I have found some old Riley Puckett songs, and would like to learn one of them.
I have been unable to find the lyrics anywhere, so I have tried to write it down from the recording, but as it is an old 78' from the 20's, and english is not my native language, I have been stuck with one line.
Here comes the lyrics and I'll mark the words I don't understand. I have written them as I hear them, but they don't make sense. Hope someone can help me.

The title is:
Don't Try It For It Can't Be Done.


Folks never say, that I am the best
There's nothing, that I can't do.
You'll find that there's many things put to a test,
Just listen I'll tell you a few.

You can't hit a ball with the bat of your eye
Don't try it for it can't be done.
You can't pick a goose and make gooseberry pie
Don't try it for it can't be done.

You might bring water for hunting their back??(This is the words I don't get)
You might raise a chicken without laying an egg
But you can't raise a cow from the calf of your leg
Don't try it for it can't be done.

You can't sail a ship without getting aboard
Don't try it for it can't be done.
You can't take the rattle all out of a gourd
Don't try it for it can't be done.

You might find a barber who tell you just how
you can get a good shave from the blade of a plow.
But you cannot get milk from a gentleman cow
Don't try it for it can't be done.

The song can be heard here:
http://www.juneberry78s.com/sounds/j15056-18.mp3