G Em G Em G D G G E G D G [Verse 1] G Em Muskrat, oh, 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 [Verse 2] G Em Muskrat, oh, muskrat, I'll track him through the sand G Em G D G Muskrat, oh, muskrat, gonna catch him if I can, catch him if I can G Em G D G I'll catch him if I can, boys, I'll catch him if I can G I found out where he's been a-using last night [Verse 3] G Em Muskrat, oh, muskrat, catch you sure as you're born G Em G D G Runnin' around all over the field eatin' up all my corn, eatin' up all my corn G Em G D G Eatin' up all my corn, boys, eatin' up all my corn G Gnawin' on every big ear he can find [Verse 4] G Em Muskrat, oh, muskrat, I'll trap him on the bank G Em G D G I'll skin him out and stretch his hide and tack it on a plank, I'll tack it on a plank G Em G D G Tack it on a plank, boys, I'll tack it on a plank [Verse 5] G Em Muskrat, oh, muskrat, trap him on the farm G Em G D G Sell the hides when they get dry to keep some pretty gal warm, to keep some pretty gal warm G Em G D G 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 G Even been in the onion patch