Quiet Whiskey

Whiskey whiskey on the shelf

Quiet Whiskey - Wynonie Harris

You were so quiet there all by yourself

Things were fine until they took you down

Then opened you up and passed you aroun

John was the first one to pull you down

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 all by yourself

Things were fine until they took you down

Then opened you up and passed you around

Killed you dead and wanted another

They reached on the shelf they 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

That he was next in line if the juice ran out

Whiskey on the shelf

You were so quiet there all by yourself

Things were fine until they took you down

Then opened you up and passed you aroun

Now look at everybody they've got real tight

Now they all want to start a fight

John never did nothing wrong in his life

But 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 all by yourself

Things were fine until they took you down

Then opened you up and passed you aroun