Mountain Man Blues

VERSE 1 Granddaddy kept a still back in a laurel thicket Cold creek water runnin' through the copper with it Sour mash smell hangin' heavy in the smoke Thumper keg singin' soft while that corn liquor flowed Tailings hit the ground, home brew filled Mason jars Folks crossed county lines and backwood-boulevards CHORUS Got them mountain man blues Watchin' old ways fade away Ain’t nothin’ drippin’ Like it did back in the day Spotters disappeared Bootleggers, they all gone too But up in these hills there's still a few Fightin' off them mountain man blues VERSE 2 Runner had a Chevy, and Lawd he rode it mean Looked stock outside, modified underneath Burnin’ through backroad hollers after dark Mountain Dew clankin’ in the trunk of that car Revenue man ain’t about to run him down Hillbillies knew roads a map ain’t never found CHORUS Got them mountain man blues Watchin' old ways fade away Ain’t nothin’ drippin’ Like it did back in the day Spotters disappeared Bootleggers, they all gone too But up in these hills there's still a few Fightin' off them mountain man blues BRIDGE Never was 'bout gettin' rich Just takin’ care of business Mountain folks makin' do With what the good Lord give us Corn in the field Mash in a barrel Haulin’ hooch up and down the hill Copper still hid deep in the timber Take a little time off come winter White Lightning Cow Shoes Back tires slidin’ Pedal on the floor, sheriff right behind him Cryin’ shame, them stories gone Few old-timers still holdin' on Last of a breed Last of a code Still makin' shine where the cold creek flows CHORUS Got them mountain man blues Watchin' old ways fade away Ain’t nothin’ drippin’ Like it did back in the day Spotters disappeared Bootleggers, they all gone too But up in these hills there's still a few Fightin' off them mountain man blues OUTRO Yeah where I come from It’s a family tradition Passin’ it down To the next generation Different times Recipes change But around these parts The lost art remains Yeah up in these hills, there's still a few Fightin' off them mountain man blues Them mountain man blues…mountain man blues…