[Intro — gang shouts over drums and bass riff] Check it! (check it!) Shannon County, hear us tonight! Bring that beat in! [Hook — all three MCs, group shout] Down the Shannon County line (way down!) Past the creek where the blacktop winds (ride out!) Down the Shannon County line (way down!) Good folks know every bend and sign! [Verse 1 — MC-H, animated nasal flow] I roll past Eminence with the windows cracked Red dust rising where the gravel runs back Jars in the pantry, a thermos in hand A long way home but I know this land Current River bends and the sycamores lean Old porch swing creaks by the feed-store screen Wave at the neighbor, he waves right back A dog gives chase down the county track [Verse 1b — MC-L, gravelly low growl] Hold that gate, let the old truck through Creek water cold and the sky gone blue I’ve hauled these roads since the sun came up With a chipped enamel mug and a coffee cup Past the ridge where the hayfields roll Every mile puts a little more home in my soul [Hook — all three MCs, group shout] Down the Shannon County line (way down!) Past the creek where the blacktop winds (ride out!) Down the Shannon County line (way down!) Good folks know every bend and sign! [Verse 2 — MC-M, punchy mid flow] A hand-painted arrow points toward the store Screen door slaps as we step through the door Rain gauge tilts by a stack of split oak Somebody tells a story, everybody chokes From Alley Spring to the river bend You can lose an hour with a neighbor and friend No grand parade, no polished display Just a gravel-road grin at the end of the day [Hook — all three MCs, group shout] Down the Shannon County line (way down!) Past the creek where the blacktop winds (ride out!) Down the Shannon County line (way down!) Good folks know every bend and sign! [Breakdown — percussion only, handclaps and kit, scratch fills] [Scratch fills] Break it down now! [Porch shouts, stomp-clap break] [Verse 3 — MC-H and MC-L trading every two bars] [MC-H] Morning mist lifts off the Current slow [MC-L] The bridge boards answer the tires below [MC-H] Someone’s picking up mail by the road [MC-L] Someone’s got peaches to share from the load [MC-H] We don’t need much for a Saturday ride [MC-L] A full tank, a friend, and the window wide [Both, shouted] Three voices, one county, that’s the recipe Shannon County — come ride with me! [Hook — all three MCs, group shout, twice] Down the Shannon County line (way down!) Past the creek where the blacktop winds (ride out!) Down the Shannon County line (way down!) Good folks know every bend and sign! Down the Shannon County line (way down!) Past the creek where the blacktop winds (ride out!) Down the Shannon County line (way down!) Good folks know every bend and sign! [Outro — gang shouts over fading groove] Shannon County! Take that ride! Down the county line!
