Poison Whiskey
Composer(s): Ed King; Ronnie Van Zant
Performer(s): Lynyrd Skynyrd; Tishamingo



Daddy was a Cajun, raised on Southern land 
And so my kinfolks tell me, was a street-fightin' man
Well, they rushed him down to see the doctor 
'Hey doctor, won't you check his head?' 
The only thing that was wrong with him 
Was Johnny Walker's Red 
He drank ole poison whiskey 
'Til it killed him dead

It happened back in the bayou many years ago 
Satan came to take him and he did it real slow 
Well, they rushed him back to see the doctor 
The doctor just shook his head
'Twenty years of rotgut whiskey 
Done killed the poor man dead' 
He drank ole poison whiskey 
'Til it killed him dead

Take a tip from me, people... brothers can't you see
Ain't no future in ole poison whiskey
They're gonna rush you down to see the doctor
The doctor's gonna shake his head
The only thing he's gonna tell ya 
'Stop drinkin' Johnny Walker's Red 
Don't drink poison whiskey, don't you drink it boy'