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Artist: Sea Shanties
Canonical path: /sea-shanties/whiskey-johnny
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Whiskey Johnny
Read Whiskey Johnny lyrics by Sea Shanties on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Whiskey Johnny
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Whiskey is the life of man
Whiskey, Johnny!
O, whiskey is the life of man
Whiskey for my Johnny O!
O, I drink whiskey when I can
Whiskey, Johnny!
I drink it out from an old tin can
Whiskey for my Johnny O!
Whiskey gave me a broken nose!
Whiskey, Johnny!
Whiskey made me pawn my clothes
Whiskey for me Johnny O!
Whiskey drove me around Cape Horn
Whiskey, Johnny!
It was many a month when I was gone
Whiskey for my Johnny O!
I thought I heard the old man say
Whiskey, Johnny!
I'll treat my crew in a decent way
Whiskey for my Johnny O!
A glass of grog for every man!
Whiskey, Johnny!
And a bottle for the chantyman
Whiskey for my Johnny O!
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Sea Shanties performs "Whiskey Johnny", and this lyric page sits inside the Sea Shanties catalog on LyroVerse.
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