Dolly Parton Lyrics
"Daddy's Moonshine Still"
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(Dolly Parton)
Folks say my daddy wasn't much of a man
For disobeying the laws of the land
Folks say that my daddy wasn't fit to kill
Oh, and I know it was true what the people said
But we'd all've been better of dead
Than to live a life of shame and strife
'Cause of daddy's moonshine still.
My mama was always sweet and kind
But she grew old before her time
Worryin' about the way we had to live
Yeah, my daddy put the wrinkles in my mama's face
He drunk his share of all he made
And just one more reason I grew to hate my daddy's moonshine still.
Chorus:
Daddy's moonshine still was good for nothin'
But to break mama's heart
And to tear our home apart
Make our lives a livin' hell.
Them old mason jars that daddy made us wash
And set them out to sun on our back porch
'Til he got ready to take 'em up on the hill
And when daddy got word of the revenue
He made us kids help hide his brew
Made us swear that we never knew about daddy's moonshine still.
Yeah, and two of my brothers drove across the state line
Once a week with a load of moonshine
And the wounds that came from that won't ever heal
Cause on a moonshine run one rainy night
My two brothers lost their lives
And oh my god how I despise my daddy's moonshine still.
Chorus:
Daddy's moonshine still was good for nothin'
But to break mama's heart
And to tear our home apart
Make our lives a livin' hell.
Well, it broke mama's heart but she understood
The day that I left home for good
But I had to find me another way to live
Well I sent mama money nearly every day
And how I made it, well I'd rather not say
But at least it took me far away from daddy's moonshine still.
My bootlegging daddy was known quite well
And he made our home a livin' hell
And I ain't forgot it and I know that I never will
My mama finally died she just gave up
And daddy finally died from drinkin' that stuff
And bad memories haunt the rest of us from daddy's moonshine still.
Chorus:
Daddy's moonshine still was good for nothin'
But to break mama's heart
And to tear our home apart
Make our lives a livin' hell...
Folks say my daddy wasn't much of a man
For disobeying the laws of the land
Folks say that my daddy wasn't fit to kill
Oh, and I know it was true what the people said
But we'd all've been better of dead
Than to live a life of shame and strife
'Cause of daddy's moonshine still.
My mama was always sweet and kind
But she grew old before her time
Worryin' about the way we had to live
Yeah, my daddy put the wrinkles in my mama's face
He drunk his share of all he made
And just one more reason I grew to hate my daddy's moonshine still.
Chorus:
Daddy's moonshine still was good for nothin'
But to break mama's heart
And to tear our home apart
Make our lives a livin' hell.
Them old mason jars that daddy made us wash
And set them out to sun on our back porch
'Til he got ready to take 'em up on the hill
And when daddy got word of the revenue
He made us kids help hide his brew
Made us swear that we never knew about daddy's moonshine still.
Yeah, and two of my brothers drove across the state line
Once a week with a load of moonshine
And the wounds that came from that won't ever heal
Cause on a moonshine run one rainy night
My two brothers lost their lives
And oh my god how I despise my daddy's moonshine still.
Chorus:
Daddy's moonshine still was good for nothin'
But to break mama's heart
And to tear our home apart
Make our lives a livin' hell.
Well, it broke mama's heart but she understood
The day that I left home for good
But I had to find me another way to live
Well I sent mama money nearly every day
And how I made it, well I'd rather not say
But at least it took me far away from daddy's moonshine still.
My bootlegging daddy was known quite well
And he made our home a livin' hell
And I ain't forgot it and I know that I never will
My mama finally died she just gave up
And daddy finally died from drinkin' that stuff
And bad memories haunt the rest of us from daddy's moonshine still.
Chorus:
Daddy's moonshine still was good for nothin'
But to break mama's heart
And to tear our home apart
Make our lives a livin' hell...
This song is from the album "Joshua [RCA Victor]", "Joshua/Coat of Many Colors [BMG International]", "RCA Country Legends [RCA Nashville]" and "The Tour Collection".