Drinking My Whiskey, Drinking My Wine – English Lyrics

• By: Ramblin’ Dog
• Album: We Will Voodoo You

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soul of the blues with Ramblin' Dog's "Drinking My Whiskey, Drinking My Wine." This acoustic blues track offers a perfect opportunity to explore the genre's characteristic expressions of raw emotion and storytelling. You can learn how blues lyrics convey feelings of sorrow and longing, and how the instrumentation creates a comforting yet melancholic atmosphere. Its straightforward language and repetitive structure make it an excellent song to grasp common English phrases related to emotions and daily struggles, offering a genuine glimpse into the blues tradition.

[English]

well I woke up this morning  with my shoes on my feet, 

didn't take my clothes off  wondering who did I meet, 

woke up this morning with my shoes on my feet, well I'm thinking about my baby 

she's all that I need while I'm drinking my Whiskey 

Drinking My Wine makes me feel good Lord 

makes me feel fine drinking my whiskey, 

well I'm drinking my wine well I'm missing my baby 

oh Lord I wish she was mine 

well I'm drinking my whiskey, drinking my wine, 

makes me feel good Lord makes me feel fine 

drinking my whiskey, well I'm drinking my wine while I'm missing my little baby 

oh I wish she was mine 

I'm going going out every  evening, the bottle in my hand 

well I'm drinking well I'm  yearning my liquor, my friend 

I'm going out every evening  with that bottle in my hand 

well the booze seem to save me oh Lord the booze is my friend

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
woke /woʊk/ A1	verb - past tense of wake: to cease sleeping; to become conscious.
shoes /ʃuːz/ A1	noun - covering for the foot, typically made of leather or similar material.
feet /fiːt/ A1	noun - plural of foot: the end part of the leg below the ankle, on which a person stands and walks.
clothes /kloʊz/ A1	noun - items worn to cover the body.
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child
need /niːd/ A1	verb - require (something) because it is essential or very important.
drinking /ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ/ A1	verb - present participle of drink: to consume (a liquid).
whiskey /ˈwɪski/ A2	noun - a type of spirit distilled from grain.
wine /waɪn/ A1	noun - an alcoholic drink made from fermented grapes.
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - be aware of (something) through touching.
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - to be desired or approved of.
fine /faɪn/ A2	adjective - of high quality; good
missing /ˈmɪsɪŋ/ A2	adjective - not present or found.
wish /wɪʃ/ A2	verb - feel or express a strong desire or hope for something that is not easily attainable.
yearning /ˈjɜːrnɪŋ/ B2	verb - to have an intense feeling of longing for something, typically something that one has lost or been separated from.
liquor /ˈlɪkər/ B1	noun - an alcoholic drink, especially distilled spirits.
booze /buːz/ B2	noun - alcoholic drink.
save /seɪv/ A2	verb - keep safe or rescue (someone or something) from harm or risk.

Key Grammar Structures

• well I woke up this morning with my shoes on my feet

  ➔ Simple Past Tense

  ➔ Uses the past tense verb "woke up" to describe a completed action in the past. The use of "this morning" further clarifies the timing.

• wondering who did I meet

  ➔ Embedded Question

  ➔ Uses an embedded question. Instead of directly asking "Who did I meet?", it's embedded within the statement "wondering who did I meet". The word order changes.

• she's all that I need

  ➔ Relative Clause with omission of relative pronoun

  ➔ A relative clause is used. The full clause would be "she's all *that* I need", where "that" is the relative pronoun. The pronoun can be omitted here because it is the object of the clause.

• makes me feel good Lord makes me feel fine

  ➔ Causative Verb 'make'

  ➔ The verb "make" is used in its causative form. "makes me feel good" means something *causes* you to feel good. The structure is "make + object + base form of verb".

• oh Lord I wish she was mine

  ➔ Second Conditional (Wish Clause)

  ➔ Uses the "wish" construction to express a desire for something that is not currently true or possible. The structure is "wish + subject + past simple". Here, the speaker wishes the baby *was* theirs, implying it is not.

• I'm going going out every evening, the bottle in my hand

  ➔ Present Continuous (repeated action)

  ➔ The Present Continuous is used here not just for an action happening now, but for an action that is happening repeatedly over a period of time, in this case every evening. While grammatically questionable, it is used to emphasize the habit. It is very informal.

• well I'm drinking well I'm yearning my liquor, my friend

  ➔ Gerund as Object of Preposition ('yearning my liquor')

  ➔ The phrase "yearning my liquor" is grammatically incorrect. It likely meant to be 'yearning for my liquor', using 'yearning' as a gerund following the preposition 'for'. This form shows the action of yearning as the object of the preposition. In speech (especially song) this is sometimes altered for effect.