[ Verse 1]
Well I been a moonshiner for seventeen long years
And I spent all my money on whiskey and beers
And I go to some hollow and sit at my still
If that whiskey don't kill me I don't know what will
No never will

[ Chorus ]
If that whiskey can't kill me, I don't know what will
If that whiskey don't kill me, I'll probably kill myself
If not for my dog
If not for my bad-ass motherfuckin' hobo dog

[ Verse 2]
And I go to some bar room and drink with my friends
Where the women can't follow and see what I'll spend
God bless 'em pretty women, wish they was mine
Oh their breath is as sweet as the dew on the vine
And lose my mind
And yours too
And your grandfathers
And your sisters
And your mothers
And your fathers
Your uncles
Your brothers
Your sisters
Your cousins
And your girlfriends too
[ Chorus ]
If that whiskey it can't kill me I don't know what will
If that whiskey can't kill me at least the heroin will
Yeah

[ Verse 3]
Well give me food when I am hungry and drink when I am dry
A dollar when I'm hard up and religion when I die
Food when I'm hungry drink when I am dry
A dollar when I'm hard up and religion when I die
Because the whole world is a bottle and life is a dram
When the bottle gets empty it sure ain't worth a dime
But it make nine cents
It ain't worth a dime but maybe nine cents

[Break]

[Verse 4]
If that river it were whiskey and I was stuck
I would swim down to the bottom
And by god I'd hope for fun
If that river it were bourbon whiskey and I was stuck
I would swim down to the bottom
And drink my way back up
Back the fuck up
[ Chorus ]
If that whiskey can't kill me I don't know what will
If that whiskey it can't kill me I'll probably kill myself
And all my friends