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Old Mountain Dew
Found in OldMountainDew.abc
from the John Chambers abc collection
X: 4 T:Old Mountain Dew C:Traditional S:Songs for Pickin' and Singin' M:4/4 L:1/4 K:G P:Verse "G"D D2 D | G2 A G | B B2 A | G2 w:1.~I know a place 'bout a mile down the road G G | "C"G G2 G | A G E2 | "G"D4- | D2 w:where you lay down a dol-lar or two._ B, C | D D2 E | G2 w:If you hush up your mug, A G | B B2 A | G2 w:they will slip you a jug A G | B d3 | G2 "D7"A2 | "G"G4- | G3 w:of that good old moun-tain dew._ % G | D D2 D | E2 G A | (B2 d2 | "G7"=f3) w:Ch:~They call it that old moun-tain dew,__ A | "C"G G2 G | A G E2 | "G"D4- | D2 w:and them that re-fuse it are few._ B, C | D D2 E | G2 w:You may go 'round the bend, A G | B d2 B | G2 w:but you'll come back a-gain A G | B d3 | G2 "D7"A2 | "G"G4- | G4 |] w:for that good old moun-tain dew._ % 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.
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