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Thread #32056   Message #419518
Posted By: Little Hawk
16-Mar-01 - 07:15 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Chopped Up Possum
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: words to 'chopped up possum'?
Chop That Possum Up - trad.

Chop that possum up, boys
Hunt that possum down
Drill that possum threw the head
And nail 'im to the ground
Chop that possum into little teeny bits of meat
Wrap him up in applesauce and grill him up complete

Now that possum's dead, boys
He don't play no more
No more little possum feet
Scrambling on mah floor
No more little possum eyes
Look through mah window pane
No more little possum lies
Since we-all stewed his brains

Chop that possum up, boys
Hunt that possum down
Drill that possum threw the head
And nail 'im to the ground
Chop that possum into little teeny bits of meat
Wrap him up in applesauce and grill him up complete

The above song was culled from Hillbilly Laments of the 1700's, a book which is now regrettably out of print...

- LH