Shot-Gun Boogie

There it stands in the corner with its barrel so straight

I looked out the window and over the gate

The big fat rabbits are jumpin' in the grass

Just wait 'til they hear my old shotgun blast

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I done saw your trap

Look out, Mr. Rabbit, when I cock my hammer back

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Hey, over in the woods, in the scaly bark

There's hickory nuts so big you can see 'em in the dark

The big fat squirrels, they scratch and they bite

And I'll be on that ridge before daylight

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All I need is one shot

Look out, bushy-tails, tonight you'll be in the pot

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Well, I met a pretty gal, she was tall and thin

I asked her what she had, she said, "A Fox Four-Ten"

I looked her up and down, I said, "Boy, this is love"

So we headed for the brush to shoot a big fat dove

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Boy, the feathers flew

Look out, Mr. Dove, when she draws her bead on you

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Well, I sat down on a log, took her on my lap

She said, "Wait a minute, Tex, you gotta see my pap

He's got a sixteen-gauge choked down like a rifle

And he don't like a man that's a-gonna trifle"

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Draws a bead so fine

Look out, big boy, he's loaded all the time

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'Course I called on her pap like a gentleman oughter

He said, "No brush-hunter's gonna get my daughter"

He cocked back the hammer right there on the spot

And when that gun went off, I outrun that shot

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I wanted wedding bells

I'll be back, little gal, when your pappy runs out of shells

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