1. World of Whisky (Robin Laing)

From the Lowlands to the Highlands
From Japan to the Hebrides
From Orkney to Kentucky
And the far Antipodes
From Tennessee to Canada
And Ireland's emerald land
There's a world of whisky out there
So let's have another dram
There's a world of whisky out there
So let's have another dram

Here's to the corn and the maize
The barley and the rye
Here's to the good old angels
Floating up on high
Here's to the worms and the washbacks
The still house and the vats
The wood so tight - a lovely sight
Hoggies, barrels and butts

It's better for you than red wine
Less calories than beer
You can drink it any time of day
And any time of year
You can pour it on your porridge
Dab it behind your ears
In the hallowed halls of alcohol
Whisky has no peer

From the Lowlands to the Highlands
From Japan to the Hebrides
From Orkney to Kentucky
And the far Antipodes
From Tennessee to Canada
And Ireland's emerald land
There's a world of whisky out there
So let's have another dram
There's a world of whisky out there
So let's have another dram

Here's to the guys who drink the stuff
A little or a lot
And here's to the guys who sell it to 'em
What a difficult job they've got
Here's to the whisky blenders
May their noses be insured
But the guys who make it - you can take it
The keys to heaven are yours

Whisky for the heart
Whisky for the soul
Whisky stands for friendship
And stories to be told
And all around the world
Whenever whisky's poured
The hatred of the past will end at last
And peace will be restored

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2. Heaven Hill (Robin Laing)

There's a woman who lives on Heaven Hill
Lord! She's my kind of girl
She keeps me free from the winter chill
Out on the porch at night

She intoxicates me by degrees
And mostly has me on my knees
Doing the things that she knows will please
me - up on Heaven Hill

We drank whisky from an old stone jar
We made love in a Mustang car
We lay back and we watched the stars
High on Heaven Hill

It's hard to come down from Heaven Hill
I know I have to but I don't have the will
When we're together it's such a thrill
She takes my breath away

She's got honey she's got spice
She's pepper hot and she's cold as ice
She's got what it takes to entice
Me - up on Heaven Hill
We drank whisky from an old stone jar...
Oh the moon shines down on Heaven Hill
And I do believe it always will
In my mind I can see her still
Reaching a hand out to me

She made me feel I was in space
Swingi' her dark hair over my face
And all the stars in the Universe chased
Me - up over Heaven Hill
We drank whisky from an old stone jar
We made love in a Mustang car
We lay back and we travelled to the stars
High on Heaven Hill

3. The Sun's Comin' Over The Hill (Karine Polwart)

Six rain-ridden summers and he still had an eye for me
He kissed me each evening and told me he'd die for me
And then he ran off the road, full of whisky and irony
He always meant what he said
So I took to whisky so I could recall
The taste of his mouth on my mouth, that's all
And I tried to same trick with a truck, but it stalled
The engine was better off dead

Oh how the nights are long
But life is longer still
Oh how the nights are long
But the sun's coming over the hill

The taste never left me, and I don't think it will
And it caused me to supplement whisky with pills
But there was something inside that I couldn't kill
Believe me, I really did try

Now there's some say you get what you deserve, but they're wrong
Sometimes you get what you're given, and then it's all gone
And you are lucky if you are sufficiently strong
To daily decide not to die

Oh how the nights are long...

I can't say there's many things I wouldn't change
There are better days gone than those that remain
But I can find joy in the sound of the rain
You have to find joy where you can

Oh how the nights are long...

4. Elijah Craig (Robin Laing)

Elijah Craig was a preacher man
He could save your soul from hell
And give you a taste of heaven
From his old corn whisky still
Elijah Craig, he served us well

Elijah Craig had good strong hands
Confidence and skill
He took the river in an untamed land
And made it drive the mill
He always seemed the kind of man
To have a damn good try
And he turned out timber, rope and grain
For the pioneers to buy

Elijah Craig was a preacher man
He could save your soul from hell
And give you a taste of heaven
From his old corn whisky still
Elijah Craig, he served us well

Elijah Craig had a good strong voice
It rang like a mission bell
His words rained down from cathedral skies
And they held you in their spell
And when he sang the holy psalms
It made your spirit rise
There was something special in this man
You could see it in his eyes

He took his place on the frontier
And he knew what to do
To ease the pain of the pilgrims passing through

Elijah Craig had a good business brain
And the soul of an engineer
His family came from a Highland glen
Out west to the new frontier
He preached the word of a vengeful God
And he strove to do his will
But somehow he knew God would smile
On his old corn whisky still

Elijah Craig was a preacher man
He could save your soul from hell
And give you a taste of heaven
From his old corn whisky still
Elijah Craig, he served us well

He took his place on the frontier
And he knew
Just what to do
For me and you
And all the pilgrims passing through
'Cos he knew
That we are all - just pilgrims passing through

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