Im A Rattle Snakin Daddy
Blind Boy Fuller
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A A7 A A7D9 A A7E7 D9 A [Verse 1]A A7 I woke up this mornin' 'bout half past four,A A7 Somebody knockin' on my back door,D9 Sayin' that's my rattlesnakin' daddy,A A7 That's my rattlesnakin' daddy,E7 D9 That's my rattlesnakin' daddy,A wants to rattle all the time! [Verse 2]A Yes, he rattled this mornin' 'boutA7 half past three,A A7 Half past four he wanted to rattle some more,D9 'Cause that's my rattlesnakin' daddy,A A7 That's my rattlesnakin' daddy,E7 D9 That's my rattlesnakin' daddy,A wants to rattle all the time! [Verse 3]A I got a range in my kitchen, bakesA7 bread nice and brown,A Get my rattlesnakin' daddy, turnA7 my damper upside down,D9 'Cause I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy,Continues after the adA A7 'Cause I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy,E7 D9 I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy, wantsA to rattle all the time! Rattle now boy! [Instrumental]A A7 A A7D9 A A7E7 D9 A [Verse 4]A I can rattle to the left, rattle to the right,A A7 My woman said, "I believe my rattlesnakin' daddy can rattle all night!",D9 'Cause I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy,A A7 'Cause I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy,E7 D9 I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy, wantsA to rattle all the time! [Verse 5]A A7 I rattle every mornin' till late at night,A Meanwhile why my rattlesnake mamaA7 don't allow me out of her sight,D9 'Cause I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy,A A7 'Cause I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy,E7 D9 I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy, wantsA to rattle all the time! [Verse 6]A Now the old folks rattlin', theA7 young one too,A Ain't nobody rattle just like theA7 way I do,D9 'Cause I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy,A A7 'Cause I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy,E7 D9 I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy, wantsA to rattle all the time! [Instrumental]A A7 A A7D9 A A7E7 D9 A [Verse 7] 2:45A Yes, I rattled this morning 'boutA7 half past tenA Half past nine I want to rattleA7 againD9 'Cause I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy,A A7 'Cause I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy,E7 D9 I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy, wantsA to rattle all the time!