[Verse 1] Well the city's got its smoke and its dollar-store shine but up on the ridge we make our own wine ain't no meter runnin', ain't no clock to keep just the hoot owl callin' and the holler deep [Chorus] Thunder Ridge, you'll roll forever wild and high where the pines grow tall Thunder Ridge, we'll leave you never proud old mountain above it all [Verse 2] Got a still in the laurel and a dog on the porch a fiddle by the fire and a pine-knot torch the law come lookin' but they lost the trail 'cause a ridge-runner never goes to jail [Chorus] Thunder Ridge, you'll roll forever wild and high where the pines grow tall Thunder Ridge, we'll leave you never proud old mountain above it all [Banjo Breakdown] [Verse 3] When I die don't you bury me low carry me up where the rhododendrons grow lay me on the rock where the cold wind rides HIGH on the ridge where my heart abides [Final Chorus] Thunder Ridge, you'll roll forever wild and high where the pines grow tall Thunder Ridge, we'll leave you never proud old mountain above it all [Outro] proud old mountain above it all
