Franklin County Moonshine Song Lyrics and Chords by Jean Sheppard
Franklin County Moonshine
Recorded by Jean Shepard
Written by Betty Amos
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Franklin County moonshine is
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all you care
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about
You've got those orders comin' in and moonshine goin'
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out
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revenuer man ever hears about this boy
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you won't have a
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prayer
That Franklin County moonshine's puttin'
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gray in my black
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hair
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what you promised
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me
You said if I would marry you how happy we would
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be
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worked out for a little while but
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then you made a
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deal
You said I'd watch the cook stove and
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you would watch the
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still
I never will forget the day you
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broke the news to
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me
I'm a goin' into business honey baby yes sir-
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ree
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think that mountain dew has put you
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in
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ty
But you and all that moonshine's made a
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total wreck of
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me
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Now I like Franklin County but
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something's gotta
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change
Playin' games with old John Law is a way out of my
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range
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you do is shoot the bull and
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pamper that old
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still
I'm a gonna put my foot down cause
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I have had my
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fill
I've tried my best to make you see tha
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t you are doin
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'
But you just stand and grin at me and make that juice real
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strong
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climb me some big mountain and
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make the rafters
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ring
Those revenuer men will come runnin'
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when I began to
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sing
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Moonshine moonshine oo-dele let-ee
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Moonshine moonshine i-dele let-ee
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Moonshine moonshine oo-dele let-ee
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oo-dele
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dele
FAQ
Who sang the the song Franklin County Moonshine?
- The song Franklin County Moonshine was sang by Jean Sheppard.
Who is Jean Sheppard?
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