What A Waste Of Good Corn Liquor

D D G D D A D D D D I have lost my blue-eyed darling, G D Now I sit with a broken heart D A By my cabin in the Carolina hills D D Oh I loved a 'shiner's daughter G D Loved her true with all my heart D A D 'til she fell into her pappy's liquor still D D Oh what a waste of good corn liquor D A From the still they pulled the plug D D G D Now the revenuers snickered 'cause she melted in the liquor D A D And they had to bury poor Lilly by the jug D D D A D D G D D A D D D Cousin Cale upon the juice harp G D Played a mighty mournful tune D D A As the kinfolks bowed their heads and gathered round D D Then I heard the parson sing G Bm Drink me only with thine eyes D A D As we watch them pour poor Lilly in the ground D D Oh what a waste of good corn liquor D A From the still they pulled the plug D D G D Now the revenuers snickered 'cause she melted in the liquor D A D And they had to bury poor Lilly by the jug D D D A D D G D D A D D D Now I'm sitting in the twilight G D 'neath the weeping willow tree D D A And the sun is slowly sinking in the west D D And I'm clasping to my bosom G D A little jug of Lilly Mae D A D With a broken heart I'm longing for the rest D D Oh what a waste of good corn liquor D A From the still they pulled the plug D D G D Now the revenuers snickered 'cause she melted in the liquor D A D And they had to bury poor Lilly by the jug