I would reel and rockin', fall all on my face I was reelin' and rockin', fall all on my face I would try to beat Old Grandad, I believe I'm 'bout to lose this race I guess I say it then, about a thousand times before Well, I guess I say it, then, 'bout a thousand times before If I ever get sober, I won't drink no more Whiskey, you blackened my eye, and you peel the bark off my shin Whiskey, you blackened my eye, and you peel the bark off my shin Whiskey, please give me a break, so I can tell Mama where I been Whiskey won't let me sleep, it keep me 'wake and losing my appetite Whiskey won't let me sleep, it keep me awake and losing my appetite It keep me steady home, barkin', but I never win a fight