[Intro, distorted]
Oh, whiskey is the life of man
Always was since the world began
Oh, whiskey made me pawn my clothes
Oh, whiskey gave me a broken nose

[Verse 1]
Oh, whiskey is the life of man
Whiskey from an old tin can
If whiskey comes to near my nose
Well, it's up she comes and down she goes

[Chorus]
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

[Verse 2]
I thought I heard the old man say
"Well, I treats my crew in a decent way."
"Well, I treats my crew in a decent way."
Well, I give them whiskey twice a day

[Chorus]
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
[Instrumental Interlude]

[Verse 3]
Well, whiskey makes my friends my foes
Well, it makes us roar and makes us roll
Well, a glass of whiskey all around
And a bottle full for the shantyman

[Chorus]
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

Whiskey-o, Johnny-o
And we'll rise her up from down below
Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey-o
Up aloft this yard must go
John rise her up from down below