Moonshiner Traditional - Bob Dylan* Ive been a moonshiner, for seventeen long years I spent all my money on whiskey and beer Ill go to some hall or sit at my still And if whiskey dont kill me I dont know what will Ill go to some barroom and drink with my friends While the women came to fallow and see what I spend God bless them, pretty women, I wish they were mine Their breath is as sweet as the dew on the vine Let me eat when Im hungry, let me drink when Im dry Gimme** dollars when I am hard up, religion when I die The whole words a bottle, and lifes but a dram When the bottle gets empty it sure aint worth a dime Ive been a Moonshiner, let me drink when Im dry Well, if moonshine dont kill me, I live till I die God bless all those Moonshiners, I wish they were mine Their breath smells as sweet as the good ol moonshine *The first three verses are the version Bob Dylan sings ** actually just "hm" - if you want to try the "pefect" Dylan copy sing "hm"... otherwise "gimme" or "give me" - the fourth verse I took from Alan Lomax' version alles-uke.de |