Raw whiskey, raw whiskey, raw whiskey, I cry.
But don't get raw whiskey, I surely will die.
Beefsteak when I'm hungry,
raw whiskey when I'm dry.
Greenbacks when I'm hard up,
religion when I die.
Jack of diamonds,
jack of diamonds,
I know you from old.
You rub my poor pockets of silver and gold.
If the river was whiskey and I was a duck,
I'd dive to the bottom,
I'd never come up.
But the river ain't whiskey and I ain't no duck.
I'll go to the barroom and get one sweet suck.
Jack of diamonds,
jack of diamonds,
I know you from old.
You rub my poor pockets of silver and gold.
Tie hacking's too difficult,
investment's too slow.
Drain robbing's too dangerous,
it's gambling I'll go.
Jack of diamonds,
jack of diamonds,
you've been my downfall.
I love you and I hate you and I love you for it all.
Jack of diamonds,
jack of diamonds,
I know you from old.
You rub my poor pockets of silver and gold.