Ramblin' Jack Elliott - Old Rattler lyrics

Rattler was a fine old dog, fine as he could be Trap a possum in a hollow lop, never leave him be Here Rattler here, here, here Rattler here Come on Rattler from the barn, here Rattler here Grandma had a yeller hen, we set her as you know We set her on three buzzard eggs and hatched out one old crow Here Rattler here, here, here Rattler here Come on Rattler from the barn, here Rattler here Grandpa had a muley cow, she was muley when she's born It took a jaybird forty year to fly from horn to horn Here Rattler here, here, here Rattler here Come on Rattler from the barn, here Rattler here Well if I had a needle and thread as fine as I could sew I'd sew my sweetheart to my back and down the road I'd go Here Rattler here, here, here Rattler here Come on Rattler from the barn, here Rattler here Here Rattler here, here, here Rattler here Come on Rattler from the barn, here Rattler here Last night I saw a big fat 'coon climb up in a tree Went to get old Rattler to get 'im down fer me. But Rattler wouldn't do it because he liked that 'coon I saw them walkin' paw in paw later by the light of the moon Here Rattler here, here, here Rattler here Come on Rattler from the barn, here Rattler here Here Rattler here, here, here Rattler here Come on Rattler from the barn, here Rattler here