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Whisky Jenny (She Shanty)

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LYRICS

VERSE 1
Whiskey is the life of man
Whiskey, Jenny!
O, whiskey is the life of man
Whiskey for my Jenny O!

VERSE 2
O, I drink whiskey when I can
Whiskey, Jenny!
I drink it out of an old tin can
Whiskey for my Jenny O!

VERSE 3
Whiskey gave me a broken nose!
Whiskey, Jenny!
Whiskey made me pawn my clothes
Whiskey for my Jenny O!

VERSE 4
Whiskey drove me around Cape Horn
Whiskey, Jenny!
It was many a month when I was gone
Whiskey for my Jenny O!

VERSE 5
I thought I heard the old man say:
Whiskey, Jenny!
I'll treat my crew in a decent way
Whiskey for my Jenny O!


VERSE 6
A glass of grog for every man!
Whiskey, Jenny!
And a bottle for the shanty Man
Whiskey for my Jenny O!

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she shanty, sea shanty, Trad

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We acknowledge the Gadigal and Bidjigal people of the Eora nation, upon whose lands we gather and sing.
We acknowledge sovereignty was never ceded. This always was and always will be Aboriginal land.

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