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One, two, three, four Well, my name's John Lee Pettimore Same as my daddy and his daddy before I hardly ever saw grandaddy down here He only came to town about twice a year Buy a hundred pounds of yeast and some copper line Everybody knew that he made moonshine Now the revenue man wanted grandaddy bad Headed up the holler with everything he had It's before my time but I've been told He never came back from Copperhead Road Now daddy ran the whiskey in a big block Dodge Bought it at an auction at the mason's lodge Johnson county sheriff painted on the side Shot a coat of primer then he looked inside Well, him and my uncle tore that engine down I still remember that rumblin' sound Then the sheriff came around in the middle of the night Heard mama cryin', knew something wasn't right Headed out to Knoxville with the weekly load You could smell the whiskey burnin' down Copperhead Road Volunteered for the army on my birthday Draft the white trash first 'round here anyway Done my two tours of duty in Vietnam I came home with a brand new plan I take the seed from Colombia and Mexico Just plant it up the holler down Copperhead Road Now the D.E.A's got a chopper in the air Wake up screaming like I'm back over there Learned a thing or two from Charlie don't you know You better stay away from Copperhead Road Copperhead Road Copperhead Road Copperhead Road Thank you
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Country
Rock
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