Old Jed was a maker of whiskey
He toiled for hours as he worked
His shoes were all worn and he sang drinking songs like

Whoa ho, whoa ho, whoa ho

Old Jed lived down in the holler
He tended his still as he sang
The whiskey was strong and he whistled along

Old Jed was married to sweet Martha
Who bore eleven children in twenty years
His oldest Young Jed sat there laughing as his Pa sang

Whoa ho, whoa ho, whoa ho

Old Jed never let life get him down
He lost his second to a tragic event
Bubby drowned in South side crick but Jed kept his spirits up, he sang
Whoa ho, whoa ho, whoa ho

Old Jed, he knew right from wrong, he kept his nose as clean as silk
Jed was wise in the ways of the world
And kept his sons away from harm singing

Whoa ho, whoa ho, whoa ho

Old Jed had a third boy name was Billy
He was dumb as a box of rocks
He ran afoul of the law and did time
Willy was a star in his own mind singing

Whoa ho, whoa ho, whoa ho

Old Jed had a fourth son, he called him Toad
He was helping his Pa at the still
Toad knocked over the still on his Pa
Burned up Old Jed dead where he sat that day

He wished he could hear his old pa singing
Whoa ho, whoa ho, whoa ho
Whoa ho, whoa ho, whoa ho
Whoa ho, whoa ho, whoa ho