Story Behind The Song
This is a song about moonshining and Vietnam
Song Description
A story of a soldier in Vietnam telling stories about his family back in the South and how he wants to go home and make and drink stump whiskey with his family and friends
Song Length |
4:10 |
Genre |
Country - Bluegrass, Country - Americana |
Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Restless, Nervous |
Subject |
Alchohol, Beer, Wine, Armed Forces |
Similar Artists |
Soggy Bottom Boys, Chris Knight |
Language |
English |
Era |
1970 - 1979 |
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Lyrics
Stump Whisky
by: Ronald Humphrey and BK Williamson © 8/3/2016
Well daddy swung a hammer in the deep dark mine
Momma was a worker in a factory line
Sissy was a waitin' for her chance to fly
far from the mountains an' this way of life
Well I went to work for my uncle Sam
He put me on an airplane to Vietnam
He said I musta been born with an eagle's eye
'cause I can shoot the wings off of a buzzin' fly
Chorus:
Only two things that was on our minds Feeling so much older than our time
Runnin down Charlie an' stayin' alive Wish I was back in the hills cookin' Moonshine
Well granddaddy never was much on work
He said tax collectors were lower than dirt
Just the government takin' money they never earned
Come on home boy an' I'll show ya what you're really worth
Way up in the hills far away from town
where they ain't nobody come snoopin' around
You can smell the whiskey burnin' when the wind is right
Stump whiskey yall on a Blue-ridge Saturday night