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The Revenuers
01:50
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Well, come all you booze fighters, if you want to hear
About the kind of booze that we sell around here.
It’s made out of buckwheat, rye, and corn,
And all bottled up in some old barn.
Well, we don’t give a damn for the Volstead law,
And for prohibition, we don’t care at all.
It’s made way back in the swamps and the hills,
Where there’s plenty of moonshine stills.
And the lamb will lay down with the lion,
After drinking this old moonshine.
Well, one drop will make a rabbit whip a bulldog
One drop will make a cat chase a wild hog.
Make a bullfrog spit in black snake’s face,
And make a hard-shelled creature fall from grace.
And the lamb will lay down with the lion,
After drinking this old moonshine.
Well, you tip up your hat, and you take a little drink,
And then for a week, you won’t be able to think.
And the next thing you know, you’ll be getting kind of tight
Out on the street, trying to raise a fight.
So you tip up your head and you take a little more,
And then for a month you’ll be feeling kind of sore.
And then you’ll swear you won’t drink it anymore,
But you’ve said that a thousand times before.
And the lamb will lay down with the lion
After drinking this old moonshine
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Moonshiner
05:09
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I been a moonshiner for many long years
I spent all my money on whiskey and beer
And my breath is as sweet as the dew on the vine
God bless that moonshiner, how I wished he was mine
He tore out the pockets, she sewed up the seams
She fed that moonshiner on sweet milk and cream
Til my breath is as sweet as the dew on the vine
God bless that moonshiner, how I wished he was mine
Her parents won’t allow him to mention her door
Good morning corn whiskey I’ll try you once more
And my breath is as sweet as the dew on the vine
God bless that moonshiner, how I wished he was mine
I’ll go up some holler and build me a still
I’ll sell you a gallon for a two dollar bill
And my breath is as sweet as the dew on the vine
God bless that moonshiner, how I wished he was mine
God bless that moonshiner, how I wished he was mine
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Elk River Blues
03:22
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Oh, come with me, dear,
And we’ll make our way to the river.
Oh, where the water’s sweet and clear,
Our hearts can never grow bitter.
Oh, when we get there,
Down to our lovely Elk River,
A sadness hits, dear,
That our river’s gone forever.
Oh, how I kissed you,
In the summer shade of this river.
Oh, how I missed you,
In the coldness of mid-winter.
The memories stay, dear,
Of what was our lovely Elk River.
A sadness hits, dear,
What we loved is gone forever.
So I’ll play this tune here,
Thinkin’ of what was my old homeplace.
I’ll play it loud and clear,
Tryin’ to fill up this empty space.
And when we get there,
Down to our lovely Elk River,
A sadness hits, dear,
That our river’s gone forever.
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Ain't No Ash
04:02
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I have seen snow that fell in May
I have seen rain on cloudless days
Some things are always bound to change
There ain’t no ash will burn
In every life there comes a time
Where there are no more tears to cry
We must leave something dear behind
There ain’t no ash will burn
Love is a precious thing I’m told
It burns just like West Virginia coal
But when the fire dies down it’s cold
There ain’t no ash will burn
You say this life is not your lot
Well I can’t be something that I’m not
We can’t stoke a fire that we ain’t got
There ain’t no ash will burn
Love is a precious thing I’m told
It burns just like West Virginia coal
But when the fire dies down it’s cold
There ain’t no ash will burn
There is one lesson I have learned
There ain’t no ash will burn
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Sweet Joe Pye Morgantown, West Virginia
Sweet Joe Pye is
an old-time string band originally formed in The Netherlands (with members Anna Jane, Clara, and
Annick). Current members are now split between Paris, and Morgantown, WV (Annick, Henri Colombat, and Lucas Henri). Sweet Joe Pye shares a mix of original songs with ballads and fiddle tunes hailing from the Appalachian region.
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