#------------PLEASE NOTE------------# #This file is the author’s own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study scholarship or research. # #------------## Date: Sat 8 Jul 1995 15:16:51 -0400 (EDT) > Subject: Poison_Whiskey.crd This CAN be played on an acoustic as that is all I play. You need to put some extra punch in the strum and hit the bass string with emphasis! Poison Whiskey  (from the boxed set) Lynyrd Skynyrd Daddy was a cajun babe Raised on Southern land Some’uv of my kin folk tell me Was a street fightin’ man Well they rush him down to see the doctor Hey! Doctor check his head The only thing that was wrong with him was Uncle Johnny’s Red He drank ol’ bootleg whiskey Until it killed him dead Happened back in the bayou baby Many year ago. Satan came to take him And did it real slow Well they rushed him down to see the doctor The Doctor just shook his head 20 years of rot gut whiskey done killed this poor man dead He drank ol’ bootleg whiskey And it killed him dead (solo) Take a tip from me people Brother cain’t ya see Ain’t no future in no poison whiskey     They goin’ to rush you down to see the Doctor     The Doctor goin’ to check your head     The only thing he’s goin’ to tell you baby     Stop drinking Johnny Walker’s Red Don’t drink poison whiskey Don’t you drink it boy      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////      |  Hobbes                     "Truth Hits Everybody" |              |  East Carolina University    -- The Police         |      |  C.S.A                                             |      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque l'histoire d'un homme issu d'une famille cajun, dont la vie a été marquée par le combat et la consommation excessive d'alcool. Ce dernier a succombé aux effets dévastateurs de l'alcool, en particulier d'un whisky frelaté qui l'a mené à une mort lente et douloureuse. Le refrain sert d'avertissement, soulignant qu'il n'y a pas d'avenir à boire un alcool toxique, mettant en lumière les dangers liés à cette habitude destructrice. Le contexte de la chanson parle de la culture du Sud des États-Unis, où l'alcool a souvent joué un rôle dans la vie sociale, mais aussi dans la dégradation de la santé et des relations. L’histoire personnelle se mêle à un message universel sur les conséquences de nos choix, qu'ils soient liés à l'alcool ou à d'autres vices.