Way down in West Virginia

There's some people who are one of a kind

They don't need nothin' from nobody

'Cause they're already doin' fine

You got Hasil Adkins punchin'

And Mamie's raisin' hell

The legend of D Ray White

Will never die like a rebel yell

And ol' Jesco's dancin' in his Daddy's shoes

Yeah, ol' Hasil's still punchin' out them Boone County blues

And ol' Mamie, you know she's done some time in jail

The legend of D Ray White will never die like a rebel yell

Birdie May White, she's the strongest woman

That I've ever met in my life

She raised over twenty-four of her own

And had to watch her husband dyin'

She's always fightin' hard

And livin' off the land

When she's done livin' in this world

You know, the Lord's gonna take her by her hand

And ol' Jesco's dancin' in his Daddy's shoes

Yeah, ol' Hasil's still punchin' out them Boone County blues

And ol' Mamie, you know she's still raisin' hell

The legend of D Ray White will never die like a rebel yell

Yeah, the legend of D Ray White will never die like a rebel yell