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Intro: A Am7 A E Am7 A C A E
#1.
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Muskrat, muskrat, what makes your back so slick?
I've been livin' in the water all of my life,
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it's a wonder I ain't sick, I ain't sick, I ain't sick,
G A C E
I ain't sick.
#2.
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Ground-hog, ground-hog, what makes your back so brown?
I've been livin' in the ground all of my life,
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it's a wonder I'm around, I'm around, I'm around, I'm
G A C G
around.
#3.
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Jaybird, Jaybird, what makes you fly so high?
E
I've been eatin' these acorns all of my life, it's a wonder
A G A Am7 A
I don't die, I don't die, I don't die, I don't die.
INTERLUDE: G A Am7 A..C A G Am7 E C E
#4.
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Rooster, rooster, what makes your claws so hard?
I've been scratchin' in the barnyard all of my life, it's a
E A
wonder I ain't tired, I ain't tired, I ain't tired, I ain't
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tired.
#5.
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Tomcat, tomcat, what makes your tail so long?
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I've been prowling around all of my life, it's a wonder I ain't
A
gone, I ain't gone, I ain't gone, I ain't gone.
OUTRO: E G C A E G C G E G C A..(Fade.)
Written by Tex Ann/Harold Hensley/Merle Travis