[Chorus] As time goes by the tales grow taller About possum in Possum Holler [Verse 1] As a young man Id go a courtin With my sweetheart so young and fair Down the mountain to Possum Holler Thats where hed always find me waitin there [Verse 2] Now I tell my mama that Is goin out walking Neath the moonlight so bright and fair And Id tell daddy I was huntin possum And take off a grinnin and a slickin down my hair [Chorus] As time goes by the tales grow taller About possum in Possum Holler [Verse 3] Then one evening in Possum Holler My sweethearts daddy stopped all our fun Yeah we got married in Possum Holler Just you and me my daddy and daddys gun [Chorus] As time goes by the tales grow taller About possum in Possum Holler [Verse 4] Now when they see a possum hunter Young and handsome and a smellin fair We just lean back and bust our laughin Cause we know there aint no possum there [Chorus] As time goes by the tales grow taller About possum in Possum Holler About possum in Possum Holler
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