Possum Holler
George Jones Key
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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 Blair
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Down the mountain to Possum Holler
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Accidently I'd find her waitin' 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' possum
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And take off, friend and slicken 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 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 bust out laughin'
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'Cause I know there ain't no 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
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