Brother, My Cup is Empty Lyrics

Brother, my cup is empty And I haven't got a penny For to buy no more whiskey I have to go home
Oh brother, my cup is empty And I haven't got a penny For to buy no more whiskey I have to go home
I am the captain of my pain 'Tis the bit, the bridle and the trashing cane The stirrup, the harness and the whipping mane The pickled eye and the shrinking brain
Brother, buy me one more drink Explain the nature of my pain, yeah Let me tell you once again I am the captain of my pain
Brother, my cup is empty And I haven't got a penny For to buy no more whiskey I have to go home
I cannot blame it all on her To blame her all would be a lie For many a night I lay awake I wished that I could watch her die
To see her accusing finger spurt To see flies swarm her hateful eye To watch her groaning in the dirt To see her clicking tongue crack dry
Brother, buy me one more drink One more drink and then goodbye And do not mock me when I say Let's drink one more before I die
Brother, my cup is empty And I haven't got a penny For to buy no more whiskey I have to go home
I've been sliding down on rainbows I've been swinging from the stars Now this wretch in beggar's clothing Bangs his cup across the bars
Look, this cup of mine is empty Seems I've misplaced my desires Seems I'm sweeping up the ashes Of all my former fires
So brother, be a brother And fill this tiny cup of mine But please, sir, make it whiskey I have no head for wine
Oh brother, my cup is empty And I haven't got a penny For to buy no more whiskey I have to go home
Oh brother, my cup is empty And I haven't got a penny For to buy no more whiskey I have to go home
I counted up my blessings And I counted only one One tiny little blessing And now that blessing's gone
So buy me one more drink, my brother Then I'm taking to the road Yes, I'm taking to the rain And I'm taking to the snow
Oh my friend, my only brother Do not let the party grieve And throw a dollar on the bar Now kiss my ass and leave
Brother, my cup is empty And I haven't got a penny For to buy no more whiskey I have to go home
Brother, my cup is empty And I haven't got a penny For to buy no more whiskey I have to go home