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Big John's House

from River of Chowder by drexel

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Big John's House

Drivin' down the holler, goin' 90 miles an hour
Gonna' get a pound of dope at big John's House
Just outside of Beattyville on the other side of hell
Where the people stay stoned all day long

It was 1987 down in Williamsburg, Ky.
The Baptists had social control
We were drinkin' and dope dealin'
But from noone we were stealin,
We were reckless with innocent joy

Young and crazy, we were runnin' free
On a marijuana mission, down in old Appalachee

Young and crazy, we were runnin' free
On a marijuana mission, down in old Appalachee

He was big and really hairy,
Awful jolly but still scary
The room was filled with 300 pounds
But on that night I do remember,
On that weekend in September
How good it felt to be breakin' the law

Just a weekend back in college
Learnin' old subversive knowledge
Haulin' weed from Owsley to Dayton
We didn't know what we were doin'
That our lives could end in ruin
The moment was all that we cared for

CHORUS
Young and crazy, we were runnin' free
On a marijuana mission, down in old Appalachee

Young and crazy, we were runnin' free
On a marijuana mission, down in old Appalachee

We really didn't give a damn
We were on the side of nature's plan
19 years old and full of ourselves
I'd do it all again, if I could
But they'd probably lock me up for good
After hearin' the words to this song

Drivin' down the holler, goin' 90 miles an hour
Gonna' get a pound of dope at big John's House
Just outside of Beattyville on the other side of hell
Where the people stay stoned all day long

CHORUS
Young and crazy, we were runnin' free
On a marijuana mission, down in old Appalachee

Young and crazy, we were runnin' free
On a marijuana mission, down in old Appalachee

Just outside of Beattyville
On the other side of hell
We gonna' get a pound of dope at Big John's House

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from River of Chowder, released January 1, 2005
Lyrics and melody by David Sparks. Music by Brian Pelfrey

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