Way down in West Virginia,
There are some people who are one of a kind
They don't need nothin' from nobody,
'Cause they're already doin' fine
You got Hasil Adkins punchin',
An' Mamie's raisin' hell
The legend of D Ray White,
Will never die like a rebel yell
An' ol' Jesco's dancin' in his Daddy's shoes
Yeah, ol' Hasil's still punchin' out them Boone County blues
(Boone County blues)
An' ol' Mamie, you know she's done some time in jail
The legend of D Ray White will never die like a rebel yell
-Instrumental break-
Birty Mae White, she's the strongest woman,
That I've ever met in my life
She raised over twenty-four of her own,
An' had to watch her husband die
She's always fightin' hard,
An' livin' off the land
When she's done livin' in this world,
You know, the Lord's gonna take her by her hand
An' ol' Jesco's dancin' in his Daddy's shoes
Yeah, ol' Hasil's still punchin' out them Boone County blues
(Boone County blues)
An' Mamie, you know she's still raisin' hell
The legend of D Ray White will never die like a rebel yell
Yeah, the legend of D Ray White will never die like a rebel yell