Classic Poem

Shoulder up your gun and call your dog,
Shoulder up your gun and call your dog,
Away to the woods to catch a ground hog,
Ground hog.

2

Two in the cleft and one in the log,
Two in the cleft and one in the log,
See'd his nose, Lord, I thought I knew it was a hog.
Ground hog.

3

Sam cocked his gun and Dave pulled the trigger,
Sam cocked his gun and Dave pulled the trigger,
But the one killed the hog was old Joe Digger.
Ground hog.

4

They took 'im by the tail and wagged 'im to a log,
They took 'im by the tail and wagged 'im to a log,
And swore by gosh! he's a hell of a hog!
Ground hog.

5

Up stepped Sam with a snigger and a grin:
Up stepped Sam with a snigger and a grin:
" Whatcha goin' to do with the groun' hog skin? "
Ground hog.

6

Scrapes 'im down to his head and feet,
Scrapes 'im down to his head and feet,
By damn, Sam, here's a fine pile o' meat!
Ground hog.

7

Carried him to the house and skinned 'im out to bile,
Carried him to the house and skinned 'im out to bile,
I bet forty dollars you could smell 'im fifty mile.
Ground hog.

8

They put 'im in the pot and all begin to smile,
They put 'im in the pot and all begin to smile,
They eat that hog before he struck a bile.
Ground hog.

9

Run here, man, hit's bilin'-hot,
Run here, man, hit's bilin'-hot,
Sam and Dave's both eatin' outn the pot.
Ground hog.

10

The children screamed and the children cried,
The children screamed and the children cried,
They love groun' hog cooked and fried.
Ground hog.

11

Hello, mama, make Sam quit,
Hello, mama, make Sam quit,
He's eatin' all the hog, I can't git a bit.
Ground hog.

12

Hello, boys, ain't it a sin,
Hello, boys, ain't it a sin,
Watch that gravy run down Sam's chin!
Ground hog.

13

Hello, mama, look at Sam,
Hello, mama, look at Sam,
He's eat all the hog " n' a-soppin" out the pan!
Ground hog.

14

Watch 'im, boys, he's about to fall,
Watch 'im, boys, he's about to fall,
He's eat till his pants won't button at all.
Ground hog.