1] It's four nine, By a near the western pine. I a man at the mine, And he shares my for the ole' jug wine. And the work is done, Then we to the setting sun. And like his before, a claim-jumpin' hillbilly miner's son.
Hey give me rye whisky, rye dry gin, Give me glowin' water 'till the rush comes in. Never rich from the riches and we ask why, Gonna drink 'till the liquor dry.
2] Damn sun, Hits ya sooner the day's begun. Out the river trail, Panning through the on the miner detail. But the was thin, And we thirst for the of the bootleg gin. So then we drank sin, Having worked like the just to bring the gold in.
Hey give me rye whisky, rye dry gin, Give me glowin' yellow water 'till the rush in. Never rich from the and we don't ask why, Gonna drink 'till the liquor dry.
3] And the was dry, just to get us all by. With sign of guilt, Dredging others' claims the cloudy silt. home long ago, With the summer scent of and that leather on willow. And so the old flows, to kill a little time until a rich vein shows.
Hey me rye whisky, rye whisky dry gin, Give me glowin' yellow water 'till the comes in. Never rich the riches and we don't ask why, Gonna drink 'till the liquor dry.
Oh San now you got me on my knees. But gold for fools, we're just working mules. Here for to nothin' fees.
Hey me rye whisky, rye whisky dry gin, Give me glowin' water 'till the rush comes in. Never rich from the and we don't ask why, Gonna drink the liquor runs dry.
Give me rye whisky, rye dry gin, Give me glowin' yellow water the rush comes in. rich from the riches and we don't ask why, Gonna drink 'till the runs dry. Gonna drink 'till the runs dry.