The Red Rose Lyrics

i went walking one day down the dusty trail in the mountains

i saw your fence and climbed it down to the ground

on the ground i walked and on the rock there was your still

there was your still



there's a bar in alabama

and it's called the red rose

and i go there when i'm thirsty

that's the only reason i suppose



and there was a man beside me

for ten long years i stayed at home

but that man has gone and left me

to do some drinking on his own



i think God is a moonshiner

his skin is gold from the whiskey in his blood

and i think it heaven there is a bar room

a place where the men go and forget about their wives



the sun rises when i'm drinking

and it sets when i'm asleep

and i'll drag my lonliness

to the next bar that i see



i think God is a moonshiner

his skin is gold from the whiskey in his blood

and i think it heaven there is a bar room

a place where the men go and forget about their wives



i know i've had enough of this town

there's not much more for me to see

and there's bibles falling from the skies down here

but i don't think God has time for me



i think God is a moonshiner

his skin is gold from the whiskey in his blood

and i think it heaven there is a bar room

a place where the men go and forget about their wives



i walked to your still and i drank my fill on the rock