Misc Country - 5 Pounds Of Possum

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1 . my children are hungry , my dog needs a bone .
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i’m out of a job now , so i’m just drivin’ home .
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an hour after sundown , when what to my delight ,
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there’s five pounds of possum in my headlights tonight .

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there’s five pounds of possum in my headlights tonight .
if i can run him over , every thingll be all right .
we’ll have some possum gravy , oh what a sight;
there’s five pounds of possum in my headlights tonight .

2 . won’t have to clean no chicken , won’t have to open no cans .
just a little bit closer , and i’ll have him in my hands .
i think the time has come now , to go from “dim” to “bright . ”
there’s five pounds of possum in my headlights tonight .