Nancy Whiskey

SWITCHBACK was founded 14 years ago by Illinois natives Marty McCormack and Brian FitzGerald. Marty’s vibrant voice and solid bass guitar combine with Brian’s blistering rhythm style on guitar and mandolin to form a contagious, unique sound.

Switchback blends their Celtic, jazz and blues roots into original songs that appeal to a broad audience. A band that tours throughout the country, Switchback has played with the likes of Leon Russell, John Hartford and the Blazers. In addition to regularly performing for packed clubs, Switchback is committed to presenting their music to audiences whose access to live entertainment is limited — retirement centers, hospitals, schools, nursing homes and prisons. The year 2000 kicked off their successful "Austin to Austin" tour, raising money for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis.

From haunting ballads to raucous rockers, Switchback’s emphasis is always the song. Nancy Whiskey is the band's 6th album, which is being released just in time for St. Patrick's Day. Their next all-original album "The Fire That Burns" will be available in the late summer of this year.

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Nancy Whiskey

"I'm a weaver, a carlton weaver
I'm a rash and rovin' blade
I've got silver in me pouches
And I follow the rovin trade"

chorus:
Whiskey whiskey, Nancy Whiskey
Whiskey whiskey, nancy-o

As I went down to Glasgow city
Nancy Whiskey I chanced to smell
I walked in, and I sat right down beside her
For seven long years now I've loved her well

The more I kissed her, the more I liked her
The more I kissed her the more she smiled
Soon I'd forgotten my own poor mother's teachin
Nancy whiskey soon had me beguiled

As I awoke early in the morning
To slake my thirst it was my need
I tried to arise but I was unable
Nancy whiskey had me by the knees

So I've gone back to my carlton weaving
I'll surely make those shuttles fly
For I'll learn more at the carlton weaving
Than ere I did at this roaming trade

So come ye weavers, yoe carlton weavers
Come all ye weavers, where ere you be
Beware of whiskey, Nancy Whiskey
She'll ruin you like she ruined me