the women can't follow and see what I spent
God bless them pretty women
How I wish they was mine
Their breath is as sweet as
The dew on the vine
Let me eat when I'm hungry
Let me drink when I'm dry
Give me dollar when I'm hard up
Religion when I die
The whole world's a bottle
And life's just a dram
When a bottle gets empty
It sure ain't worth a damn