***Whiskey You're The Devil - Trad. Arr. The Pogues
from the album "Red Roses For Me" - Enigma Release

The following lyrics were copied from the great Shane site:
Shane MacGowan: Paddy Rolling Stone
http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~laurence/macgowan.html

(These lyrics were adapted from a version by Ingrid Knetsch,
and another by Joe McCabe, Ramon Rempel, and Ara Hacopian)

Whiskey You're The Devil

(Tin flute intro)

DNow (xx0232@1)brave boys we're on the march
A (x02220@1)         GOff (320003@1)to Portugal and Spain
DDrums (xx0232@1)A-beating, banners A-waving
    G (320003@1)               AThe (x02220@1)devil a-home will come tonight
D (xx0232@1)                                         ALa, (x02220@1)fare thee well With me tither-y-eye dum dah
   Em (022000@1)             GMe (320003@1)tither-y-eye dum da
DMe (xx0232@1)right fol tur-a ladee
            A (x02220@1)            DOh, (xx0232@1)there's whiskey in the jar

Chorus:
     D (xx0232@1)                             G (320003@1)         DHey, (xx0232@1)whiskey you?re the devil You?re leading me astray
D (xx0232@1)                      AO'er (x02220@1)hills and mountains into Amerikay
D (xx0232@1)                                      G (320003@1)           DYour (xx0232@1)sweetness from the bleachner You're spunkier than tea,
D (xx0232@1)                                     A (x02220@1)DAh, (xx0232@1)whiskey you're me darlin?, drunk or so-ber

The French are fighting boldly
Men are dying hot and coldly
Give every man his flash, gunpowder
His firelock on his shoulder
La, fare thee well With me tither-y-eye dum dah
Me tither-y-eye dum da
Me right fol tur-a ladee
Oh, there's whiskey in the jar

Chorus:

Break: (same as verse)

Chorus:

Says the mother, "Do not wrong me
Don't take me daughter from me
For if you do, I will torment you
And after death me ghost will haunt you"
We're off, fare thee well With me tither-y-eye dum dah
Me tither-y-eye dum da
Me right fol tur-a ladee
Oh, there's whiskey in the jar

Chorus:

Outro: [D,D,A,D]