Shakey originally wrote this song as a joke. He and his friend saw a mason jar of commercial moonshine known as Georgia Moon in a store somewhere and the slogan on it amused them enough to come up with a fake country song in the car. Once he stopped to think about it, his inner romantic took over an...
[Verse 1]
Doing eighty-five going north on eighty-one
Won't see my baby 'til the rising of the sun
Tennessee keeps warnin' me if I booze it I might lose it
But shine on, Georgia moon
Shine on
[Bridge]
It's hard to see the road
Through this rain and all the fog
[Verse 2]
This Appalachian driving has me tired as a dog
But this mason full of moonshine, gon' keep me mighty strong
So shine on, Georgia moon
Shine on
[Verse 3]
So loosen up the lid and open up the throttle
You wanna see the light?
Ain't gonna find it in a bottle
When I'm sippin' on a jar
The road ain't quite so long
[Outro]
So shine on, Georgia moon
Shine on
Ooh, yeah
Shine on, Georgia moon
Shine on