Story Behind The Song
A prohibition story of a moonshiner and his encounter with the law.
| Song Length |
3:13 |
Genre |
Blues - Country, Folk - Americana |
| Tempo |
Fast (151 - 170) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Sociable |
Subject |
Alchohol, Beer, Wine, Law Enforcement |
| Language |
English |
| |
Lyrics
Moonshine Whiskey
Outta be a crime
When I start drinkin'
I'm bound to lose my mind
Oh Brother got to get some one more time
Now what's that smokin'
Yonder cross the hill
Looks like my secret hideaway
We've had so many years
John Law done come and run us way from here
(Chorus)
He burned down a liquor store
He burned down a liquor store
John Law burned down a liquor store
John Law burned down a liquor store
For that bootleg whiskey, Where we gonna go?
Workin' in the fields
All the hot long day
Dreaming about those nights
We used to drink our blues away
But now I fear I'm drinkin'my own tears
He turned water to whiskey
That's what the preacher say
Lord I need a miracle
To get me through the day
Muddy water come and wash my blues away
(Chorus)
John law didn't mind us
Having a little fun
When we made money
He would get him some
The joint will rock until the morning come
But when the money got low
He took me off to jail
I drink all my corn whisky
Had no more to sell
I didn't have no one to get me out on bail
(Chorus)
Good morning judge
What may be my fine
When the judge taste my corn whiskey
He didn't give me no time
He said could you make me some more of your moonshine
(Chorus)