Copperline Songtext
von Charles Roberts

Even the old folks never knew
Why they call it like they do
I was wondering since the age of two
Down on Copperline
Copperhead, copper beech
A copper kettle sittin′ side by each
A copper coil cup of Georgia peach
Down on Copperline

Half a mile down the Morgan Creek
Leanin' heavy on the end of the week
Hercules and a hog-nosed snake
Down on Copperline

We were down on Copperline
Warm summer night on the Copperline
Slip away past suppertime
Wood smoke and moonshine
Down on Copperline


One time I saw my daddy dancin′
I watched him movin' like a man in a trance
He brought it back from the war in France
Down on the Copperline
Bread water and tomato wine
Creosote and turpentine
Sour mash and new moonshine
Down on Copperline

Down on Copperline

First kiss ever I took
Like a page from a romance book
The sky opened, the earth shook
Down on Copperline, down on Copperline
I took a fall from a windy height
I only knew how to hold on tight
And pray for lovin' that could last all night
Down on Copperline

Day breaks and the boy wakes up
And the dog barks and the bird sings
And the sap rises and the angels sigh, yeah
I tried to go back as if I could
All spec house and plywood
Tore up and tore up good
Down on Copperline


It doesn′t come as a surprise to me
It doesn′t touch my memory
Man, I'm liftin′ up and risin' free
Down on Copperline
Half a mile down the Morgan Creek
I′m only livin' for the end of the week
Hercules and a hog-nosed snake
Down on Copperline, yeah

Take me down on Copperline
Oh, down on Copperline
Take me down on Copperline