Smokin' The Hive

(album: Heroes & Friends - 1990)

I was ten years old on my grandpa's farm when it happened
After all these years i can still hear grandpa laughing
As he applied that barnyard remedy
He passed his wisdom down to me
You don't reach for the honey without smoking the hive

I remember my first crush was on the preacher's daughter
We were smooching on the front porch swing that night when he caught her
We weren't expecting him home until quarter past ten
When the good Lord taught me that lesson again
You don't reach for the honey without smoking the hive

You don't point your pistol before you check each chamber
And you don't drink no you don't drink when you drive
It's just ordinary common sense to avoid that danger
You don't reach for the honey without smoking the hive

She rolled into town with rodeo,she was a beauty
And that cowboy saw you wink at her,she was a cutie
The sound of jingling spurs caught me dead on a run
He was fit to be tied and you were under the gun
You don't reach for the honey without smoking the hive

[Chorus]
No, you don't reach for the honey without smoking the hive
You're gonna get stung boy