Lyrics
There it stands in the corner with its barrel so straight
I looked out the window and over the gate
The big fat rabbits are jumpin' in the grass
Just wait 'til they hear my old shotgun blast
Shotgun boogie
I done saw your trap
Look out, Mr. Rabbit, when I cock my hammer back
Shotgun boogie
Hey, over in the woods, in the scaly bark
There's hickory nuts so big you can see 'em in the dark
The big fat squirrels, they scratch and they bite
And I'll be on that ridge before daylight
Shotgun boogie
All I need is one shot
Look out, bushy-tails, tonight you'll be in the pot
Shotgun boogie
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, I 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 her bead on you
Shotgun boogie
Well, I sat down on a log, took her on my lap
She said, "Wait a minute, Tex, you gotta see my pap
He's got a sixteen-gauge choked down like a rifle
And 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
Shotgun boogie
'Course I called on her pap like a gentleman oughter
He said, "No brush-hunter's gonna get my daughter"
He cocked back the hammer right there on the spot
And when that gun went off, I outrun that shot
Shotgun boogie
I wanted wedding bells
I'll be back, little gal, when your pappy runs out of shells
Shotgun boogie
I looked out the window and over the gate
The big fat rabbits are jumpin' in the grass
Just wait 'til they hear my old shotgun blast
Shotgun boogie
I done saw your trap
Look out, Mr. Rabbit, when I cock my hammer back
Shotgun boogie
Hey, over in the woods, in the scaly bark
There's hickory nuts so big you can see 'em in the dark
The big fat squirrels, they scratch and they bite
And I'll be on that ridge before daylight
Shotgun boogie
All I need is one shot
Look out, bushy-tails, tonight you'll be in the pot
Shotgun boogie
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, I 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 her bead on you
Shotgun boogie
Well, I sat down on a log, took her on my lap
She said, "Wait a minute, Tex, you gotta see my pap
He's got a sixteen-gauge choked down like a rifle
And 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
Shotgun boogie
'Course I called on her pap like a gentleman oughter
He said, "No brush-hunter's gonna get my daughter"
He cocked back the hammer right there on the spot
And when that gun went off, I outrun that shot
Shotgun boogie
I wanted wedding bells
I'll be back, little gal, when your pappy runs out of shells
Shotgun boogie