2nd St. Rag Stompers ''moonshiner''

[@derekw7316]

Well I've been a moonshiner for 17 long years and I spent all my money on whiskey and beer if whiskey don't kill me, I don't know what will gonna go to some dark hollow gonna set up my still and I'll sell you one gallon for a two dollar bill if whiskey don't kill me I don't know what will well It's corn bread when I'm hungry, corn whiskey when I'm dry green bags when I'm hard up and religion when I die If whiskey don't kill me, I don't know what will If that river was whiskey and I was a duck I'd swim to the bottom and drink my way up If whiskey don't kill me I don't know what will way out in some train yard I wander alone I'm drunk as the devil so leave me alone if whiskey don't kill me I don't know what will well I make my own whiskey, I make my own wine some ten thousand bottles I've killed in my time if whiskey don't kill me I don't know what will

[@riderridee2958]

"Greenbacks" (aka money)? Unless I'm missing the reference for "green bags"?

[@REZZYJUNE]

Derek W what are the chords

[@Jerkass_Homer]

@@riderridee2958 Though 3 years late, he does says green backs instead of green bags

[@tigerstyle4505]

@@Jerkass_Homer I was never sure if they changed it to "green bags" or not given that space bags are sometimes that clear green color and I couldn't even begin to tell ya how many I've passed around yards, camps, squats, shows and parking lots lol They changed "clinch mountain" to "some train yard", "make my own stew" to "make my own whiskey", etc, and given that it's a mashup of "Moonshiner" and "Rye Whiskey" with lyrics that pertain more to the traveling life I wouldn't be surprised. Ya get some solid kickdowns or tips and ya buy what ya like, when it's tight ya cop a space bag or some Wild Irish Rose or whatever. It would make sense but I can't tell from the recording and I haven't seen em in years and didn't know em when I did.

[@ziphed4856]

love this version so much!

[@OldJoeClarke]

Great version of a great song. As for the line about the river being whiskey, I believe that is a Charlie Poole lyric and has been used in others songs as a popular stanza, Drunken hiccups and Moonshiner are two I can think of right now.

[@katiemacphetridge2712]

If whiskey were a river and I was a duck, I'd swim to the bottom, and drink my way back up.... fuck yeah, awesome lyric.

[@bigtom5642]

heyy c vrm bon sa

[@zingzangwallawalla]

by far the best version of this song :)

[@mariahoakes6877]

20 year old female, only person I know in the damn state who likes these guys

[@ergoth154]

Well hey baby

[@vanessasimpson2071]

can we scissor

[@vanessasimpson2071]

scissor me timbers

[@tenenieldjoandthenightsist5109]

The lyric "if whiskey was a river and i was a duck" was actually probably taken from a way older song called "trouble in mind"(r.m. Jones), one of Janis Joplin's very first recordings of music in the mid sixties she did her own version of it with Jorma Kaukonen on guitar(who is from Jefferson Airplane).

[@Dophmeister42]

Esprit Mendoza www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/c/charlie_poole/if_the_river_was_whiskey.html it's older than Janis

[@sarahpuke5724]

Esprit Dior Mendoza i wouldve said tex ritters song rye whiskey. I think that would outdate all of those songs

[@coldfolks4169]

Lyrics: We'll I've been moonshina for 17 long years and I spent all of ma monee on whiskey and beer If whiskey don't kill me I don't know what will Gonna go to some dark tower and settle my still and I'll sell you one gallon for a two dollard bill If whiskey don't kill me I don't know what will Well it's country when I'm hungry, corn whiskey when I'm dry Greenbags when I'm Hard Up, and religion when I die If whiskey don't kill me I don't know what will So if that river was whiskey and I was a duck I'd swim to the bottom and drink my way up If whiskey don't kill me I don't know what will Way down in some trainyard I wander a-lone I'm drunk as a devil so leave me alone If whiskey don't kill me I don't know what will Well I make my own whiskey, I make my own wine Some 10 thousand bottles, I feel it's my time If whiskey don't kill me I don't know what will

[@derekw7316]

Cold Folks wrong sorry, corn bread when im hungry... a few other errors too, but that's the worst.

[@MrEduardoruben]

Cold Folks g

[@thomashalfyard6309]

a lot of these lyrics are from a different song or songs. it's great! play this song all the time on banjo.

[@murderousmushroom254]

eldred openhand what chords??

[@karlajaeger2082]

Cheers.

[@KnifeChatswithTobias]

nice version!

[@josigrossi]

a m a z i n g

[@theBarabarian]

The wash tub, broom stick, and wire is called a duck bass.

[@FUBAR69969]

God I'm drowning.

[@tenenieldjoandthenightsist5109]

I wanna see these kids play live cuz they're FUCKING bad ass

[@joenomicon513]

the bass tub player solo shit should be found we want lecuza!

[@macblair1371]

3 people need to visit their local moonshiner

[@carlc6657]

Get ur asses on spotify

[@millenniallychallenged5641]

Where can I download their album? I used to have it but lost it

[@kenjohnson4916]

Players: Jason Lawrence David Parada Alyssa Rae Hans “Big Trash”

[@BrewManPhilly]

You can buy the whole bad azz album here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0031559KC/?tag=lastfmmp3-20

[@gregmaster517]

up the punx!!!

[@jimieljoseph2322]

WICKED TUNE TO PLAY ALONG TO OR JUST DRINK, SMOKE HERB & ENJOY.

[@roftie1]

How do I buy a CD? Can't find a sale on the inter-webs!

[@destinationuknown85]

fucking amazing :)

[@milesistheowl]

does anyone have a link to a site with the lyrics of this?

[@valkyrjaoakenshield5891]

my dad played banjo for them c:

[@stevenyokum8573]

Onyxx the Ganja Princess were can I buy there music ?

[@suspiria9023]

they didn't have a banjo player lol

[@TheHokumHighRollers]

umm who is your dad?? I was in this band

[@JayTevebaugh]

Please

[@dragonballRNM7]

So G

[@pyotrkropotkin5650]

Droogmonkey is grim