ORIGINAL SONGTEXTE
Well in North Carolina, way back in the hills
Me and my old pappy had a hand in a still
We brewed white lightnin' 'til the sun went down
Then he'd fill him a jug and he'd pass it around
Mighty, mighty pleasin, pappy's corn squeezin'
Whshhhoooh... white lightnin'
Well the "G" men "T" men revenuers, too
Searchin' for the place where he made his brew
They were looking, tryin to book him, but my pappy kept a-cookin'
Whshhhoooh... white lightnin'
Well I asked my old pappy why he called his brew
White lightnin' 'stead of mountain dew
I took a little sip and right away I knew
As my eyes bugged out and my face turned blue
Lightnin' started flashin' thunder started clashin'
Shhhoooh... white lightnin'
Well the "G" men "T" men revenuers, too
Searchin' for the place where he made his brew
They were looking, tryin to book him, but my pappy kept a-cookin'
Whshhhoooh... white lightnin'
Well a city slicker came and he said "I'm tough"
I think I wanna taste that powerful stuff
He took one s-s-slug and drank it right down
And I heard him a moaning as he hit the ground
Mighty, mighty pleasin, pappy's corn squeezin'
Whshhhoooh... white lightnin'
ÜBERSETZUNG
~ Well in North Carolina, way back in the hills ~
Ich und mein alter Papi hatten eine Brennerei
Wir brauten Weißbier, bis die Sonne unterging
Dann füllte er ihm einen Krug und reichte ihn herum
~ ~ Mighty, mighty pleasin, pappy's corn squeezin' ~ ~
~ Weißer Blitz... ~
Die G-Männer, die T-Männer, die Rächer auch
Suchten nach dem Ort, wo er sein Gebräu machte
~ They were looking, tryin' to book him, but my pappy kept a-cookin' ~
Der weiße Blitz...
Ich fragte meinen alten Papa, warum er sein Gebräu so nannte.
"Weißer Blitz" und nicht "Mountain Dew".
Ich nahm einen kleinen Schluck und wusste es sofort.
Als meine Augen ausfielen und mein Gesicht blau wurde
Blitze zuckten, der Donner krachte.
~ Shhoooh... white lightnin' ~
~ Well the "G" men ~ ~ T" men revenuers, too ~
Suchten nach dem Ort, wo er sein Gebräu machte
~ They were looking, tryin' to book him, but my pappy kept a-cookin' ~
~ Whshhhoooh... white lightning ~
Ein Stadtmensch kam und sagte: "Ich bin hart."
Ich glaube, ich will das starke Zeug probieren
Er nahm einen Schluck und trank ihn sofort aus
Und ich hörte ihn stöhnen, als er auf dem Boden aufschlug
Mighty, mighty pleasin, pappy's corn squeezin'
Whshhhoooh... white lightnin'