Old Mountain Dew

X: 3
T:Old Mountain Dew
C:Traditional
S:Songs for Pickin' and Singin'
M:4/4
L:1/4
K:A
P:Verse
"A"E E2 E | A2 B A | c c2 B | A2
w:1.~I know a place 'bout a mile down the road
A A | "D"A A2 A | B A F2 | "A"E4- | E2
w:where you lay down a dol-lar or two._
C D | E E2 F | A2
w:If you hush up your mug,
B A | c c2 B | A2
w:they will slip you a jug
B A | c e3 | A2 "E7"B2 | "A"A4- | A3
w:of that good old moun-tain dew._
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A | E E2 E | F2 A B | (c2 e2 | "A7"=g3)
w:Ch:~They call it that old moun-tain dew,__
B | "D"A A2 A | B A F2 | "A"E4- | E2
w:and them that re-fuse it are few._
C D | E E2 F | A2
w:You may go 'round the bend,
B A | c e2 c | A2
w:but you'll come back a-gain
B A | c e3 | A2 "E7"B2 | "A"A4- | A4 |]
w:for that good old moun-tain dew._
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W:2. When its fragrance so rare starts to fill up the air,
W:You know that they're just about through.
W:So, you pucker up your lips, and you take a few sips
W:Of that good old mountain dew.
W:
W:3. Up on the hill, there's an old whiskey still,
W:Run by a hard working crew.
W:You can tell by the wiffle, when a smell you sniffle,
W:That they're makin' that good old mountain dew.
W:
W:4. My brother Paul, he is tiny and small.
W:He measures just about four foot two,
W:But he thinks he's a gi'nt, when they give him a pint
W:Of that good old mountain dew.
W:
W:5. The preacher came by with a tear in his eye.
W:He said that his wife had the flu.
W:We told him that he ought to give her a quart,
W:Of that good old mountain dew.
W:
W:6. My uncle Bill's got a still on the hill,
W:Where he runs off a gallon or two,
W:And the birds in the sky get so drunk they can't fly
W:On that good old mountain dew.
W:
W:7. My Aunty June tried a brand new perfume.
W:It had such a sweet smelling pu.
W:She was surprised when she had it analyzed.
W:It was good old mountain dew.

Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/mindspring.com/~thornton.rose/Old_Mountain_Dew/0004
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/troseandassociates.com/abc/OldMountainDew/0004
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/troseandassociates.com/abc/Old_Mountain_Dew/0004

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