Year: 2006 - Album: The Definitive Pop Collection
Written by Tex Ann/Harold Hensley/Merle Travis
Intro: A Am7 A E Am7 A C A E #1. A Muskrat, muskrat, what makes your back so slick? I've been livin' in the water all of my life, E A it's a wonder I ain't sick, I ain't sick, I ain't sick, G A C E I ain't sick. #2. A Ground-hog, ground-hog, what makes your back so brown? I've been livin' in the ground all of my life, E A it's a wonder I'm around, I'm around, I'm around, I'm G A C G around. #3. A Jaybird, Jaybird, what makes you fly so high? E I've been eatin' these acorns all of my life, it's a wonder A G A Am7 A I don't die, I don't die, I don't die, I don't die. INTERLUDE: G A Am7 A..C A G Am7 E C E #4. A Rooster, rooster, what makes your claws so hard? I've been scratchin' in the barnyard all of my life, it's a E A wonder I ain't tired, I ain't tired, I ain't tired, I ain't G C E Am7 tired. #5. A Tomcat, tomcat, what makes your tail so long? E I've been prowling around all of my life, it's a wonder I ain't A gone, I ain't gone, I ain't gone, I ain't gone. OUTRO: E G C A E G C G E G C A..(Fade.)