Whisky is the one thing sure people's gonna make But when they get you on the chain gang, you better seen your mistake All night long and I couldn't get away All night long and I couldn't get away Break my neck and I couldn't get away Couldn't get away and I couldn't get away Oh go on Nora, Nora Go on Nora Lee Go on Nora, my true love Have a little jubilee Way up on the mountainside where nobody's been around Just the time you'll make a run, you're caught and brought to town All night long and I couldn't get away All night long and I couldn't get away Break my neck and I couldn't get away Couldn't get away and I couldn't get away Oh go on Nora, Nora Go on Nora Lee Go on Nora, my true love Have a little jubilee Oh go on Nora, Nora Go on Nora Lee Go on Nora, my true love Have a little jubilee Never thought, when a young man, the law'd get so tight) My father made it day and night and everything's all right All night long and I couldn't get away All night long and I couldn't get away Break my neck and I couldn't get away Couldn't get away and I couldn't get away Oh go on Nora, Nora Go on Nora Lee Go on Nora, my true love Have a little jubilee Oh go on Nora, Nora Go on Nora Lee Go on Nora, my true love Have a little jubilee Used to walk in a saloon, call for whisky and beer Now you have to look around, you can find it everywhere All night long and I couldn't get away Break my neck and I couldn't get away