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The Marshall Tucker Band "Fire On The Mountain"
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Toy Caldwell
Toy Caldwell
Lead Guitar
George McCorkle
George McCorkle
Guitar
Tommy Caldwell
Tommy Caldwell
Bass Guitar
Jerry Eubanks
Jerry Eubanks
Saxophone
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Guitar
Paul Riddle
Paul Riddle
Drums
Doug Gray
Doug Gray
Tambourine
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
George McCorkle
George McCorkle
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Paul Hornsby
Paul Hornsby
Producer
Ron Rainey
Ron Rainey
Executive Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Took my family away
From our Carolina home
Had dreams about the west
And started to roam
Six long months on a
Dust covered trail
They say Heaven's at the end
But so far it's been hell
[Verse 2]
And there's fire on the mountain
Lightning in the air
Gold in them hills
And it's waiting for me there
[Verse 3]
We were digging and shifting
From 5 till 5
Selling everything we found
Just to stay alive
Gold flowed free
Like the whiskey in the bars
Sinning was the big thing, Lord
And Satan was the star
[Verse 4]
And there's fire on the mountain
Lightning in the air
Gold in them hills
And it's waiting for me there
[Verse 5]
Dance hall girls
Were the evening treat
Empty cartridges and blood lines
The gutters of the street
Men were shot down for the sake of fun
Or just to hear the noise
Of their .44 guns
[Verse 6]
And there's fire on the mountain
Lightning in the air
Gold in them hills
And it's waiting for me there
[Verse 7]
Now my widow
She weeps by my grave
Tears flow free for her man
She couldn't save
Shot down in cold blood
By a gun that carried fame
All for a useless and no good
Worthless claim
[Verse 8]
And there's fire on the mountain
Lightning in the air
Gold in them hills
And it's waiting for me there
[Verse 9]
Fire on the mountain
Lightning in the air
Gold in them hills
And it's waiting for me there
Waiting for me there
Written by: George McCorkle

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