Rat Killin' Time
Davin James, Davin James Music / BMI
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Key A capo 2 G position A D E That artesian well water sure hits the spot A D A When a Louisiana summer gets heavy and hot A D E They were down at the corn crib making corn meal and shine A E A But for me and McGuffee it was rat killin’ time Chorus D A D A D A E A Get your axe handle and your .22 long, roust out that dirty rat gonna sing him a song A D E Carla Jean Routon was the home coming queen A D A Ol’ Layne McGuffee was the Captain of the team A D E He said Jimbo Pardue’s been messin’ with her mind A E A Let’s get down to Jonesville cause its rat killin’ time Chorus A D E We’re riding around Jonesville with some 10 ounce cold beer A D A Any of ya’ll seen ol’ Jimbo round here A D E He was up on the levy bout an hour ago A E A Let’s shut down them lights and let’s ease up here slow Chorus A D E Then the High Sheriff come a knocking at my door A D A Me and McGuffee laying still on the floor A D E I know that ya’ll in there and I know what you done A E A Come out with your hands up and throw down that gun Chorus D A D A D A E A He took our axe handle and our .22 long, they had a rat killin’ an they sang us a song repeat