Since the days of prohibition ´round here they´ve been making shine
I had an uncle go to prison running jugs across state lines
He told the judge who let him out, you´ll never catch me doing that again

He got a faster car and they never did
I´m a son of the mountains, I´m a son a of a gun
I´m as free as the river that through this hollar runs
Blame who I am on where I´m from
´Cause I´m a son, I´m a son of the mountains
By the time they make it legal, we´re a long way down that road
Hell, I don´t care who you marry, what you brew or what you grow
Up here we believe in freedom
If there´s a hill to die on, well that´s mine
Yeah, it might be an uphill climb
But I´m a son of the mountains, I´m a son a of a gun
Would you like a little moonshine? I think I´ve got some
A little uphill climb don´t scare me none

´Cause I´m a son, I´m a son of the mountains
The good Lord willing and the creek don´t rise
It don´t matter when you´re up this high
Dog on the porch, chicken in the pan
Come on baby, take my hand
Yeah, you´re a daughter of the land and
I´m a son of the mountains (I´m a song of the mountains)
I´m a son a of a gun (I´m a son of a gun)
I´m as free as a river (I´m as free as a river)
That through this hollar runs (through this hollar runs)
The highs and lows don´t scare me none
´Cause I´m a son (I´m a son)
I´m the son of the mountains
The good Lord willing and the creek don´t rise
It don´t matter when you´re up this high
I´m a son of the mountains (I´m a son of the mountains)