Well, I've been a moonshiner For seventeen long years And I've spent all my money On whiskey and beer I go to some hollow And sit at my still And if whiskey don't kill me, Then I don't know what will
So I go to some bar And drink with my friends Where the women can't follow, And see what I spend God bless them pretty women, I wish they were mine Their breath is as sweet The dew on the vine
So let me eat when I am hungry Let me drink when I am dry A dollar when I am hard up And religion when I die This whole world is a bottle And life's but a dram When the bottle gets empty It sure ain't worth a damn
Well, I've been a moonshiner For seventeen long years And I've spent all my money On whiskey and beer I go to some hollow And sit at my still And if whiskey don't kill me, Then I don't know what will, know what will
