Old Black Mountain Tried to spit in your face Old Black Mountain Tried to spit in your face Baby's grubbing whiskey Oh she's practising bass Old Black Mountain Mean as they can be Old Black Mountain Mean as they can be They use gunpowder Just to sweeten the tea Had a girl in Black Mountain Sweetest girl in town Had a girl in Black Mountain Sweetest girl in town But she met a sweet black man Then she threw me down Well, old Black Mountain Can't keep man in jail Well, Black Mountain Can't keep man in jail Jury call him guilty Judge will grant him bail Goin' back to Black Mountain Me and my razor and my gun Goin' back to Black Mountain Me and my razor and my gun Gonna cut her if she stands there And shoot her if she runs