Kentucky River Side

Well the Lawrenceburg firemen got a call one night
A frantic voice was screaming 'bout a terrible sight
An inferno at the warehouse in the center of town
And if they didn't get there fast, the whole place would burn down!

When they got there flames were lightin' the sky
And had swallowed up the warehouse seven stories high
But what the general public had found the most disturbin'
Was that the warehouse was a storage place for Wild Turkey Bourbon!!

The flames were raging higher and hotter by the minute
And gettin' closer to the barrels with the Bourbon in it
Suddenly the firemen's ears were filled with warlike commotion
Each barrel blowing up like the Siberian Explosion!

Oh cruel and remorseless was that bourbon's fate
To explode in a sound heard clear across the State
And instead of wreaking havoc on some poor person's liver
It all seeped out into the big Kentucky river!

Down by the river side
Down by the river side
Down by the river side
The tide is boiling booze
Down by the river side
Down by the river side
Down by the river side
Hey, if you snooze, you lose!

The firemen put out the blaze at long last, I'm told
While the river burned like liquid gold
Every Mom and Dad were out in boats, with every son and daughter
Tryin' to get a taste of that sweet fire water

Well the mayor was afraid of a big contamination
So he shut down the town's only water-treament station
You couldn't even use the water to wash your dirty cars
But them spigots got more workout than the local bars!

Down by the river side
Down by the river side
Down by the river side
The tide is boiling booze
Down by the river side
Down by the river side
Down by the river side
Hey, if you snooze, you lose!

--Mbo