The Barn Dance 
By Tom T. Hall
Tabbed By Larry Mofle
rmofle at satx.rr.com
2/11/2006


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One night as I was sleeping, something awakened me
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There was a light on in my barn so I went down to see
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I peeked through a big ol' crack in the door and what do you think I saw
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The animals were having a barn dance right in the horse's stall


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And there was a chicken doing the chicken reel and the muskrat rambled on
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The old cow did the cow-cow boogie and the rooster crowed a song
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A mouse came out of his hiding place and he danced on one leg
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The old hen got so tickled that she almost laid an egg


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They were all dressed up for the barn dance it made me want to laugh
The rabbit wore the big bowtie and the pig was a looking in the looking glass
And the goose danced with the gander till an old dog boddied in
The horse was horsin' around a lot till the mare got mad at him


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