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Elk River Blues

by Sweet Joe Pye

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1.
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
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
3.
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
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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released May 23, 2019

Recorded and mixed by Doris Veldman
Mountain Dulcimer, Bass & Voice: Annick Odom
Cello & Voice: Clara San José Casajús
Fiddle, Banjo & Voice: Anna Jane Lester

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Sweet Joe Pye Morgantown, West Virginia

An old-time string band originally based in The Netherlands, Sweet Joe Pye shares a mix of original songs with ballads and fiddle tunes hailing from the Appalachian mountains. Sweet Joe Pye is a plant which grows all around the Appalachian region.

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