Woodman, Spare That Tree-Phil Harris

[ti:Woodman, Spare That Tree] [ar:Phil Harris] [al:The Very Best of Phil Harris] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Woodman, Spare That Tree - Phil Harris [00:09.09]There is a tree grows near our house [00:11.12]It's been there quite some time [00:12.99]Now the tree is a slippery elm tree [00:15.09]And awful hard to climb [00:17.14] [00:19.55]But when my wife gets after me [00:21.59]In that tree I always roost [00:23.71]Why I can go right up it just like a healthy squirrel [00:25.69]I don't never need no boost [00:27.62] [00:30.10]But the other day a woodman came round [00:32.01]To chop my refuge down [00:34.24]Kept mumbling something about wanting to split it into kindling wood [00:36.33]And then spreading it round the town [00:38.34] [00:40.70]I said to him I said look here my friend [00:42.77]Hold on desist whoa stop [00:45.14]Put down that forest razor [00:47.03]Chop not a single chop [00:48.90] [00:51.79]Woodman woodman spare that tree [00:53.68]Touch not a single bough [00:55.55]Three years it has protected me [00:57.36]And I'll protect it now [00:59.40] [01:02.02]Go chop an oak get a birch or pine [01:04.07]But save old slippery there that's mine [01:05.98]That's the onliest tree my wife can't climb [01:08.16]Mister woodman spare it for me [01:10.57] [01:18.96]I said to him I said woodie can you see that hole [01:21.01]Way up near that old tree top [01:23.16]I've got five dollars in soft money up [01:25.16]And it's yours if you refuse to chop [01:27.47] [01:29.71]Now no one can climb that tree but me [01:31.56]Because really friend it's too slippery [01:33.50] [01:34.04]Fact of the matter is I can't get up there very well myself [01:36.22]Unless my wife is after me [01:37.80] [01:40.31]Now I'm going to go home and get my wife [01:41.69]And proceed to call her a very naughty word [01:44.59]And all you do is stand by [01:46.34]While I do that imitation of a bird [01:48.90] [01:51.16]Now you ain't gonna know just where I go [01:53.21]At least while my wife's around [01:54.91] [01:55.43]But the only thing I'm gonna ask you mister woodie [01:57.37]Is if you don't see me here on the ground [01:59.74] [02:01.83]Woodman you spare that tree [02:04.14]Touch not a single bough [02:05.89]Because I'm gonna drop all five down to thee [02:08.26]The one I promised thou [02:10.19] [02:12.29]Hoh but you must make that axe behave [02:14.38]Because old slippery there just must be saved [02:16.40]That's the borderline twixt me and the grave [02:19.71]Mister woodman spare it [02:21.76]Spare that tree [02:23.74]For me