The Shot Gun Boogie - Tennessee Ernie Ford

[00:05.71]There it stands in the corner
[00:07.09]with the barrel so straight
[00:08.40]I looked out the winder
[00:09.71]and over the gate
[00:11.14]The big fat rabbits
[00:12.33]are jumpin' in the grass
[00:13.64]Wait 'till they hear
[00:15.26]my old shotgun blast
[00:17.01]Shotgun boogie,
[00:17.95]I done saw your track
[00:20.94]Look out Mr. Rabbit
[00:23.37]when I cock my hammer back
[00:25.31]
[00:27.61]Well, over on the
[00:28.74]ridge is a scaly bark
[00:30.30]Hickory nuts so big
[00:31.92]you can see'em in the dark
[00:33.36]The big fat squirrels,
[00:34.55]they scratch and they fight
[00:35.80]I'll be on that ridge
[00:37.10]before daylight
[00:38.67]With a shotgun boogie,
[00:39.91]all I need is one shot
[00:42.78]
[00:44.16]Look out bushy-tails,
[00:45.09]tonight you'll be in the pot
[00:47.52]
[01:05.49]Well, I met a pretty gal,
[01:06.81]she was tall and thin
[01:07.81]I asked her what she had,
[01:09.68]she said a Fox four-ten
[01:10.67]I looked her up and down,
[01:12.42]said boy this is love
[01:13.55]So we headed for the brush
[01:14.98]to shoot a big fat dove
[01:16.60]Shotgun boogie,
[01:17.72]boy the feathers flew
[01:20.54]
[01:22.03]Look out Mr. Dove when
[01:23.34]she draws a bead on you
[01:25.53]
[01:27.21]I sat down on a log,
[01:28.65]took her on my lap
[01:29.96]She said wait a minute bud,
[01:31.45]you got to see my pap
[01:32.70]He's gotta sixteen gauge
[01:34.02]choked down like a rifle
[01:35.39]He don't like a man
[01:36.76]that's a-gonna trifle
[01:38.38]Shotgun boogie,
[01:39.76]draws a bead so fine
[01:42.12]
[01:43.74]Look out big boy,
[01:44.68]he's loaded all the time
[01:46.68]
[02:05.52]Well, I called on her pap
[02:06.78]like a gentleman oughter
[02:07.96]He said no brush hunter's
[02:09.33]gonna get my daughter
[02:10.26]He cocked back the
[02:11.89]hammer right on the spot
[02:13.33]When the gun went off
[02:14.82]I outrun the shot
[02:16.00]
[02:16.69]Shotgun boogie,
[02:17.69]I wanted weddin' bells
[02:20.50]I'll be back little gal,
[02:23.00]when your pappy runs out of shells