I've been a moonshiner
For seventeen long years
I've spent all my money
On whiskey and beer
I go to some bar room
And sit at my still
And if whiskey don't kill me
Then I don't know what will
I go to some bar room
And drink with my friend
Where the women can't follow
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 I am hungry
Let me drink when I am dry
And 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