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[Verse 1]
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Muskrat, oh, muskrat, what makes you smell so bad?
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Layin' around the farmer's house eatin' up all he had, eatin' up all he had
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Eatin' up all he had, boys, eatin' up all he had


[Verse 2]
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Muskrat, oh, muskrat, I'll track him through the sand
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Muskrat, oh, muskrat, gonna catch him if I can, catch him if I can
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I'll catch him if I can, boys, I'll catch him if I can
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I found out where he's been a-using last night


[Verse 3]
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Muskrat, oh, muskrat, catch you sure as you're born
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Runnin' around all over the field eatin' up all my corn, eatin' up all my corn
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Eatin' up all my corn, boys, eatin' up all my corn
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Gnawin' on every big ear he can find


[Verse 4]
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Muskrat, oh, muskrat, I'll trap him on the bank
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I'll skin him out and stretch his hide and tack it on a plank, I'll tack it on a plank
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Tack it on a plank, boys, I'll tack it on a plank


[Verse 5]
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Muskrat, oh, muskrat, trap him on the farm
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Sell the hides when they get dry to keep some pretty gal warm, to keep some pretty gal warm
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Keep some pretty gal warm, boys, to keep some pretty gal warm


[Verse 6]
 G                                         Em
Muskrat, muskrat, what makes you smell so bad?
 G                                                 Em    G        D      G
Layin' around the farmer's house eatin' up all he had, eatin' up all he had
 G                Em          G        D      G
Eatin' up all he had, boys, eatin' up all he had
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Even been in the onion patch