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I was born and raised A bootlegger's boy
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In the Cherokee Hills I applied my trade
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In Mountain City I had me a time just makin' money on Moonshine.
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So I hauled my load into Knoxville town
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I met me a gal and we knocked around
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But them Knoxville girls can't leave me alone
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In my suits so fine and my bottle of corn.
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I'm going back to Mountain City Where I can make another run
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Load my trunk with Moonshine whisky I am a brave Bootlegger's Son.
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So I sold that corn to the Circuit Judge
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On the public square to Mayor Trent
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But I met with trouble on the tracks one night
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With a drunken man I commenced to fight.
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Yeah I fought five rounds then I put him away
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With a wicked jab from a razor blade
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And the women screamed as the bottles broke
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On stony ground where the blood did flow.
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I'm going back to Mountain City gonna make those revenues run
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I killed a man in a feud of whiskey I am a cruel Bootlegger's son.
Solo: play the chords to the chorus 2x
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Now I roam the night just to hide my shame
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I lost all my money can't find a friend
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Gonna drag my bones to the mountainside
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If corn don't kill me I might never die.
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I'm going back to Mountain City or else they'll hang me this I know
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I killed a man in a feud of whiskey I am a cruel Bootlegger's boy.
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I'm going back to Mountain City to the Cherokee hills I started from
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Going home broke ain't it a pity I am a cruel Bootlegger's son.
Outro: play the chords to chorus