Better Than That(The Ballad of Uncle Frank)

Back in 1920 folks was acting kind of funny
And we couldn't even get us a drink
Except that rot gut moonshine
The kind that make you go blind
Mixed right in the kitchen sink
It was hard, hard times
There was no denying and folks could only fritter and frat
But there was nothing you could do because you couldn't get no better than that

Then along came a man
And you know he had the plan
To get all of them good times back
You bring the good stuff down
And pass the word around
You can bet your wallets gonna' get fat
And it turned out true
All you had to do
Was keep your eyes watching your back
That whiskey poured like gold and you couldn't get no better than that

And it didn't take long until everywhere he roamed
He got the red carpet welcome mat

So the ships rolled in with the whiskey and the gin
And the boys let the good times roar
Running them rum row miles
Stacking dough up in piles
And the people only lined up for more
And them bulls in blue knew exactly what to do
Just keep the cool and take home your pad
That whiskey weighed like gold and you couldn't get no better than that

But it didn't take long between the money and the guns
Until you heard the shotgun crack

Well it's sad but true
The hardest thing to do
Is just to make it to the end of the track
And for the chosen few
Heres to how you do
Let's give em all a tip of the hat
It ain't the same these days
Think its safe to say
They just don't make em like that
So let the stories be told
Because it never got no better than that
Heres to them days of old
You know it never got no better than that