Key: A
Introduction: A Am7 A E Am7 A C A E
A
Muskrat, muskrat, what makes your back so slick?
I've been livin' in the water all of my life,
E A
it's a wonder I ain't sick, I ain't sick, I ain't sick,
GA CE
I ain't sick.
#2.
A
Ground-hog, ground-hog, what makes your back so brown?
I've been livin' in the ground all of my life,
E A
it's a wonder I'm around, I'm around, I'm around, I'm
GA C G
around.
#3.
A
Jaybird, Jaybird, what makes you fly so high?
E
I've been eatin' these acorns all of my life, it's a wonder
A GA Am7A
I don't die, I don't die, I don't die, I don't die.
GA Am7A..C A G Am7E CE
#4.
A
Rooster, rooster, what makes your claws so hard?
I've been scratchin' in the barnyard all of my life, it's a
E A
wonder I ain't tired, I ain't tired, I ain't tired, I ain't
G CE Am7
tired.
#5.
A
Tomcat, tomcat, what makes your tail so long?
E
I've been prowling around all of my life, it's a wonder I ain't
A
gone, I ain't gone, I ain't gone, I ain't gone.
E G CA E G C GE CA..(Fade.)