Rabbit in the Log (key of A)
Public domain - full karaoke IMMHA-L305
Credit: Traditional · traditional (fragment collected 1913)
Origin: Traditional Southern song, also known as 'Have a Feast Here Tonight'. A fragment was collected in 1913 (Brown, North Carolina Folklore III #166) before the Prairie Ramblers (1933) and Monroe Brothers (1938) recordings. Some lyric sites credit Charlie Monroe, but folk sources treat the song as traditional. Typed sheet, lyrics only, 4/4 time, key of A, marked 'Traditional'.
Source: http://bluegrassmessengers.com/rabbit-in-a-log--monroe-brothers.aspx
Lyrics sheet: courtesy of Country Roads Folk Music Camp, Mount Madonna County Park, California (about the camp)
Original scan: from John's songbook (scan to be posted on @IMMHACAL)
Chords as printed on the original song sheet. The sheet has no chords (key of A).
There's a rabbit in the log and I ain't got my dog, How will I get him I know I'll get me a briar and twist it in his hair, That way I'll get him, I know. [Refrain] I know (yes, I know) I know (I surely know) That's how I'll get him I know I'll get me a briar and twist it in his hair, That way I'll get him, I know. I'll build me a fire and I'll cook that old hare, Roll him in the flames and make him brown Have a feast here tonight while the moon is shining bright, And find me a place to lie down. [Refrain] To lie down (to lie down) To lay down (to lay down) Find me a place to lie down Have a feast here tonight while the moon is shining bright And find me a place to lie down. I'm going down the track and my coat ripped up my back Soles on my shoes are nearly gone, A little ways ahead there's an old farmer's shed, That's where I'll rest my weary bones. [Refrain] Weary bones (weary bones) Lazy bones (lazy bones) That's where I'll rest my weary bones. A little ways ahead there's an old farmer's shed That's where I'll rest my weary bones.