Hey, he emailed me again with more lyrics to add to what someone posted in the original possum thread:

Hi Margo,

Thanks for the lyrics! The version that I have is slightly different (and slightly longer too.)

My family is hungry, and my dog needs a bone
I'm out of job, and I'm driving home

Suddenly the things are looking mighty bright

I've got five pounds of possum in my headlights tonight!

CHORUS:

Yeah, I've got five pounds of possum in my headlights tonight

And if I can get a piece of him, it'll be all right

Biscuits and possum gravy, oh what a delight!

Yeah, I've got five pounds of possum in my headlights tonight!

I'm thinking of gravy or maybe a stew

My family will eat well if my aiming is true

I'm shifting my headlights from dim up to bright

And I've got five pounds of possum in my headlights tonight!

CHORUS

My prospects will prosper, my outlook will blossum

If I can just get me a bead on that possum

He'll shift to the left and then he'll slide to the right

But I've got five pounds of possum in my headlights tonight!

CHORUS

We'll have some good meat in our hot soup, you all

If I can just line up on that mar-su-pi-al

Some may think I'm wrong but I know that I'm right

And I've got five pounds of possum in my headlights tonight!

CHORUS

FIRST VERSE AND CHORUS

--H.

I like the part about mar-su-pi-al

Margarita