Moonshine
(Sound of a record player starting)
Moonshine, moonshine
The sour mash is doing fine
I feel like I’m doing time
In this country shack of mine, oh mine, oh mine
(sound of pouring liquid in a glass)
Sunshine, sunshine
Found a cloud to hide behind
Baby’s gone and I don’t mind
Pour myself a glass of homemade wine
There’s a puddle on the floor (ALT: There’s a bottle on the floor)
I don’t think it was there before
Baby, she don’t clean no more
I think she’s tired of being poor
Shiny cars and fancy clothes
Where they come from I don’t know
My baby thinks she needs them though
So she takes my money and off she goes
Sitting by a rusty still
Waiting for the thing to fill
And I gave my girl a dollar bill
Buy some flour from the mill, oh well
She come home
Moonshine, moonshine
What a way to spend your time
My baby’s crossed the county line
I need something to ease my weary mind
Sitting by my rusty still
Waiting for the thing to fill
And I gave my girl a dollar bill
Buy some flour from the mill, oh well
She come home
Moonshine, moonshine
What a way to spend your time
Baby’s crossed the county line
I need something to ease my weary mind
To ease my weary mind, to ease my weary mind
November 19th, 2005
Trevor sings this folksy, almost bluegrass formed lyric, with sound effects on the studio version (the sound of a record player starting; the sound of pouring a drink). Debatably, Moonshine could be a part of The Garden song sequence.
February 15th, 2006
I just flat-out LOVE this song. I’m not usually one to listen to songs over and over again, but this one I never get tired of no matter how often I hear it. The multiple versions of Moonshine on my iPod make this probably the most frequently played tune on it. For what it’s worth, I wanted to point out a couple minor suggestions on the lyrics:
While it’s hard to tell on live versions, I’m 99.9% sure that, based on the studio version at least, the third stanza should begin “There’s a puddle on the floor…” which makes even more sense when taken in context with the “my baby, she don’t clean no more” part.
Additionally, regarding the chorus (if that’s what it is), I think it makes more sense as follows:
Sitting by my rusty still/
Waiting for that thing to fill/
And i gave my girl a dollar bill/
To buy some flour from the mill/
Oh will/ She come home?/
I really think it’s supposed to be a question because he’s wondering if she’s tired of being poor, wants shiny fancy things, etc. Also assuming the setting is during the Prohibition era, a dollar went a lot further in those days, so, “she takes my money and off she goes…” But will she be back?
Over-analysis, what’s that?
April 25th, 2006
here are the chords…..i think
A D G A
B E D A G D
E B A D
E B A D
April 4th, 2007
I think that narmishaba’s chords are pretty much right. I usually sing “there’s a PUDDLE on the floor”, which I think suggests that maybe the still is developing a problem. . . .
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