Shot Gun Boogie (1949)-Cab Calloway

[ti:Shot Gun Boogie (1949)] [ar:Cab Calloway] [al:Complete Jazz Series 1949 - 1955] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Shot Gun Boogie (1949) - Cab Calloway [00:21.15]There it stands in the corner [00:22.66]With the barrel so straight [00:23.66] [00:24.29]I looked out the window and over the gate [00:26.17] [00:26.74]The big fat rabbits are a-jumpin' in the grass [00:29.26] [00:30.01]Wait'll they hear my old shotgun blast [00:32.27] [00:33.04]Shotgun Boogie I done saw your tracks [00:37.36] [00:38.53]Look out Mr Rabbit when [00:40.06]I cock my hammer back [00:42.07] [00:44.67]Well over on the ridge is a scaly bark [00:47.48]Hick'ry nuts so big you can see 'em in the dark [00:50.56]The big fat squirrels they scratch and they bite [00:53.36]I'll be on that ridge before daylight [00:55.70] [00:56.47]Shotgun Boogie all I need is one shot [01:00.30] [01:02.03]Look out bushy tail tonight you'll be in the pot [01:05.50] [01:26.09]Well I met a pretty gal she was tall and thin [01:29.18]I asked her what she had [01:30.50]She said: "A Fox Four-Ten" [01:32.16]I looked her up and down [01:33.28]And said: "Boy this is love" [01:34.81]So we headed for the brush [01:35.88]To shoot a big fat dove [01:38.02]Shotgun Boogie boy the feathers flew [01:42.51] [01:43.81]Look out Mister Dove when [01:45.39]She draws a bead on you [01:47.54] [02:07.94]I sat down on a log took her on my lap [02:10.41]She said "Wait a minute [02:11.57]Bub you got to see my Pap [02:13.24]He's got a sixteen-gauge [02:14.31]Choked down like a rifle [02:16.91]He don't like a man that's a-gonna trifle" [02:19.00] [02:19.92]Shotgun Boogie draws a bead so fine [02:23.51] [02:25.33]Look out big boy cause he's loaded all the time [02:29.02] [02:31.30]Well I called on her [02:32.34]Pap like a gentleman oughta [02:34.23]He said: "No brush hunter's [02:35.49]Gonna get my daughter" [02:37.64]He cocked back the hammer right on the spot [02:40.22]When the gun went off I outran the shot [02:43.38]Shotgun Boogie I wanted wedding bells [02:47.66] [02:49.43]I'll be back little gal [02:50.83]When your pappy runs out of shells