I'm a-makin' whiskey
On the Rattlesnake Shelf
I'm a-gonna drink some

And the rest I'll sell
Me and my baby
Are comin' into town

I'm makin' whiskey
Going to bring some down
I gotta thirty feet of copper

Running through the stream
Bang it like a hammer
When the water hits the steam

Stoke like a steamboat
Comin' down the line
I'm makin' whiskey

Do you want to make time
I'm makin' whiskey
On the Rattlesnake Shelf

I'm a-gonna drink some
And the rest I'll sell
Me and my baby, comin' in to town

I'm makin' whiskey
Gonna bring some down
I'm a-workin' in the morning

'Fore the Revenue Man
Come a-lookin' around
With a paper in his hand

Stick in your finger
And it tastes so fine
It'll make you go crazy

Stick it too many times
I'm makin' whiskey
On the Rattlesnake Shelf

I'm a-gonna drink some
And the rest I'll sell
Me and my baby, comin' into town

I'm makin' whiskey
Going to bring some down
I'm makin' whiskey

Going to bring some down