2nd St. Rag Stompers ''moonshiner''

[@derekw7316]

Well I've been a moonshiner for 17 long years
and I spent all my money on whiskey and beer
if whiskey don't kill me, I don't know what will
gonna go to some dark hollow gonna set up my still
and I'll sell you one gallon for a two dollar bill
if whiskey don't kill me I don't know what will
well It's corn bread when I'm hungry, corn whiskey when I'm dry
green bags when I'm hard up and religion when I die
If whiskey don't kill me, I don't know what will
If that river was whiskey and I was a duck
I'd swim to the bottom and drink my way up
If whiskey don't kill me I don't know what will
way out in some train yard I wander alone
I'm drunk as the devil so leave me alone
if whiskey don't kill me I don't know what will
well I make my own whiskey, I make my own wine
some ten thousand bottles I've killed in my time
if whiskey don't kill me I don't know what will

[@riderridee2958]

"Greenbacks" (aka money)? Unless I'm missing the reference for "green bags"?

[@REZZYJUNE]

Derek W what are the chords

[@Jerkass_Homer]

@@riderridee2958 Though 3 years late, he does says green backs instead of green bags

[@tigerstyle4505]

@@Jerkass_Homer I was never sure if they changed it to "green bags" or not given that space bags are sometimes that clear green color and I couldn't even begin to tell ya how many I've passed around yards, camps, squats, shows and parking lots lol They changed "clinch mountain" to "some train yard", "make my own stew" to "make my own whiskey", etc, and given that it's a mashup of "Moonshiner" and "Rye Whiskey" with lyrics that pertain more to the traveling life I wouldn't be surprised. Ya get some solid kickdowns or tips and ya buy what ya like, when it's tight ya cop a space bag or some Wild Irish Rose or whatever. It would make sense but I can't tell from the recording and I haven't seen em in years and didn't know em when I did.

[@OldJoeClarke]

Great version of a great song. As for the line about the river being whiskey, I believe that is a Charlie Poole lyric and has been used in others songs as a popular stanza, Drunken hiccups and Moonshiner are two I can think of right now.

[@ziphed4856]

love this version so much!

[@coldfolks4169]

Lyrics:
We'll I've been moonshina for 17 long years
and I spent all of ma monee on whiskey and beer
If whiskey don't kill me I don't know what will
Gonna go to some dark tower and settle my still
and I'll sell you one gallon for a two dollard bill
If whiskey don't kill me I don't know what will
Well it's country when I'm hungry, corn whiskey when I'm dry
Greenbags when I'm Hard Up, and religion when I die
If whiskey don't kill me I don't know what will
So if that river was whiskey and I was a duck
I'd swim to the bottom and drink my way up
If whiskey don't kill me I don't know what will
Way down in some trainyard I wander a-lone
I'm drunk as a devil so leave me alone
If whiskey don't kill me I don't know what will
Well I make my own whiskey, I make my own wine
Some 10 thousand bottles, I feel it's my time
If whiskey don't kill me I don't know what will

[@derekw7316]

Cold Folks wrong sorry, corn bread when im hungry... a few other errors too, but that's the worst.

[@MrEduardoruben]

Cold Folks g

[@tenenieldjoandthenightsist5109]

The lyric "if whiskey was a river and i was a duck" was actually probably taken from a way older song called "trouble in mind"(r.m. Jones), one of Janis Joplin's very first recordings of music in the mid sixties she did her own version of it with Jorma Kaukonen on guitar(who is from Jefferson Airplane).

[@Dophmeister42]

Esprit Mendoza www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/c/charlie_poole/if_the_river_was_whiskey.html it's older than Janis

[@sarahpuke5724]

Esprit Dior Mendoza i wouldve said tex ritters song rye whiskey. I think that would outdate all of those songs

[@thomashalfyard6309]

a lot of these lyrics are from a different song or songs. it's great! play this song all the time on banjo.

[@murderousmushroom254]

eldred openhand what chords??

[@katiemacphetridge2712]

If whiskey were a river and I was a duck, I'd swim to the bottom, and drink my way back up.... fuck yeah, awesome lyric.

[@mariahoakes6877]

20 year old female, only person I know in the damn state who likes these guys

[@ergoth154]

Well hey baby

[@vanessasimpson2071]

can we scissor

[@vanessasimpson2071]

scissor me timbers

[@zingzangwallawalla]

by far the best version of this song :)

[@bigtom5642]

heyy c vrm bon sa

[@theBarabarian]

The wash tub, broom stick, and wire is called a duck bass.

[@KnifeChatswithTobias]

nice version!

[@karlajaeger2082]

Cheers.

[@tenenieldjoandthenightsist5109]

I wanna see these kids play live cuz they're FUCKING bad ass

[@millenniallychallenged5641]

Where can I download their album? I used to have it but lost it

[@joenomicon513]

the bass tub player solo shit should be found we want lecuza!

[@BrewManPhilly]

You can buy the whole bad azz album here:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0031559KC/?tag=lastfmmp3-20

[@josigrossi]

a m a z i n g

[@macblair1371]

3 people need to visit their local moonshiner

[@carlc6657]

Get ur asses on spotify

[@kenjohnson4916]

Players:
Jason Lawrence
David Parada
Alyssa Rae
Hans “Big Trash”

[@roftie1]

How do I buy a CD? Can't find a sale on the inter-webs!

[@milesistheowl]

does anyone have a link to a site with the lyrics of this?

[@jimieljoseph2322]

WICKED TUNE TO PLAY ALONG TO OR JUST DRINK, SMOKE HERB & ENJOY.

[@valkyrjaoakenshield5891]

my dad played banjo for them c:

[@stevenyokum8573]

Onyxx the Ganja Princess were can I buy there music ?

[@suspiria9023]

they didn't have a banjo player lol

[@TheHokumHighRollers]

umm who is your dad?? I was in this band

[@gregmaster517]

up the punx!!!

[@destinationuknown85]

fucking amazing :)

[@JayTevebaugh]

Please

[@dragonballRNM7]

So G

[@pyotrkropotkin5650]

Droogmonkey is grim