They Ain’t Never Gonna Catch Ole Leroy (Stadium Rock Live)

[Intro]
Up in the Ozark hills where the wildcats scream,
Leroy’s got a still and a moonshine dream.
His jug’s full of lightning, his boots full of mud,
Runnin’ from the revenuers, spittin’ outlaw blood. [Verse 1]
Leroy’s got a hideout where the hollers bend,
Copper coils a-singin’ where the daylight ends.
Sheriff’s got a posse, dogs barkin’ in the rain,
But Leroy’s slick as foxfire, slippin’ through the pain. [Verse 2]
He was born in a briar patch, raised on cornbread grit,
Learned to dodge a badge before he learned to spit.
His grandpappy taught him how to brew that shine,
Now he’s dancin’ with the devil on a county line. [Chorus]
They ain’t never gonna catch ole Leroy,
He’s a shadow in the pines, a backwoods joy.
Runnin’ like a river through the Ozark night,
With a jug in his hand and a star for a light. [Verse 3]
They set a trap by the creek where the sycamores lean,
But Leroy left ‘em chasin’ ghosts in a moonshine dream.
He’s laughin’ in the brambles, sippin’ from his jar,
While the lawmen curse the dark and don’t know where they are. [Chorus]
They ain’t never gonna catch ole Leroy,
He’s a shadow in the pines, a backwoods joy.
Runnin’ like a river through the Ozark night,
With a jug in his hand and a star for a light. [Bridge]
The banjo’s wailin’ like a lonesome hound,
Footsteps echo, but he can’t be found.
Through the fog and fern, he’s a whisperin’ breeze,
Ole Leroy’s a legend, slippin’ through the trees. [Alternate Chorus]
They ain’t never gonna cage ole Leroy,
He’s a spark in the dark, a rebel’s joy.
Dancin’ past the devil in the Ozark gloom,
With a jug in his hand and a heart full of boom. [Outro]
So raise a glass to Leroy, let the fiddle cry,
He’s the king of the hollows ‘neath a lawless sky.
They’ll chase him till the mountains crumble to the sea,
But they ain’t never gonna catch ole Leroy, no siree. [Instrumental Fade out]