As I stepped out me house I saw this man named clyde He took me by the hand Saying I'll take you for a ride I said I cannot go there There are things to get done He said boy you must cause I ain't got a son
There's a little secret no one should know Deep into the forest we both gotta go I show you the way I earn my daily bread But dare not to reveal it Or you gonna loose your head
I make barrels of whiskey It ain't no champagne It's served in our brothels To keep away the pain What I share with you my lad Is the biggest secret I've ever had
See the soldiers at war on the battle field They've got more than a gun My whiskey is their shield Look at the crippled And wounded down the street A passport to hell And a bottle to their feet You don't leave a child Or a sweetheart behind This is our secret vow so boy don't be blind