Oh, Maui, dear Maui, tis for your sake aloneThat I'd leave my old parents, my house and my homeThat I'd leave my old parents, you caused me to roamI'm a poor rebel soldier and Dixie's my homeJack of Diamonds, Jack of Diamonds, I know you of oldYou've robbed my poor pockets of silver and goldOh, Whiskey, you villain, you've been my downfallYou've kicked me, you've cut me, but I love you for allHer parents don't like me, they say I'm too poorThey say I'm unworthy to enter her doorThey say I drink whiskey, but my money's my ownAnd them that drink whiskey, they say I'm unworthyAnd them that don't like me can leave me aloneJack of Diamonds, Jack of Diamonds, I know you of oldYou've robbed my poor pockets of silver and goldOh, Whiskey, you villain, you've been my downfallYou've kicked me, you've cut me, but I love you for allI'll build me a castle on the island of the seaOn Mountain High, where my true love can see meWhen she comes riding by, where my true love can see meAnd help me to mourn, I'm a poor rebel soldierAnd Dixie's my homeJack of Diamonds, Jack of Diamonds, I know you of oldYou've robbed my poor pockets of silver and goldOh, Whiskey, you villain, you've been my downfallYou've kicked me, you've cut me, but I love you for allI'll build me a castle on the island of the sea