The Rusty Anchor The Still and the Star

My old man’s a shadow in the valley of the moon
He’s cooking liquid lightning with a copper-plated spoon
The smoke is rising slowly from the thicket and the pine
He says, Boy, stay away from where the silver badges shine
But I’ve seen a pair of eyes that make the morning look so dim
Down in the valley where the river meets the rim
She’s the flower of the county, she’s the treasure of the town

But her father is the man who wants to burn our mountain down
Ooh, dance with the fire...
Oh, the Sheriff’s got his law, and my father’s got his still
And I’m caught between the valley and the shadow of the hill
I’m a rogue of the mountain, she’s the lady of the law
The sweetest little danger that a gambler ever saw

We meet beneath the willow where the water runs so deep
While the town is in its slumber and the law is fast asleep
I brought her mountain clover, she brought me city lace
I see the silver reflection of her father in her face
He swore to hunt the "Moonshine King" and put him in a cage
To write the final chapter on a dark and bloody page
But how can I be loyal when my heart has gone astray

I’m loving what my father says I’m born to drive away
Stomp... Stomp... Stomp
The copper is hot, and the badge is cold
A story of love that can never be told
If he catches us dancing, if he hears what we say
There’ll be hell in the valley by the breaking of the day!

Oh, the Sheriff’s got his law, and my father’s got his still
And I’m caught between the valley and the shadow of the hill
I’m a rogue of the mountain, she’s the lady of the law
The sweetest little danger that a gambler ever saw
So pour me a drop of that mountain dew
And I’ll toast to the girl with the eyes so blue
Run, boy, run... before the sun