[Verse 1] In the Smoky Mountains where the wild ferns creep, Where the Nolichucky runs cold and deep, He’s got a still hid in a limestone cave, Brewin’ black whiskey that’ll dig your grave. With a shotgun slung and a scar ‘cross his jaw, He’s dodged the revenuers and he’s broke every law. His eyes like flint in the firelight’s glare, The Tennessee moonshiner, no soul can compare. [Chorus] Tennessee black whiskey, burnin’ through the night, Runnin’ from the law with a rebel’s fight. With a heart of venom and a will of steel, He’s the king of the hollows, keepin’ it real! Oh, Tennessee black whiskey, hear his outlaw cry, Rulin’ the Smokies ‘til the day he dies! [Verse 2] He hauls his shine down a moonlit trail, Through the Cumberland Gap where the coyotes wail. His truck’s got rust, but it roars like a beast, Feedin’ the juke joints with his liquid feast. No preacher’s word gonna chain his soul, He’s a ramblin’ devil with a heart of coal. With a gambler’s grin and a knife in his boot, He’s the ghost of the hills, slippin’ past pursuit. [Chorus] Tennessee black whiskey, burnin’ through the night, Runnin’ from the law with a rebel’s fight. With a heart of venom and a will of steel, He’s the king of the hollows, keepin’ it real! Oh, Tennessee black whiskey, hear his outlaw cry, Rulin’ the Smokies ‘til the day he dies! [Bridge] When the bloodhounds bay and the feds close in, He just laughs with a whiskey-soaked grin. Through the fog and the fight, he’s a shadow that slips, The mountain’s his blood, and it runs through his lips. [Chorus] Tennessee black whiskey, burnin’ through the night, Runnin’ from the law with a rebel’s fight. With a heart of venom and a will of steel, He’s the king of the hollows, keepin’ it real! Oh, Tennessee black whiskey, hear his outlaw cry, Rulin’ the Smokies ‘til the day he dies! [Outro] So steer clear of the hollers where the black oaks groan, His shine’s like a curse, and his wrath’s set in stone. From Gatlinburg’s edge to the devil’s own spring, Cross him and you’ll burn in the moonshiner’s sting.
