Possum Holler

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As time goes by the tales grow 
taller
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About possum - in Possum Holler.

[Verse 1]
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As a young man - I'd go a-courtin'
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With my sweetheart - named Sally 
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Blair
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Down the mountain to Possum Holler
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Accidently I'd find her waitin' 
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there. (STOP)

[Verse 2]
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She'd tell her mama - she was 
pickin' blossoms
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By the moonlight - so sweet and fair
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And I'd tell daddy I'm a-huntin' 
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possum
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And take off, friend and slicken 
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down my hair.

[Chorus]
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As time goes by the tales grow 
taller
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About possum - in Possum Holler.

[Verse 3]
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Then one evening - in Possum Holler
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Sally's daddy - stopped all my fun
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And we got married in Possum Holler
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Just me and Sally, her daddy and 
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his gun. (STOP)

[Verse 4]
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Now when I see - ol' Possum Holler
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Young and handsome - and a fanfair
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Well, I just lean back, ha, and 
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bust out laughin'
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'Cause I know there ain't no 
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possums there.

[Chorus]
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As time goes by the tales grow 
taller
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About possum - in Possum Holler.
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About possum - in Possum Holler