Moonshiner songs

Dating back to 16th century, one of my favorites, with connections to the tale of Beowulf.


"John Barleycorn" is an English folk song[1] (Roud 164). The character of John Barleycorn in the song is a personification of the important cereal crop barley and of the alcoholic beverages made from it, beer and whisky. In the song, John Barleycorn is represented as suffering indignities, attacks and death that correspond to the various stages of barley cultivation, such as reaping and malting.


 

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