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The Sting at the Jackson Country Club, 1966

from Jesus Year by T Ferrell

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The (mostly) true story about how Prohibition was repealed, belatedly, in Mississippi.

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It was a sting at the country club in Jackson, jaws hit the floor when the Sheriff rolled right in
It’ll be a cold day in Hell, before they send them rich folks to jail
And on Monday whiskey will flow again, yeah, on Monday sweet whiskey will flow again

Twenty-three years after Amendment 21, Mississippi kept prohibition on the books
Working man like me can’t get no law changed, but for rich folks one night was all it took.
For rich folks one night was all it took

It was a Junior League party at the Jxn Country Club, was wall to wall with French wine and champagne
Sheriff busted in amidst those blue bloods, and he poured their spirits down the drain
He poured their spirits down the drain

It wasn’t too long after that wine hit the ground, that the first Senator got his first call,
The very next time that legislature met they repealed that prohibition law
Now I ain’t a man used to seeking out permission, I took my drink, and I never thought to ask
But I won’t shed a tear for that godforsaken law, so to the Country Club folks I’ll raise my glass

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from Jesus Year, released June 12, 2012

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T Ferrell Washington, D.C.

Mississippi native Taylor Ferrell writes and performs anti-establishment alt-country music. His populist themes and gritty stories channel Bruce Springsteen and Steve Earle. On his debut album, Jesus Year, Ferrell weaves whiskey-soaked tales of Mississippi working class heroes doing battle with corrupt preachers, man-eating vultures, and Confederate Generals. ... more

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