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John Barleycorn's Rag

from Better Times by CS Nielsen

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lyrics

John Barleycorn’s Rag

People tell me I shouldn’t drink anymore
I should get my act together and live cleaner than before
Well I don’t drink any less
But I don’t drink any more

Some folks travel the road of excess
To find the palace of wisdom or an early death
I don’t drink any more
But I don’t drink any less

The doctors all say ol’ John Barleycorn must die
They try to catch him the gutter but he’s ridin’ mighty high
I bet he won’t come down
Until the bottle is dry

I saw a man drinkin’ out of a bottle
But then the bottle started drinkin’ out of him
They both wound up as empty and wasted
As an old shedded snakeskin

Drinkin’ makes the wino feel ashamed and distressed
So he’ll keep on drinkin’ just to forget
I don’t drink any more
But I don’t drink any less

I hear truth and love and beauty callin’
But they’re as far away from me as the sky
Bartender please pour some ambrosia in my cup
I need wings so I can fly

Preacher says that alcohol’s the devil’s own design
But I know someone else who changed water into wine
And I’m cravin’ for the juice
Of the grapes from the true vine

So when kind people advise me not to drink anymore
I tell ‘em Don’t worry you can rest assured
That I don’t drink any less
But I don’t drink any more

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from Better Times, released December 8, 2023

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CS Nielsen Samsø, Denmark

CS Nielsen: sangskriver, sanger og guitarist. Igennem en omfattende koncertvirksomhed og med fire kritikerroste og prisnominerede pladeudgivelser har han etableret sig som en markant dansk ambassadør for Americana-musikken – samt som en historiefortæller med stor poetisk og musikalsk tæft.
Diskografi:
Against the Dying of the Light (2007)
Man of the Fall (2012)
Jericho Road (2016)
Pilgrims (2020) ... more

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