Moonshiner (Rambler, Gambler)
I used this song to filk the Auld House Knight.... It is really fun to add a little squeal at the end of each verse. This is a good one to lay a bit of the brougue on, and if you sound a bit tipsy, well all the better!C F
I've been a moonshiner for many a year,
G C
I've spent all my money on whiskey and beer,
F
I'll go to some hollow and I'll set up my still,
G C
And I'll make you a gallon for a ten shilling bill.
CHORUS:
C F
I'm a rambler, I'm a gambler, I'm a long way from home,
G C
And if you don't like me, well leave me alone,
F
I'll eat when I'm hungry, I'll drink when I'm dry,
G C
And if moonshine don't kill me, I'll live till I die.
C F
I'll go to some hollow in this country, country is sung "coun-ter-ee"
G C
Ten gallons of wash, I can go on a spree,
F
No women to follow, the world is all mine,
G C
I love none so well and I love the moonshine. CHORUSC F
Oh moonshine, oh moonshine, oh how I love thee,
G C
It killed me old father, but dare’nt kill me,
F
Oh bless all moonshiners, and bless all moonshine,
G C
Their breath smells as sweet as the dew on the vine. CHORUS
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