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Intro

When I was a wee lad of only twelve years old,

I went to the café and there I had a coke

And then there was an old bloke who said to me: Young lad

I'll give you a whiskey now and then you'll be a man

Chorus

Yesterday a whiskeyday,

Today a whiskeyday

And I think it will be whiskeyday

all my bloody life.

My life, it went on and I loved the drink too much,

And all the people in the town knew me as such,

And then there was a fair young lady who said to me: my dear

Don't drink too much whiskey or you'll find me in tears

Chorus

This girl, she became my dearest and I love her with all my heart

But the only thing she doesn't like is tearing me apart

And then there came that old bloke who said to her: young lady

Do that boy a favour and drink your bloody whiskey

Chorus

We got old together happy and one night went to a bar

There was a young boy who was playing his guitar

And I saw he was drinking porter so I said to him: young lad

I'll give you a whiskey now and then you'll be a man

Chorus 2x

Outro