This song is native to Western North Carolina. This song was originally composed by Cascom Lamar Lunsford of Leicester, North Carolina. It was taken over by the folk singers and spread all over the United States. About 70 years ago Lunsford had some records made of his song and the song was quite different from what it is now. Many stanzas have been added and even the tune has been changed a little.
“There’s a big holler tree down the road here from me…
Where ya lay down a dollar or two….
Well you go round the bend and when you come back again..
There’s a jug full o’ good ole mountain dew
“O.. they call it that ole mountain dew….
And them that refuse it are few….
I’ll shut up my mug if you fill up my jug….
With some good ole mountain dew.
“Now my uncle Nort, he’s sawed off and short…
He measures about four foot two…
But he thinks he’s a giant when you give him a pint…
Of that good ole mountain dew
“Well my ole aunt Jill bought some brand new perfume…
It had such a sweet smellin’ pew
But to her surprise when she had it analyzed…
It was nothin but good ole mountain dew.
“Well the preacher rolled by with his head heisted high…
Said his wife had been down with the flu….
And he thought that I ought just uh sell him a quart…
Of that good ole mountain dew.
“Well my brother Bill’s got a still on the hill…
Where he runs off a gallon or two.
Now the buzzards in the sky get so drunk they can’t fly…
From smellin’ that good ole mountain dew.”
Check out this performance of Grandpa Jones performing this classic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjyzHcWVqs0