I 've been a moonshiner For many long years And I've spent all my money On whiskey and on beer I go to some hollow And sit at my still And if whiskey don't kill me Then I don't know what will Moonshine, dear moonshine How I love thee You killed my old father Now you try me God bless the moonshiners And bless the moonshine Their taste is as sweet as The dew on the vine Copy paste is a sin, always on the run is better I'm a rambler, I'm a gambler I'm a long way from home And if you don't like me Well, leave me alone I'll eat when I'm hungry And drink when I'm dry And if the tree don't??? Well I'll live til I die Moonshine, dear moonshine How I love thee You killed my old father And now you try me God bless them pretty women I wish they was mine Their lips are as sweet as The dew on the vine