[Chorus]
Beefsteak when I’m hungry, whiskey when I’m dry
Greenbacks when I’m hard-up, sweet heaven when I die

[Verse 1]
When I was down in that old jailhouse my friends all walkin' on by
Nobody come down to see about me and I couldn’t help but wonder why

[Chorus]
Beefsteak when I’m hungry, whiskey when I’m dry
Greenbacks when I’m hard-up, sweet heaven when I die

[Flat Top Guitar Solo]

[Verse 2]
Pappy was a ramblin’ man and he gambled from town to town
I’m a-gonna be a rambler, boys, ain’t never gonna settle down

[Chorus]
Beefsteak when I’m hungry, whiskey when I’m dry
Greenbacks when I’m hard-up, sweet heaven when I die

Fiddlе it, boys

[Fiddle Break]
[Verse 3]
Love me when I’m sad and bluе, honey, cheer me when I cry
For all I need is a pretty little girl to love me ‘til the day I die

[Chorus]
Beefsteak when I’m hungry, whiskey when I’m dry
Greenbacks when I’m hard-up, sweet heaven when I die