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Well my name's John Lee PettimoreSame as my daddy and his daddy beforeYou hardly ever saw Grandaddy down hereHe only come to town about twice a yearHe'd buy a hundred pounds of yeast and some copper lineEverybody knew that he made moonshineNow the revenue man wanted Grandaddy badHeaded up the holler with everything he had'Fore my time but I've been toldHe never come back from Copperhead RoadNow Daddy ran whiskey in a big block DodgeBought it at an auction at the Mason's LodgeJohnson County Sheriff painted on the sideJust shot a coat of primer then he looked insideWell him and my uncle tore that engine downI still remember that rumblin' soundWhen the Sheriff came around in the middle of the nightHeard mama cryin', knew something wasn't rightHe was headed down to Knoxville with the weekly loadYou could smell the whiskey burnin' down Copperhead RoadI volunteered for the Army on my birthdayThey draft the white trash first, 'round here anywayI done two tours of duty in VietnamI came home with a brand new planI take the seed from Columbia and MexicoI just plant it up the holler down Copperhead RoadAnd now the D.E.A.'s got a chopper in the airI wake up screaming like I'm back over thereI learned a thing or two from Charlie don't you knowYou'd better stay away from Copperhead RoadCopperhead RoadCopperhead RoadCopperhead RoadLyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind | By: Steve Earle | Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Verse

Well my name's John Lee Pettimore
Same as my daddy and his daddy before
You hardly ever saw Grandaddy down here
He only come to town about twice a year
He'd buy a hundred pounds of yeast and some copper line
Everybody knew that he made moonshine

Chorus

Now the revenue man wanted Grandaddy bad
Headed up the holler with everything he had
'Fore my time but I've been told
He never come back from Copperhead Road

Instrumental

Verse

Now Daddy ran whiskey in a big block Dodge
Bought it at an auction at the Mason's Lodge
Johnson County Sheriff painted on the side
Just shot a coat of primer then he looked inside
Well him and my uncle tore that engine down
I still remember that rumblin' sound
When the Sheriff came around in the middle of the night

Chorus

Heard mama cryin', knew something wasn't right
He was headed down to Knoxville with the weekly load
You could smell the whiskey burnin' down Copperhead Road

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I volunteered for the Army on my birthday

Verse

They draft the white trash first, 'round here anyway
I done two tours of duty in Vietnam
I came home with a brand new plan
I take the seed from Columbia and Mexico
I just plant it up the holler down Copperhead Road

Chorus

And now the D.E.A.'s got a chopper in the air
I wake up screaming like I'm back over there
I learned a thing or two from Charlie don't you know
You'd better stay away from Copperhead Road

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Copperhead Road
Copperhead Road
Copperhead Road
By: Steve Earle · Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind · Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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