Ben The Bootlegger

Deputy - Did ya hear that?
Sheriff Yea, hes runnin

Ben Combs hails from the Bluegrass Hills down in Wolfman Hollow, got a moonshine still
Hes 84 years old now, cant drive no more, but back in the day he could make an engine roar
Old Ben was the king of the ridge runner scene hauling bootleg whiskey in a mean machine
66 dodge Coronet w/ a Hemi, when it hits a 170MPH, its gonna get deadly

Coal painI cant take no more
Coal painRotgut to the core
Big steel springs to conceal the load, gotta make sure so nobody knows
22 cases of cat daddy wine to the Mossy Bottom past the Pike County Line

Deputy - Sherriff, I got him, hes coming 23 Southbound
Sheriff I see the Son of a bitch
Deputy I clocked him close to 170, Jesus Christ! Hes really moving!

What burns blue make my blues go away, but the Pikeville cops dont see it that way
Big Bad Bear waitin in the weedsthey better be packin cause theyll never catch me

Coal painI cant take no more
Coal painRotten to the core
Big steel springs to conceal the load, gotta make sure so nobody knows
22 cases of cat daddy wine to the Mossy Bottom past the Pike County Line

Dispatcher Deputy, whats your 10-20?
Deputy Yea CentralI am two miles north of Mossy BottomIt looks like we got us a Mr. Ben the Bootlegger passing the Pike County line
Dispatcher Officer 32we are setting up Roadblock in Pikeville We have three units in the vicinity of 23
Sheriff Negative, we are gonna take him down this time
Dispatcher Officer 32 10-9 Clarifydid you say take down?
Sheriff - You heard me10-4
(GUNFIRE)
Dispatch Officer 3210-72 we have reports of gunfire on Mossy Bottomplease confirm
Sheriff Thats a big 10-4, gun shots were fired
Deputy I think we shot him SherriffWe shot the son of a bitchwait correction hes on the move

Showdown time in the Middle of the night. Lawman Shines a Big Spotlight
Ole Ben Pulls off Coal Run Road, Out Here there aint no Postal Code

Deputy Sheriff, I got that slimy bastard in my sightsIm gonna take a shot!
Sheriff Stand down Deputy, he is mine

Hypersonic, a 440 horse, right on course, no remorse
Old Ben hits the toggle on his back tail lights He couldnt see Ben in a telescope site
Lawmen ends in a roadside ditch, rollers flipped over, now aint that a bitch
Old Ben is laughing on a roadside hill, makes a lot of money w/ that moonshine still
Sheriff Deputy, You aint gonna believe this, but my squad car is completely rolled over in a ditch. Tell me he didnt get away again.
Deputy - Say again, I did not copy thatdid you say he got away?
Sheriff Yea! He got away
Deputy I think you are right Sheriff, he drove right by meand lookhe is sitting on top of that hillhe is laughing at us