White Lightning

(album: I Can't Stop Loving You / (Lost Her Love) On Our Last Date - 1972)

(Whew whay soway) white lightning

In the Arkansas mountains way back in the hills
Lived my old pappy we had us a still
We brewed white lightning till the sun went down
And we take out a jug and we pass it around
Mighty, mighty pleasing, my pappy's corn squeezing
(Whew whay soway) white lightning.

Well, I asked my old pappy why he called his brew
White lightning stead of mountain dew
I took a little sip and right away I knew
My eyes bugged out (and my face turned blue)
Lightning started splashing, thunder started crashing
(Whew whay soway) white lightning.

Well, the G men, T men, revenoers too
Searching for the place where he made his brew
They were looking, trying to book him
But my pappy kept on cooking
(Whew whay soway) white lightning.

Well, a city slicker came and he said I'm tough
I gotta have a drink of that powerful stuff
He took one drink and he slug it right down
And I heard him a moaning as he hit the ground
Mighty, mighty pleasing, your pappy's corn squeezing
(Whew whay soway) white lightning.

Well the G men, T men...