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Thread #78990   Message #2190633
Posted By: Jim Dixon
10-Nov-07 - 03:02 PM
Thread Name: Lyr/Tab Req: Eph Got a Coon (from Dan Gellert)
Subject: Lyr Add: EPH GOT A COON (from Dan Gellert)
I believe these are the lyrics that Dan Gellert sings. Although the title, according to the web site, is EPH GOT A COON, it sounds more like "Eph caught a coon" to me.

EPH GOT A COON

1. Ugliest man that ever I saw
Come down the road from Arkansas.
His eyes were red. His lips were blue.
His collar went a-flippin' an' his coat-tail flew.

CHORUS: Brother Eph caught a coon an' gone.
Gone, Lord, he's gone.
Brother Eph caught a coon an' gone on,
And left me lookin' up a tree.

2. Yonder he come with a whistle and a whack.
Gonna knock that engine off the track.
His knee got caught in the drivin' wheel.
Cross-tie ruined that ol' man's heel.

3. When I come to die, just tie my hands and sew my feet,
Stop my mouth with mutton meat,
'Cause Eph caught a coon an' gone,
And left me lookin' up a tree.