Drinking My Whiskey, Drinking My Wine

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

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

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.

Grammar:

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

  ➔ Past Simple (woke up) with prepositional phrase (with my shoes on my feet)

  ➔ This line uses the simple past tense, "woke up", to describe a completed action in the past. The phrase "with my shoes on my feet" provides additional detail, using the preposition "with" to show accompaniment or state.

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

  ➔ Past Simple Negative (didn't take), gerund (wondering), indirect question (who did I meet)

  ➔ This line uses the past simple negative to describe what the speaker did not do. "Wondering" acts as a gerund, modifying the previous clause. "who did I meet" is an indirect question. The structure is inverted because it's embedded within the sentence.

• well I'm thinking about my baby she's all that I need

  ➔ Present Continuous (I'm thinking), relative clause (she's all that I need) with reduced relative pronoun

  ➔ "I'm thinking" is in the present continuous, indicating an ongoing thought. "she's all that I need" is a relative clause modifying 'my baby'. The relative pronoun "that" is often omitted in informal speech/song.

• Drinking My Whiskey Drinking My Wine makes me feel good Lord makes me feel fine

  ➔ Gerunds as subjects (Drinking My Whiskey Drinking My Wine), causative 'make' (makes me feel)

  ➔ "Drinking My Whiskey Drinking My Wine" functions as a gerund phrase acting as the subject of the sentence. "makes me feel good" uses the causative verb 'make' followed by an object and a bare infinitive (feel).

• oh Lord I wish she was mine

  ➔ Subjunctive mood in 'wish' clauses (I wish she *were* mine - using the past subjunctive for unreal situations, although 'was' is common in informal usage)

  ➔ This line uses a 'wish' clause to express a desire that is contrary to fact. While formally, 'were' should be used, 'was' is common, especially in informal contexts like songs. This is the past subjunctive, expressing an unreal or hypothetical situation.

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

  ➔ Present Continuous for future plans (I'm going out), absolute phrase (the bottle in my hand)

  ➔ "I'm going out" uses the present continuous to express a future arrangement. "the bottle in my hand" is an absolute phrase; it modifies the whole sentence but is not grammatically linked to the main clause by a conjunction or relative pronoun.

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

  ➔ Present Continuous (I'm drinking, I'm yearning), Appositive (my liquor, my friend)

  ➔ "I'm drinking" and "I'm yearning" are in the present continuous tense, indicating ongoing actions. "my liquor, my friend" is an appositive phrase, where 'my friend' renames 'my liquor'.

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

  ➔ Subject-verb agreement (booze seem**s** in formal English, 'booze seem' is common in informal speech - 'booze is' is correct agreement), simple present (booze is my friend)

  ➔ While grammatically correct English would be 'the booze seems to save me', the lyric 'the booze seem to save me' is used for stylistic effect and reflects informal speech patterns. 'booze is my friend' shows correct subject-verb agreement with 'booze' being singular.