Old Crow Medicine Show - Bootlegger's Boy Lyrics

I was born and raised,
A bootlegger's boy,
In the Cherokee Hills,
I applied my trade,
In Mountain City,
I had me a time,
Just making money,
On Moonshine.
So I hauled my load,
Into Knoxville Town,
I met me a gal,
And we knocked around,
But them Knoxville girls,
Can't leave me alone,
In my suits so fine,
And my bottle of corn.
I'm going back to Mountain City,
Where I can make another run,
Load my trunk with Moonshine whiskey,
I am a brave Bootlegger's son.
Yeah I sold that corn,
To the Circuit Judge,
On the Public Square,
To Mayor Trent,
But I met with trouble,
On the tracks one night,
With a drunken man,
I commenced to fight.
Yeah I fought five rounds,
Then I put him away,
With a wicked jab,
From a razor blade,
And the women screamed,
As the bottles broke,
On stoney ground,
Where the blood did flow.
I'm going back to Mountain City,
Gonna make those revenues run,
I killed a man in a feud of whiskey,
I am a cruel Bootlegger's son.
Now I roam the night,
Just to hide my shame,
I lost all my money,
Can't find a friend,
Gonna drag my bones,
To the mountainside,
If corn don't kill me,
I might never die.
I'm going back to Mountain City,
Or else they'll hang me this I know,
I killed a man in a feud of whiskey,
I am a cruel Bootlegger's boy.
I'm going back to Mountain City,
To the Cherokee Hills I started from,
Going home broke ain't it a pity,
I am a cruel Bootlegger's son.

My ex used to work at the hospital in Mountain City. Went to see OCMS in concert at ETSU and they did none of the stuff related to the area .. Not Bootlegger's Boy, or Half Mile Down.. I was disappointed. == Plus the acoustics in that old indoor football stadium were really terrible. If I didn't know the songs I probably would not have recognized them.

david barnett I was also at that show and you are correct. I did get the opportunity to see Catch preform at the Down Home last year and was blown away. He told many tales of the area and sung the local songs.

I swear I'm 1,000 of these views. It will never get old

"....them Knoxville girls cant leave me alone.."

seen them in Montgomery,Alabama 2015

Lucas Skerbinc awesome man! Wish I was as lucky as you.

All the comments are cool no shittbag trolls awesome,old crow definitely awesome

I going back to Moutain City
Ohhh yeahhh I love the story...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBMiOjZWy6I

Haha I live a mile just outside of Mountain City Tennessee

Would love the chance to meet this band

saw them 12/12 tn theatre. These guys keep kicking ass. awesome live show. and Don Flemons was killing it opening up for them. 

I men waitin room

this beats any doc office song

3 people took a wicked jab from a razorblade 

This needs to be made available on mobile

Thanks. Glad you caught that for me :)

They're*

Their on this new thing called Google.

Where's the lyrics?

seems to me you should take a few lessons in writing yourself.

you must not of been listening. corn whiskey will do that.

"I killed a man in a feud over whisky. I am a cruel bootleggers boy." To all the rappers,,, THIS is how you wright a bad ass song.

Great tune....my bloodhound's name is Bootleg

Bootleggers boy not son

love this band

Another great album from Old Crow. Cant wait to get back to Mountain City, TN.