THE BOYS FROM WEIRD HOLLER
Words: Jack Hunter Daves / Music: Troy Guinn
The Boys from Weird Holler will
Rock you outta yore head
With that hillbilly rhythm
Even though those cats are dead
So come and listen to my yarn
‘bout what happened in Josh’s barn
When the Boys from Weird Holler
Were sent to eternity....
It was on a long ago Halloween night
In a barn near Dead Man’s Drop
Every cat in Booger County had
Come for the Harvest Hop
Lucky Slim was janglin’ on the Gretsch and
Ben was on the bass
Little Joe Kelly was a-drummin’ at a
Psychopathic pace
All the guys and gals were eatin’
Punkin pie and sippin’ from a jar
‘Cause Josh’s barn hid a moonshine still and
Doubled as a bar.
The Boys from Weird Holler will
Rock you outta yore shoes
They gotta play that crazy beat to
Lose them haunted blues
That night in Josh’s barn
Those boys didn’t give a darn
‘Cause down in Weird Holler
They’d rock for eternity.
Whiskey flowed like water
Those boys ‘bout had a fit
Lucky Slim said, “If you aint wantin to rock
then go ahead and git!”
The still was workin’ overtime just to
Keep ‘em likkered up
Josh yelled, “Punkin Heads! Apple-Bobbers!
C’mon and have a sup!”
Then he hollered out, “Go Cat Go!” and
Got on the outside of a swig
While the kids in Weird Holler
began to dance a jig
.
The Boys from Weird Holler
are gonna rock you outta your gourd
Those hillbilly hepcats in their
Rumblin’ Hot Rod Ford
They were wailin’ out that jive
On their last night alive
When the Boys from Weird Holler
Were blown to eternity.
Shoe leather was scatterin’ straw
You should have seen ‘em go
When Josh jumped from behind the still
and screamed “The damn things gonna blow!”
Every hick in Booger county heard the
Racket that sucker made
Corn likker went up like nitro and
blew away the stage
Every one got out except those rockin’ cats
No one forgot that sight
When the Boys from Weird Holler
Were blown apart that night.
Now they say them boys are still howlin’
And layin’ out that hillbilly jive
You can hear ‘em in Weird Holler
Just as sure as you’re alive
A cold chill might creep up yore spine
But your hand will be slappin’ the dash
‘Cause the Boys from Weird Holler
are still rockin’ through eternity.