I've been a moonshiner
For seventeen long years
And I spent all my money
On whisky and beer
And I go to some hollow
And set up my still
Yeah, if whisky don't kill me
Then I don't know what will
And I go to some barroom
And drink with my friends
Where the women can't follow
And see what I spend
God bless them, pretty women
And I wish they were mine
Their breath is as sweet as
The dew on the vine
Let me eat when I'm hungry
Let me drink when I'm dry
Give me dollars when I'm hard up
Religion when I die
The whole world is a bottle
And life is but a dram
When the bottle gets empty
It sure ain't worth a damn