Merle Travis - Fat Gal
Mister Gunn & The Pistol Packin' Mamas cover
INTRO:
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(spoken: -Baby,baby,get over here, the sun is in my house!
-is that an eclipse?
-that's no eclipse, that´s just that fat gal o´mine.
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She keeps me warm in the Winter,
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Chilly in the Summertime;
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That's what I like about that fat gal of mine!
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And when I see my landlord,
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here's so much of her to hide behind;
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You wouldn't pay rent if your time was spent like mine!
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Now she's so sweet with the softest heart;
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She's pretty soft around other parts,
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And at night when I lay down,
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I don't need a pillow when she's around.
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Warm in the Winter,
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Shady in the Summertime;
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That's what I like about that fat gal of mine!
INTERLUDE: (violin solo)
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Now when she's tickled,
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So much of her has the biggest time;
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I tell all my jokes to that fat gal of mine.
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She's never fickle;
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You better put your name on the dotted line,
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First time you meet with a big fat gal like mine!
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This hard-time talk don't trouble me;
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I keep as happy as a honeybee;
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If things get rough and times get hard,
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I'll render my gal and sell the lard.
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Warm in the Winter,
G
Shady in the Summertime;
D A D
That's what I like about that fat gal of mine!
INTERLUDE: (violin solo)
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Now she's my shelter in the time of storm;
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I helter-skelter right under her arm.
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She's a beauty if you look at her face,
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And you shouldn't be a-lookin' any other place!
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Warm in the Winter,
G
Shady in the Summertime;
D A D
That's what I like about that fat gal of mine!