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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Rhiannon Giddens
Rhiannon Giddens
Lead Vocals
T Bone Burnett
T Bone Burnett
Guitar
Dennis Crouch
Dennis Crouch
Acoustic Bass Guitar
Jay Bellerose
Jay Bellerose
Drums
Gabriel Witcher
Gabriel Witcher
Fiddle
Colin Linden
Colin Linden
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Rhiannon Giddens
Rhiannon Giddens
Songwriter
Lalenja Harrington
Lalenja Harrington
Songwriter
T Bone Burnett
T Bone Burnett
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
T Bone Burnett
T Bone Burnett
Producer

Lyrics

I'm a moonshiner's daughter And I'll fight you if you wanna I was born to break the law If that wild cat burns blue Then you know that it is true I'll be the best damn runner you ever saw I was born in a shack at the foot of the hill Didn't know my ma and I never will She labored two days and when it was done She died of despair 'cause I wasn't a son But I laced by boots and as I grew higher Daddy taught me all about lightning and fire I dogged that old man by the heel And when I was 12, got behind the wheel Daddy and I, we got it real good We knew every shortcut through these woods He delivered the dew and I held the gun And he didn't much care that I wasn't a son I'm a moonshiner's daughter And I'll fight you if you want to I was born to break the law If that wild cat burns blue Then you know that it is true I'll be the best damn runner you ever saw They think that they can tame me But them men can't even lay me Am I girl? Am I woman? Doesn't matter, I'm the best Daddy's luck ran out one moonless night The boys in blue had him in their sights He told me to run and I never look back And I hear two shots on that back country track Moonshine's my blood, running through my soul And I never cared much about getting too old I burned through this life and when it's the end I'll stare death in the face, just like him I'm a moonshiner's daughter And I'll fight you if you want to I was born to break the law If that wild cat burns blue Then you know that it is true I'll be the best damn runner you ever saw I'll be the best damn runner you ever saw
Writer(s): T Bone Burnett, Rhiannon Giddens Laffan, Lalenja Giddens Harrington Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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