Intro N.C. Rye whiskey, rye whiskey, rye whiskey, I cried. N.C. If I don’t get rye whiskey well I think I may die. N.C. I’m gonna go up beyond that holler, gonna build me a still N.C. And I’ll sell you a gallon for a five dollar bill. N.C. Well, If the oceans was whiskey and I was a duck, N.C. I’d swim to the bottoms and never come up. N.C. But the oceans ain’t whiskey and I ain’t no duck, N.C. So I’ll play the jack o’ diamonds and trust to my luck. N.C. Jack of Diamonds, Jack of Diamonds, you know you hold N.C. You've robbed my poor pockets of silver and gold. N.C. Well it’s beefsteak when I'm hungry, rye whiskey when I’m dry, N.C. Greenbacks when I’m hard up and heaven when I die. N.C. Rye whiskey, rye whiskey, rye whiskey, I cried. N.C. If I don’t get rye whiskey well I think I may die. N.C. Well, my horses ain’t hungry and they don’t want your hay. N.C. Fair thee well darling, and I'll be on my way. Here’s to it folks... Intro Verso 1: Well, I like a full bodied lager as much as the next hard workin' man, The taste of suds, while dealin' stud, I can surely understand, The trucker speed, and yes indeed, it's nearly gettin light, Well, it's time to switch to whiskey We’ve been drinkin’ beer all night! Verso 2: Smoke your grass, and fish for bass, and burn that purple gas Sho' enough, it's powerfull stuff, that'll knock you on your ass It's like diesel fuel, nobody's fool's gonna wanna get left behind Well, it's time to switch to whiskey We’ve been drinkin’ beer all night! Well, it's time to switch to whiskey we’ve been drinkin’ beer all night! We're all half dead and them that's left is spoilin' for a fight Well, who'da thunk, we'd quit drinkin' drunk, now boys don’t spare the rye Well, it's time to switch to whiskey, we've been drinking beer all night Verso 3: I've been splittin' eights and hittin' m'straights in card rooms of the world Chasing skirt and gettin' hurt, but now I got a card playin' girl Man she gets a solid when the deal don't come out right Well, it's time to switch to whiskey, she's been drinking beer all night Well, it's time to switch to whiskey, we've been drinking beer all night We're all half dead and them that's left is spoilin' for a fight Well, who'da thunk, we'd get jackass drunk, now boys dont spare the rye Well, it's time to switch to whiskey, we've been drinking beer all night Solo Verso 4: Well I've heard it's said that you can get some heat in Irish pubs, Servin Jamesons to an Orangeman and Bushmills to his cuz Well, here's what you do, with Tullamore Dew, you can meet 'em both half way It's time to switch to whiskey, they've been drinkin beer all day! Well, it's time to switch to whiskey, we've been drinking beer all night We're all half dead and them that's left is spoilin' for a fight Well, who'da thunk, we'd get drinkin' drunk, now boys dont spare the rye Well, it's time to switch to whiskey, we've been drinking beer all night And It’s time to switch to whiskey, we've been drinkin beer all night. Outro N.C. Rye whiskey, rye whiskey, rye whiskey, I cry.
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