Oh
When I come to find it out, he's barkin' at the moon
Well, Grandma had a yeller hen, we set her as you know
We set her on three buzzard eggs and hatched out one old crow
Yum, yum, yum, yum-a-***-a-***-a-***-a-***-a-***-a-***-a-***
Grandpa had a mule of cows, his mule of wenches born
It took a jaybird forty years to fly from horn to horn
Yeah, rattle-a-yup, yup, yeah, rattle-a-yup
Oh, rattle-a from the barn, yeah, rattle-a-yup
Now, if I had a needle and thread as fine as I could sew
I'd sew my sweetheart to my back and down the road I'd go
Yeah, rattle-a-yup, yup, yup, yup
Yup, yeah, rattle-a-yup
Oh, rattle-a from the barn, yeah, rattle-a-yup
Woo, get him
Old Rattler was a smart old dog even though he was blind
He wouldn't hurt one single thing though he was very fine
One night I saw a big fat coon climb up in a tree
I called old Rattler right away to get him down for me
But Rattler wouldn't do it because he liked that coon
I saw them walkin', pawin'
Pawned later by the light of the moon
Oh, yeah, rattle-a-yup, yup, yup, yeah, rattle-a-yup
Oh, old Rattle-a from the barn, yeah, rattle-a-yup
Now, old Rattler's dead and gone like all good dogs do
You'd better not act a dog yourself or you'll be goin' there too
Yeah, rattle-a-yup, yup, yup, yeah, rattle-a-yup
Oh, old Rattle-a from the barn, yeah, rattle-a-yup
Turn the pups loose now, let's go, yeah, woo, get him
Yup, yup, sing it
Yum, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum
Oh, yeah, rattle-a-yup, yup, yup, yeah, rattle-a-yup
Oh, old Rattle-a-from-the-barn, yeah, rattle-a-yup