Doc Watson - Intoxicated rat

^DWell the other night when I came in Just as drunk as I could ^Gbe Got^D tangled up in the ^Gold door latch Fell ^Dflat on the ^Afloor as I could^D be

^DI had a little ol' bottle of rum And I did not have any^Gmore The^D cap came off when I ^Gfell down And ^DI spilt i^At in the ^Dfloor

^DWell a rat came out from his hiding place and He got that whiske^Gy scent He ^Dran right up and got ^Ghim a little shot And ^Dback to his h^Aole he ^Dwent

^DAnd back to his hole he went ^DAnd back to his hole he w^Gent He r^Dan right up and got a ^Glittle shot And ^Dback to his ^Ahole he ^Dwent

^DWell he came out from his hole again ^DTrotted up to the rum on th^Ge floor ^DWitha little bitty shine he w^Gink one eye ^DAnd he got him ^Aa little drink ^Dmore

^DWell he didn't go back to his hole that time He stayed by the pool of^G gin He ^Dsaid "Doggone, my pop ^Geyed soul, I'm^D a gonna ^Aget drunk ^Dagain."

^DWell he didn't go back to his hole He said "Doggone, my^G soul, D G I'm only a rat but a ^Gdoggone cat Can't^D chase me b^Aack to my ^Dhole."

^DHe washed his face with his front paws And on his hind legs ^Gsat, And ^Dhe's a getting' pretty high when he ^Gwinked one eye He ^Dsays, "Where's^A that old ^Dtom cat?"

^DNow where's that old tom cat? I said, where's that old ^Gtom cat? He's ^Da getting' high when he winked^G one eye He ^Dsays where's ^Athat old tom ^Dcat.

N.C.

. . . I bet I could lick him and his brother!

^DThe old tom cat come a slippin' in Dashed over to the middle of ^Gthe floor Th^De cat jumped over and the r^Gat got sober And ^Dhe neve^Ar got drunk no^D more.

^DHe didn't get drunk no more No he never got drunk no^G more The ^Dcat jumped over and the r^Gat got sober And^D he never g^Aot drunk no ^Dmore.