Me An' Burl

Tune: Old Blue

I had an old squirrel,
And his name was Burl,
And you can bet he was a good ole squirrel!

Go on, Burl!
You're a good ole squirrel.

I useta feed him
At my door
But I don't live
In a house no more

Go on, Burl!!
You good ole squirrel!

Well my ole man
Got drunk and mean
Meanest man you ever seen

Go on, Burl!!
You good ole squirrel!

He whopped me up
'Longside the head
An' kicked me out of his house and bed!

Go on, Burl!!
You good ole squirrel!

Well I left that house
Without a dime
Just about Burl's feeding time.

Go on, Burl!!
You good ole squirrel!

Well, Burl came around
Looking for his chuck
But I tole that squirrel he was outta luck!

Go on, Burl!!
You good ole squirrel!

He saw me crying,
And he said "Aw, gee!"
"You can come move in with me!"

Go on, Burl!!
You good ole squirrel!

So me and Burl
We started a life
And I've become a squirrel's housewife!

Go on, Burl!!
You good ole squirrel!

I cook them chestnuts
And I make the beds
And Burl, he jumps on people's heads

Go on, Burl!!
You good ole squirrel!

Now old Burl's big
He weighs eleven pound,
And he knocks the humans right down to the ground!

Go on, Burl!!
You good ole squirrel!

Don't need no man,
Nor cow nor pail,
Got me a squirrel with a fuzzy tail!

Go on, Burl!!
You good ole squirrel!

When Burl an' me
We fool around
Knocks all the chestnuts onto the ground!

Go on, Burl!!
You good ole squirrel!

Happiest woman
In the whole wide world
Got my tree, an' I got my squirrel!

Go on, Burl!!
You good ole squirrel!
Go on, Burl!!
You good ole squirrel!