black mountain blues

out in black mountain a child will smack your face

i'm saying out on black mountain a child will smack your face

the babies cryin' for liquor

and all the birds sing bass

well

those people in black mountain are mean as they can be

and those people in black mountain are mean as they can be

now they uses gun powder just to sweeten up their tea

well

out in black mountain you can't keep a good man in jail

yeah

out in black mountain you can't keep a good man in jail

'cause if the jury convicts him

the judge will pay his bail

i had a man in black mountain

the sweetest man in town

i had a man in black mountain

the sweetest man in the town

but then he met a city gal

that's when he throwed me down

lord

i'm bound for black mountain

me and my razor and my gun

i'm going back to black mountain

me and my razor and my gun

i'm gonna fire him if he stands still

i'll just cut him if he runs

lord

now you've heard my story

now you've heard my news

lord

now you've heard my story

now you've heard my news

now my man can clear off

i've got the blackest mountain blues