-Moonshiner Traditional-punch brothers version
Capo one
thats the gist of it.
Iâve been a moonshiner
For seventeen long years
I ve spent all my money
On whiskey and beer
I ll go to some hollow
And set up my still
And I ll sell you a gallon
For a ten dollar bill
Then I ll go to a bar room
And drink with my friends
Where the women can t follow
And see what I spend
God bless them pretty women
I wish one was mine
Because their breath is as sweet
As the dew on the vine
Give me food when I m hungry
Give me drink when I m dry
A dollar when I m hard up
Religion when I die
If this whole world s a bottle
And life s but a dram
When the bottle is empty
It sure ain t worth a damn
I ve been a moonshiner
For seventeen long years
I ve spent all my money
On whiskey and beer
I ll go to some hollow
And set up my still
If the whiskey don t kill me
I don t know what will