Ground Hog

Cat. #0899 (MFH #234) - As sung by Jimmy (Driftwood) Morris, Timbo, Arkansas on August 30, 1969

VERSE 1
I'll shoulder up my gun an' call out my dog, groundhog
Shoulder up my gun an' call out my dog, groundhog
Shoulder up my gun an' call out my dog
I'm go'in t' th mountain, hunt a groundhog, groundhog

VERSE 2
My ole dog tree'd 'er way up on th bluff, groundhog
My ole dog tree'd 'er way up on th bluff, groundhog
My ole dog tree'd 'er way up on th bluff
N' up I went with a huff an' a puff

VERSE 3
One on top n' two underneath, groundhog
One on top n' two underneath, groundhog
One on top n' two underneath
Hear them groundhogs grind'in their teeth, groundhog

VERSE 4
Here came Sal with a dogwood pole, groundhog
Here came Sal with a dogwood pole, groundhog
Here came Sal with a dogwood pole
Runn'in them groundhogs out'a their hole, groundhog

VERSE 5
One on th stump, two on th log, groundhog
One on th stump, two on th log, groundhog
One on th stump, two on th log
They all jumped on to my ole hound dog, groundhog

VERSE 6
Come here Sal, I'm all out'a breath, groundhog
Hurry up Sal, I'm all out'a breath, groundhog
Come here Sal, I'm all out'a breath
Th groundhog's choke'n my dog t' death, groundhog

VERSE 7
Here came Sal with a hickory stick, groundhog
Here came Sal with a hickory stick, groundhog
Here came Sal with a hickory stick
Killed all three with one good lick, groundhog

VERSE 8
She cooked th meat an' she tanned th skin, groundhog
She cooked th meat an' she tanned th skin, groundhog
Cooked th meat, tanned th skin
Killed all three with one good lick, groundhog

VERSE 9
I et so much couldn't hold up my head, groundhog
Et so much couldn't hold up my head, groundhog
Et so much couldn't hold up my head
I stumbled thru th door an' fell in th bed, groundhog

VERSE 10
In came Sal with a snicker an' a grin, groundhog
In came Sal with a snicker an' a grin, groundhog
In came Sal with a snicker an' a grin
Groundhog juice all over her chin,

VERSE 11
I dreamed all night I was go'in t' town, groundhog
Dreamed all night I was go'in t' town, groundhog
I dreamed all night I was go'in t' town
That's th night th bed broke down, groundhog

VERSE 12
Now I'm sleep'in on a pugen floor, groundhog
Now I'm a sleep'in on a pugen floor, groundhog
Now I'm sleep'in on a pugen floor
An' th groundhogs thicker than they ever were before, groundhog

VERSE 13
Fourteen boys an' they hunt all th time, groundhog
Fourteen boys an' they hunt all th time, groundhog
Fourteen boys an' they hunt all th time
Mean as th devil an' th aint worth a dime, groundhog

VERSE 14
My gal Sal's th Mammy of them all, groundhog
My gal Sal's th Mammy of them all, groundhog
My gal Sal's th Mammy of them all
She taught 'em hunt as soon as they could crawl, groundhog

VERSE 15
Shoulder up my gun, n' call up my dog, groundhog
Shoulder up my gun, an' I call up my dog, groundhog
Shoulder up my gun, an' call up my dog
Goin' th th mountain t' hunt a groundhog, groundhog

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