[Verse 1]
Turpentine and dandelion wine
I've turned the corner and I'm doing fine
Shooting at the birds on the telephone line
Picking 'em off with this gun of mine
I got a fire in my belly and a fire in my head
Going higher and higher 'til I'm dead

[Verse 2]
Sister Sue is short and stout
And she didn't grow up - she grew out
Papa says she's plain but he's just being kind
Mama says she's pretty but she's almost blind
Daddy don't let her out much 'cept at night
But I don't care 'cause I'm all right

[Chorus]
The sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home
And the young folks roll on the floor
The sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home
Keep them hard times away from my door

[Verse 3]
Brother Gene was big and mean
And he didn't have much to say
He had a little woman that he whupped each day
And now she's gone away
Got drunk last night
Kicked mama down the stairs
I'm all right and I don't care
[Chorus]
The sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home
And the young folks roll on the floor
The sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home
Keep them hard times away from my door