Moonshine Daddy © 1999 Verse 1: When mountain shadows creep… beyond the lonesome pine You can smell the smoke a’driftin’ from the still Daddy will likely be… a’cookin’ his moonshine Whenever evening falls in them Ol’ Kentucky hills.Verse 2: He’s workin’ late at night… always sneakin’ round’ If ya’ get too close the hounds begin to bark He knows h’it ain’t right… but that don’t slow him down Just tryin’ to make a livin’ out there in the dark.Chorus: Oh, Moonshine Daddy deals with a hard life Got too many young’ns now to feed Mining in the daylight, runnin’ recipe at night Doin’ what he can to meet our need.Verse 3: He’ll run off the likker’...with a head that bubbles nice A miner never got no decent pay He’ll sell it over yonder… where folks can go the price Then come on back home to work another day.Chorus/ Instrumental Break Verse 4: Well, if it weren’t for shine… we would not survive But the revenuer and the preacher don’t abide When they move down the line... we get on with our lives That’s when Daddy finds himself a better place to hide.Chorus/ Tag end
