The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

DRUNKS

OLD WHISKEY, OLD WHISKEY, OLD WHISKEY OF OLD, YOU ROBBED MY POCKET
OF SILVER AND GOLD. YOU THREW ME IN DITCHES AND SKINNED MY CHIN
CONFOUND YOUR SOUL, I'LL TRY YOU AGAIN. INFORMANT SAID THERE WAS
AN OLD DRUNK THAT LIVED IN THEIR BLOCK. EVERY TIME THEY SAW HIM
THEY WOULD TEASE HIM ABOUT BEING DRUNK. WHEN THEY DID HE WOULD
YELL THE RHYME AS LOUD AS HE COULD.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Date learned: 11-06-1972