I've been a moonshiner
For 17 long years
I've spent all my money
On whiskey and beer
I go to some bar room
And set up my still
If whiskey don't kill me
I don't know what will
I go to some hollow
And drink with my friends
Where the moon won't follow
And see what I spend
God bless those pretty women
I wish they was mine
Their breath is as sweet as
Dew on the vine
Let me eat when I'm hungry
Whiskey when I'm dry
Greenbacks when I'm hard-up
Religion when I die
The whole world is a bottle
And life is a dram
When that bottle gets empty
Well it ain't worth a damn
I've been a moonshiner
For 17 long years
I've spent all my money
On whiskey and beer
I go to some bar room
And set up my still
If whiskey don't kill me
I don't know what will