Wynonie Harris — Quiet Whiskey

Whiskey whiskey on the shelf You were so quiet there by yourself Things were fine 'til they took you down And 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 Jack Penelope got you and passed you right back The doorbell rang and what did you see? In walked 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 'til they took you down Opened you up and passed you around [Instrumental Break] Killed you dead and wanted another They reached on the shelf and grabbed your brother It's a shame the way they did you in Then reached up and got your brother Gin Grandfather Wine began to tremble with fright Wondered if the party was going to 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 'til they took you down Opened you up and passed you around [Instrumental Break] Now look at everybody, they've got real tight Now they want to start a fight John never did nothin' wrong in his life Now he's in a corner with the policeman's 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 neighbors called the law Whiskey on the shelf You were so quiet there by yourself Things were fine 'til they took you down Opened you up and passed you around