White Lightning George Jones Capo#2
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Well in North Carolina, way back in the hills
There lived by old pappy and he had him a still.
He brewed white lightnin' till the sun went down.
Then he filled him a jug and he passed it around.
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Mighty,mighty pleasin,my pappy’s corn squeezings, ooh white lightnin'
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Well the "G" men "T" men revenuers too
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Searching for the place where he made his brew.
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They were looking tryin to book him but my
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pappy kept on cooking, ooh white lighnin’
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Well I asked my pappy why he called his brew
white lightnin stead of mountain dew
I took one sip and right away I knew
Cause my eyes bugged out and my face turned blue
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Lightnin' started flashin thunder started crashing, ooh white lightnin’
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Well the "G" men "T" men revenuers too
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Searching for the place where he made his brew.
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They were looking tryin to book him but my
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pappy kept on cooking, ooh white lighnin’
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Well a city slicker came and he said "I'm tough"
I think I wanna taste that powerful stuff.
He took one "kerschlug" and drank it right down.
And I heard him a moaning as he hit the ground
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Mighty,mighty pleasin your pappys corn squeezings, ooh white lightning.
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Well the "G" men "T" men revenuers too
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Searching for the place where he made his brew.
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They were looking tryin to book him but my
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pappy kept on cooking, ooh white lighnin’
