Tex Ritter
Jack o' Diamond, Jack o' Diamond and I know you of old
You've robbed my poor pockets of silver and gold
It's a whiskey, you villain, you've been my downfall
You've kicked me, you've cuffed me, but I love you for all
And it's a whiskey, rye whiskey, whiskey I cry
If I don't get rye whiskey, well, I think I will die
It's beefsteak when I'm hungry rye whiskey when I'm dry
Greenbacks when I'm hard up, oh, heaven when I die
I'll go tee and a holler and a-build me a still
I'll give you a gallon for a five dollar bill
Rye whiskey, rye whiskey, whiskey I cry
If a tree don't fall on me, I'll live till I die
If the ocean was whiskey and I was a duck
I'd dive to the bottom to get one sweet suck
Now the ocean ain't whiskey, I ain't a duck
I'll play to a jack a diamond and trust to my luck
Rye whiskey, rye whiskey, whiskey I cry
If the whiskey don't kill me, I'll live till I die
interesting amalgam of different folk songs...
Time for a Floyd Tillman song. If you've ever heard him perform this song he wrote, you'd understand a thing or two about the human condition.
Not the best looker, with a dubious voice, Tillman had a quality that was hard to put your finger on. Something just resonated when he sang.
I love you so much it hurts me
Darlin' that's why I'm so blue
I'm so afraid to go to bed at night
Afraid of losing you
I love you so much it hurts me
And there's nothing I can do
I want to hold you my dear
Forever and ever
I love you so much it hurts me so
I love you so much it hurts me
And there's nothing I can do
I want to hold you my dear
Forever and ever
I want to hold you my dear
Forever and ever
I love you so much it hurts me so
Floyd and his wife kept getting divorced. He would write her a new song and they would get back together. Finally, she rushed to marry someone else to break the cycle.
