You Know My Name

[Verse 1]
I ain't from your fancy glass, I'm from the farmer's hand Scots-Irish fire on frontier land My first name was Rye, in Pennsylvania cold Then Hamilton came huntin' for the silver and the gold He sent the tax man, he sent the gun Washington's army made the old stills run Made the old stills run

[Chorus]
Oh, they pushed me south, down the Ohio My blood ain't water, it's corn-bred and it's slow Born in rebellion, aged in the flame I'm the history of a nation, baby, you know my name Yeah, you know my name

[Verse 2]
Crossed the mountains, left the rye behind Found a home in Kentucky, eased my troubled mind Gave me a new bed, a barrel black and charred Countin' out the seasons in the rickhouse yard Down in Tennessee, they made me clean Dripped me through the charcoal, washed away the mean Washed away the mean

[Chorus]
Oh, they pushed me south, down theOhio My blood ain't water, it's corn-bred and it's slow Born in rebellion, aged in the flame I'm the history of a nation, baby, you know my name Yeah, you know my name

[Bridge]
They tried to kill me back in 1920 Called me "medicine," but I still flowed plenty I was the white lightnin' on a juke joint night Fuelin' up the blues 'til the mornin' light I'm the runner's engine, fast and loud I'm the outlaw spirit in the thunder cloud

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]
Oh, they pushed me south, down the Ohio My blood ain't water, it's corn-bred and it's slow Born in rebellion, aged in the flame I'm the history of a nation, baby, you know my name Yeah, you know my name

[Outro]
From the still to the bottle From the tax to the throttle Corn-bred, hell-raised You know my name