Mac Wiseman - What a Waste of Good Corn Likker lyrics

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