Jennings, Waylon - White Lightning Lyrics






Well, in North Carolina, way back in the hills
Lived my old pappy and he had him a still
He brewed white lightning until the sun went down
And then he'd fill him a jug

And he'd pass it around
Mighty, mighty pleasin'
You're pappy's corn squeezin'
White lightning

Yeah, the G-Men, T-Men, revenuers too
Searchin' for the place where he made his brew
They were lookin', tryin' to book him
White lightning

Well, I asked my old pappy
Why he called his brew
White lightning instead of mountain dew
I took a little sip and right away I knew

As my eyes bugged out and my face turned blue
Lightnin' started flashin'

Thunder started clashin'
White lightning

Yeah, the G-Men, T-Men, revenuers too
Searchin' for the place where he made his brew
They were lookin', tryin' to book him
But my pappy kept on cookin'
White lightning

Well, a city slicker came
And he said, "I'm tough
I think I wanna taste that powerful stuff"
He took one slug and he drink it right down

And I heard him moanin' as he hit the ground
Mighty, mighty pleasin'
You're pappy's corn squeezin'
White lightning

Yeah, the G-Men, T-Men, revenuers too
Searchin' for the place where he made his brew
They were lookin', tryin' to book him
But my pappy kept on cookin'





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  1. A.... F....

    This is pretty good, never have doubted good ol waylon but i like George Jones's version ( well its his song) but its still really good

  2. R.... W....

    Alright....❤ Waylon's version!

  3. E.... K....

    My favorite version.

  4. P.... S....

    Good but I much prefer the Big Bopper's version.

    P.... S....

    So do I...…...But I also like my pale imitation of it. Check it out

  5. B.... :....

    oldies by Waylon

  6. T.... C....

    getting wasted and blowing out my liver never sounded so good

  7. J.... H....

    Great fart,but a bit gay.

    J.... H....

    +John Heymoe farts of blazing white lightening fire

  8. c.... r....

    It had to be political for George Jones to beat Waylon to
    the charts with this song

  9. a.... ....

    I'm not sure what that was all about !?! I can't be offended at what I couldn't read.....

  10. a.... ....

    I guess! I don't want to be too critical, he has good taste in music if he's checkin' out Waylon doin' one of "the possum's" songs... oh yeah mysltical666 the possum is Geo. Jones nickname aka "No Show" aka "the blues man".........

    a.... ....

    aaaaa0000000000 It ain’t George Jones’s song, idiot. It was written by J.P. Richardson, a.k.a. The Big Bopper.

    I get so sick of tasteless idiots sucking George Jones’s talentless worthless cock.

  11. g.... ....

    Maybe he's one a them there city slickers aye???

    g.... ....

    garron68 no he is country if u listen to his music u would know duh

  12. a.... ....

    @mysltical666 You suppose!?! I knew what White Lightning was when I was 8 and I'm a yankee!

  13. j.... b....

    Love Waylon's singing on this one but he still takes a back seat to ol possum. George does 3 sounds including a hickup. Waylon only one.

  14. a.... t....

    Boy that white lightning will put u on ur ass.

  15. B.... S....

    Big Bopper wrote the song, later performed by The Possum and Waylon. Btw, Waylon Jennings avoided being that plane crash that killed Big Bopper, Buddy Holly, and Richie Valens.

    B.... S....

    didn't he take the bus cause the plane was full or something?

    B.... S....

    @Connor Hart he gave up his seat because the big bopper was sick.

    Allsup lost a coin flip to valens.

  16. T.... C....

    @ENACODNOM good point! . . .and then he does the George Jones version, so now most people will credit the wrong artist!

  17. S.... P....

    Well A City Slicker Came And He Said "I'm Tough I Think I Want To Taste That Mountain Stuff "

  18. T.... ....

    mmmhmmmm pass it around!!

  19. A.... L....

    i suppose white lighting is a term for moonshine hmm crazy song tho!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  20. c.... ....

    Isn't the title White Lightnin'. That is how it is on my album. :) Great post.

  21. M.... A....

    This early Waylon around the early 60's i believe. I have this on a Complation Called when the sin stops. I like his version of Big Mamou.

  22. m.... ....

    I love Waymore, where's the video? This ain't a video.

  23. V.... B....

    Written by the man who (unwillingly) saved his life bt dying instead of him!

    V.... B....

    Deep but true