WOLVERTON MOUNTAIN
Recorded by Claude King & Ferlin Husky
Words and music by Merle Kilgore & Claude King 

INTRO: 
D    G     A         D    G     A
Ah...ooh...ooh       Ah...ooh...ooh

VERSE ONE 


(A) They (A7) say don't (D) go..... on Wolverton (A7) Mountain

If you're looking ....for a (D) wife

'Cause Clifton (D) Clowers..... has a pretty young (A7) daughter

He's mighty handy.... with a gun and a (D) knife.


CHORUS:

Her tender (A7) lips are sweeter than (D) honey

And Wolver-(D7) ton (E7) mountain... protects her (A) there (A7)   STOP

(NC) The bears and (D) birds...... tell Clifton (A7) Clowers

If a stranger.... should enter (D) there.


VERSE TWO

All of my (D) dreams.... are on Wolverton (A7) Mountain

I want his daughter..... for my (D) wife

I'll take my (D) chances..... and climb that (A7) mountain

Though Clifton Clowers,..... might take my (D) life.


CHORUS 

Her tender (A7) lips ......are sweeter than (D) honey

And Wolver-(D7) ton (E7) mountain ......protects her (A) there (A7)  STOP

(NC) The bears and (D) birds ......tell Clifton (A7) Clowers

If a stranger.... should wander (D) there.


VERSE THREE

I'm goin' (D) up..... on Wolverton (A7) Mountain

It's too lonesome..... down here be (D) low

It's just not (D) right.... to hide his (A7) daughter

From the one..... who loves her (D) so.


CHORUS

Her tender (A7) lips..... are sweeter than (D) honey

And Wolver-(D7) ton (E7) mountain..... protects her (A) there (A7)  STOP

(NC) The bears and (D) birds...... tell Clifton (A7) Clowers

If a stranger...... should wander (D) there.



ENDING  PHRASES 

But I don't (A7) care about Clifton Clowers

I'm gonna (D) climb up on his mountain

I'm gonna (A7) take the girl I love

I don't (D) care about Clifton Clowers

I'm a gonna (A7) climb up on that mountain

And I'll (D) get the one I Iove  

I don't (A7) care about Clifton Clowers......fade to end