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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.