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Thread #61705   Message #993887
Posted By: Stewie
30-Jul-03 - 10:18 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Gimme Chaw Tobacco
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Gimme Chaw Tobacco
The Carter Brothers & Son side is mostly incomprehensible to me. It seems to consist of 3 couplets, the first - and not the same as posted by Guest above - is repeated several times. The second, the dog couplet, is clear enough:

Had a little dog and his name was Rover
When he died, he died all over

The final couplet sounds like:

? gals oh how I love ya
? gals give me chaw tobacca

The Dillards track, cited by Q, has no lyrics. It is part of a 2-tune harmonica solo by Rodney Dillard: 'Taters in Sandy Lane/Gimme Chaw T'Baccer'.

--Stewie.