The Road to Kentuck Songtext
von Johnny Cash

We′re goin' west to Kaintuck down the road to Moccasin Gap
Down the wilderness road
The Dug Road the old Reedy Creek road
The Road down Troublesome road through Moccasin Gap


There was a time when goin′ way out west meant goin' to Kaintuck
The dark and bloody ground as Indians called it
Indians wars were ragin' and men like Daniel Boone and Michael Stoner
Came down the wilderness road like countless families did
Through a place in South Western Virginia called Big Moccasin Gap
It′s a hot day in ′73 and this is my wife and my kids with me
Daniel Boone lost his boy the other day, young Jim Boone is dead 20 miles away
The wagons turn and went back home, even Daniel couldn't make it alone
I guess probably Daniel could, but he stopped awhile in castle wood

(If you love your wife and love your baby man
Turn your wagons back as soon as you can
Every Injun in these hills has gone berserk, you never gonna make it to Kaintuck)

Ah I bet I′m gonna make it to Kaintuck
We're goin′ west to Kaintuck down the road to Moccasin Gap
Down the wilderness road
The Dug Road the old Reedy Creek Road
The Road down Troublesome Road through Moccasin Gap
The Dug Road the old Reedy Creek Road
The Road down Troublesome Road through Moccasin Gap