(Oh, woah) (Oh, woah) (Oh, woah) (Oh, woah) Where we went swimming after Sunday school Learned how to make, break, and bend the rules Skipping class and slate rock and getting stoned Not knowing any better's all we've ever known Calico Creek runs deep through the holler and hills Washes our sins clean as it feeds them ol' copper-made stills Word has a way of getting around And every year, some kid'll drown In Calico Creek (hey) (Woo) (Woo) (Woo) (Woo) A little town where the old dogs turn mean Full of pesticides and cans of kerosene Where a stray cat can feel right at home Not knowing any better's all we've ever known Calico Creek runs deep through the holler and hills Washes our sins clean as it feeds them ol' copper-made stills We're getting by on an empty tank Found ourselves getting lost on the bank Of Calico Creek Calico Creek (Woo) (Woo) Hey, hey Where the rope swings are rotten Had our toes touching bottom It'll be dry by July, but if you walk down the sides You can find some Rapalas Eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-oh, eh-oh Hey, hey, hey Calico Creek runs deep through the holler and hills Washes our sins clean as it feeds them ol' copper-made stills Hey, hey Calico Creek (hey, hey) Calico Creek (hey, hey) Calico Creek (hey, hey) Calico Creek (hey, hey) (Woo) (Woo) (Woo) (Woo)