Rye whiskey rye whiskey Rye whiskey I cry If you don't give me rye whiskey I surely will die If the ocean was whiskey And I was a duck I'd dive to the bottom And never come up Way up on Clinch Mountain I wander alone I'm drunk as the devil Just leave me alone I'll eat when I'm hungry I'll drink when I'm dry If a tree don't fall on me I'll live 'til I die