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THE RACCOON'S TAIL (KITTY, CAINT YOU COME ALONG, TOO?; THE RACCOON HAS A BUSHY TAIL) Sung by: W.P. Detherow Recorded in Batesville, AR, 7/15/52 Click here to listen to the original recording The possum tail is bare. The rabbit's got no tail at all, But a little bitty bunch of hair. Chorus: Getting out of the way of the Federals, boys, And getting out of the way of the Federals, boys, Getting out of the way of the Federals, boys, And I hardly think it fair. The raccoon, he's a-chopping wood, The possum, he's a-hauling, Rabbit's in the dining room, A-cooking for the balling. (Chorus) Possum up a 'simmon tree, The raccoon on the ground. The raccoon says, "You son of a gun, Throw them 'simmons down." (Chorus) Also found in Randolph, Vol. II, #260, "Kitty, Caint You Come Along Too?"; Brown, Vol. III, #163, "The Raccoon Has a Bushy Tail." |
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