"Whiskey Johnny" also known as "Whiskey Is the Life of Man", "Whisky for my Johnny" or, simply "Whisky". It is included in the Roud Folk Song Index as #651. There is some debate over what work this shanty was used for. Hugill says it is a halyard shanty, used at the t'gallant or tops'l and sometimes as a capstan shanty. He states that some sources date the shanty to Elizabethan times and that the original words were "Malmsey Johnny." "Whiskey Johnny" is also known as "Whiskey O" but "Whiskey Johnny" is sung to a shorter call and response tune with no chorus while "Whiskey O" is sung with short verses and an extended chorus. The verses are interchangeable. Both versions have been recorded by many singers including The Clancy Brothers, Ewan MacColl, A.L. Lloyd, Louis Killen and the Hardtackers. I probably learned it first from The Clancy Brothers.