Whiskey Rapids from Canadiana by Alex O'Brien and Friends
The lyric was inspired by a story originating from the Whiskey Rapids Trail in Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada. Back in the day, a group of loggers purchased a barrel of whiskey that had to be picked up by canoe. Two men paddled there, picked up the whiskey, and headed back to the camp. They thought they could run the Whiskey Rapids, but unfortunately had dipped into the whiskey barrel and weren't in the best state of mind to handle it. They capsized and despite looking hard they could not find the barrel, much to the dismay of their logging buddies.
Tracklist
| 9. | Whiskey Rapids | 2:44 |
Lyrics
WHISKEY RAPIDS
Lyrics by Alex O’Brien; All Rights Reserved
The log drive finally over
The boys fancied a drink
Let’s chip in for a keg of whiskey
To work out the muscle kinks
Doogie and Don went paddlin’
To pick up the keg of hooch
They hit Canoe Lake in record time
Not a drop of mud on their boots
Over the Whiskey Rapids
Over the rocks we go
Over the Whiskey Rapids
Watching the river flow
Doogie and Don were thirsty
They agreed they deserved the first shot
One drink led to another
The sun was blistering hot
Over the Whiskey Rapids
Over the rocks we go
Over the Whiskey Rapids
Watching the river flow
Doogie said “Don, it’s getting late,
And I can’t see in the dark”
Don said “Doogie it’s only four,
And I can’t even see straight”
Over the Whiskey Rapids
Over the rocks we go
Over the Whiskey Rapids
Watching the river flow
“Look ahead, the rapids are swelling!”
“Let’s run them” Doogie said
When they pulled themselves from the water
They couldn’t find the whisky keg
The other drivers came searching
They scoured the waters and shore
But they couldn’t find the whiskey
And from Huntsville I could hear the roar
Over the Whiskey Rapids
Over the rocks we go
Over the Whiskey Rapids
Watching the river flow
“Don’t worry,” said Don and Doogie
“There wasn’t much hoochie left”
They passed out on the river shore
And the boys cursed: “We’ll get you for this
We’ll get you for this
We’ll get you for this
We’ll get you for this
We’ll get you for this
We’ll get you for this yet”
Over the Whiskey Rapids
Over the rocks we go
Over the Whiskey Rapids
Watching the river flow
Over the whisky rapids
Watching the river flow
Credits
Copyright 2022 Elbee/O'Brien/Henry/Licata
Lyrics by Alex O'Brien (SOCAN)
Music by Joe Elbee, Brian Henry, Mario Licata
All Rights Reserved
Vocals, Guitars: Joe Elbee
Drums & Percussion, Mandolin, Mixing & Mastering: Brian Henry
Bass: Mario Licata
Lyrics and Production: Alex O'Brien
License
All rights reserved.
I'm a lifelong lyricist. To celebrate 2000, I took a year off to write songs and novels-and I've been doing that since. During that year, I placed first in the USA Songwriting Contest in the Lyric Category for 'Drum Machines and Beauty Queens.' This led to co-writing songs with numerous excellent musicians, many of which play on my Bandcamp albums. These days I create extensively on Kompoz.