There it stands
In the corner
With the barrel so straight
I looked out the window
And over the gate
The big fat rabbits
Are jumpin' in the grass
Wait'll they hear my
Ol' shotgun blast
Shotgun boogie
I done saw your track
Look out Mr. Rabbit
When I cock my
Hammer back
Well over on the ridge
Is a scaleybark
Hickory nuts so big
You can see 'em
In the dark
The big fat squirrels
They scratch and
They fight
I'll be on that ridge
Before daylight
With the shotgun boogie
All I need is one shot
Look out bushy tails
Tonight you'll be
In the pot
Well I met a pretty gal
She was tall and thin
I asked her
What she had
She said
A fox four ten
I looked her
Up and down
Said boy this is love
So we headed
For the brush
To shoot a big fat dove
Shotgun boogie
Boy the feathers flew
Look out Mr. Dove
When she draws
A bead on you
I sat down on a log
Took her on my lap
She said
Wait a minute bud
You got to see my pap
He's got a
Sixteen-gauge
Choked down
Like a rifle
He don't like a man
That's a-gonna trifle
Shotgun boogie
Draws a bead so fine
Look out big boy
He's loaded
All the time
Well I called on her pap
Like a gentleman
Oughta
He said
No brush hunter's
Gonna get my daughter
He cocked back
The hammer
Right on the spot
When the gun went off
I outrun the shot
Shotgun boogie
I wanted weddin' bells
I'll be back little gal
When your pappy
Runs out of shells