I was born in the summer with black gum on my heels Full grown and cussin' and bleach on my wheels Killed me a panther before I was even grown With a pocket knife and a guitar string and a live honeycomb They gonna burn the honeysuckle They gonna burn the honeysuckle They gonna burn the honeysuckle when I die Married me a girl raised on mustard greens and bears Chimney brown and lanky smoke all in her hair She bore me seven babies in ten years time With skin like tobacco and eyes like wine They gonna burn the honeysuckle They gonna burn the honeysuckle They gonna burn the honeysuckle when I die When I'm dead and gone and the sun don't shine Build a fire where the grass is gone and burn that vine Put me down there with the rest In the muddy ground, get me blessed I don't wanna go, I must confess Put me down there with the rest I love the sound of the rain rolling through the trees Plate of bacon and a banjo on my knee Love to see the lightning crackin' in the spring When the moon goes down in the morning I smoke and I sing They gonna burn the honeysuckle They gonna burn the honeysuckle They gonna burn the honeysuckle when I die They gonna burn the honeysuckle They gonna burn the honeysuckle They gonna burn the honeysuckle when I die