Corb Lund - Rye whiskey time to switch to whiskey

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Rye whiskey, rye whiskey, rye whiskey, I cried.

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If I don’t get rye whiskey well I think I may die.

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I’m gonna go up beyond that holler, gonna build me a still

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And I’ll sell you a gallon for a five dollar bill.

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Well, If the oceans was whiskey and I was a duck,

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I’d swim to the bottoms and never come up.

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But the oceans ain’t whiskey and I ain’t no duck,

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So I’ll play the jack o’ diamonds and trust to my luck.

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Jack of Diamonds, Jack of Diamonds, you know you hold

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You've robbed my poor pockets of silver and gold.

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Well it’s beefsteak when I'm hungry, rye whiskey when I’m dry,

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Greenbacks when I’m hard up and heaven when I die.

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Rye whiskey, rye whiskey, rye whiskey, I cried.

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If I don’t get rye whiskey well I think I may die.

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Well, my horses ain’t hungry and they don’t want your hay.

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Fair thee well darling, and I'll be on my way.

W^Gell, I like a full bodied lager as much as the next hard workin' man, T^Ghe taste of suds, while dealin' stud, I can surely understand, The ^Ctrucker speed, and yes indeed, it's nearly gettin light, Well, it's ^Gtime to switch to whiskey We’ve been ^Fdrinkin’ beer all n^Gight!

Sm^Goke your grass, and fish for bass, and burn that purple gas S^Gho' enough, it's powerfull stuff, that'll knock you on your ass It's like ^Cdiesel fuel, nobody's fool's gonna wanna get left behind Well, it's ^Gtime to switch to whiskey We’ve been ^Fdrinkin’ beer all ^Gnight!

Well, it's ^Gtime to switch to whiskey we’ve been d^Frinkin’ beer all ^Gnight! W^Ge're all half dead and them that's left is s^Dpoilin' for a fight Well, who^G'da thunk, we'd quit drinkin' drunk, now b^Coys don’t spare the rye Well, it's time^G to switch to whiskey, we've been d^Frinking beer all ^Gnight

I^G've been splittin' eights and hittin' m'straights in card rooms of the world C^Ghasing skirt and gettin' hurt, but now I got a card playin' girl M^Can she gets a solid when the deal don't come out right Well, it's time^G to switch to whiskey, she's been d^Frinking beer all ^Gnight

Well, it's time^G to switch to whiskey, we've been d^Frinking beer all ^Gnight W^Ge're all half dead and them that's left is spoilin' for a fight ^D Well, who'^Gda thunk, we'd get jackass drunk, now ^Cboys dont spare the rye Well, it's time^G to switch to whiskey, we've been ^Fdrinking beer all ^Gnight

W^Gell I've heard it's said that you can get some heat in Irish pubs, S^Gervin Jamesons to an Orangeman and Bushmills to his cuz Well, here's ^Cwhat you do, with Tullamore Dew, you can meet 'em both half way It's ti^Gme to switch to whiskey, they've been ^Fdrinkin beer all ^Gday!

Well, it's time^G to switch to whiskey, we've been ^Fdrinking beer all ^Gnight W^Ge're all half dead and them that's left is ^Dspoilin' for a fight Well, who'^Gda thunk, we'd get drinkin' drunk, now ^Cboys dont spare the rye Well, it's time^G to switch to whiskey, we've been ^Fdrinking beer all ^Gnight And It’s ^Gtime to switch to whiskey, we've been d^Frinkin beer all n^Gight.

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Rye whiskey, rye whiskey, rye whiskey, I cry.