Ramblin’ Jack Elliott – Cigarettes, Whiskey And Wild Wild Women Chords

A preachment, dear friends, you’re about to receive
on John Barleycorn, nicotine and the temptations of Eve

Once I was happy and had a good wife
I had enough money to last me for life
Then I met with a gal and we went on a spree
She taught me smoking and drinking whiskey

Cigarettes and whiskey and wild, wild women
They’ll drive you crazy. They’ll drive you insane
Cigarettes and whiskey and wild, wild women
They’ll drive you crazy. They’ll drive you insane.

Cigarettes are a blight on the whole human race
A man is a monkey with one in his face;
Take warning dear friend, take warning dear brother
A fire’s on one end, a fools on the t’other.

Cigarettes and whiskey and wild, wild women
They’ll drive you crazy. They’ll drive you insane
Cigarettes and whiskey and wild, wild women
They’ll drive you crazy. They’ll drive you insane.

And now good people, I’m broken with age
The lines on my face make a well written page
I’m weaving this story how sadly but true
On women and whiskey and what they can do

Cigarettes and whiskey and wild, wild women
They’ll drive you crazy. They’ll drive you insane
Cigarettes and whiskey and wild, wild women
They’ll drive you crazy. They’ll drive you insane.

Write on the cross at the head of my grave
For women and whiskey here lies a poor slave.
Take warning poor stranger, take warning dear friend
In wide clear letters this tale of my end.

Cigarettes and whiskey and wild, wild women
They’ll drive you crazy. They’ll drive you insane
Cigarettes and whiskey and wild, wild women
They’ll drive you crazy. They’ll drive you insane.