Wynonie Harris - Quiet Whiskey

Tekst piosenki:

Whiskey whiskey on the shelf
You were so quiet there by yourself
Things were fine till they took you down
Opened you up and passed you around

John was the first one to pull you down
He took one drink and he started to clown
Passed you to Hazel, Jane and Jackie
Penelope got you and passed you right back
The doorbell rang and what did you see
In walks Henry, Fred and Marie
They hit you high, they hit you low
They hit you fast and they hit you slow

Whiskey on the shelf
You were so quiet there by yourself
Things were fine till they took you down
Opened you up and passed you around

~~~♫♫♫ ~~~

The kids who did and wanted another
They reached on the shelf and grabbed your brother
It's a shame the way they did you in
And reached up and got your brother gin
Grandfather wine began to tremble with fright
The party was gon' last all night
Grandfather wine knew without a doubt
He was next in line if the juice ran out

Whiskey on the shelf
You were so quiet there by yourself
Things were fine till they took you down
Opened you up and passed you around

~~~♫♫♫ ~~~

Now look at everybody they've got real tight
Now they want to start a fight
John never did nothing wrong in his life
Now he's in the corner with the policemans wife
Frank's so drunk he can hardly see
Trying to make love to Penelope
She took a bottle and hit him in the jaw
That's when the neighbours called the law

Whiskey on the shelf
You were so quiet there by yourself
Things were fine till they took you down
Opened you up and passed you around