1.

I Love

Tom T. Hall

© Hallnote Music, BMI

I love little baby ducks old pickup trucks
Slow moving trains and rain
I love little country streams sleep without dreams
Sunday school in May and hay
And I love you too

I love leaves in the wind pictures of my friends
Birds of the world and squirrels
I love coffee in a cup little fuzzy pupps
Old TV shows and snow
And I love you too

I love honest open smiles kisses from a child
Tomatos on the vine and onions
I love winners when they cry losers when they try
Music when it's good and life
And I love you too

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2.

(# 69 country hit)
(# 55 pop hit)

Sneaky Snake

Tom T. Hall

© Hallnote Music, BMI

oys and girls take warning if you go near the lake
Keep your eyes wide open and look for sneaky snake
Now maybe you won't see him and maybe you won't hear
But he'll sneak up behind you and drink all of your root beer

And then sneaky snake goes dancing wiggling and hissing
Sneaky snake goes dancing giggling and kissing
I don't like ole sneaky snake he laughs too much you see
When he goes wiggling through the grass it tickles his underneath

Well sneaky snake drinks root beer and he just makes me sick
When he is not dancing he looks just like a stick
Now he doesn't have any arms or legs you cannot see his ears
And while we are not looking he's stealing all of our beer

And then sneaky snake goes dancing wiggling and hissing...

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3.

The Mysterious Fox Of Fox Hollow

Tom T. Hall

© Hallnote Music, BMI

The mysterious fox of Fox Hollow
He doesn't have many friends
He hides in the forest behind a big rock
He sniffs with his nose in the wind

And you'll never see him there's no need to look
He'll hide in the grass or he'll hide in the bush
Sometimes he will run and jump over the log
For he is afraid of your dog (uh huh)

The mysterious fox of Fox Hollow
He plays with a foxy old bunch
He comes out at night to steal chickens
And someday he might eat your lunch

And you'll never see him there's no need to look...

The mysterious fox of Fox Hollow
You ask me how I know
Though I never have seen him one day on the barn
I saw his tracks in the snow (four of them)

And you'll never see him there's no need to look...

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4.

How To Talk To A Little Baby Goat

Tom T. Hall

© Hallnote Music, BMI

How do you talk to a little baby goat
You can't go meow like a cat
When you go meow to a little baby goat
He can't go meow right back

No you have to say baaa to a little baby goat
You can't say hello like a man
You have to say baaa to a little baby goat
That's all he understands

How do you talk to a little baby goat
You can't go cackle like a hen
When you go cackle to a little baby goat
It doesn't mean a thing to him

So you have to say baaa to a little baby goat...

How do you talk to a little baby goat
You can't go quack like a duck
When you go quack to a little baby goat
It just doesn't mean very much

So you can't go meow cackle quack to a goat
You can't say hello like a man
You can't go meow cackle quack to a goat
Remember you have to say baaa

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5.

The Barn Dance

Tom T. Hall

© Hallnote Music, BMI

One night as I was sleepin' somethin' awakened me
There was a light on in my barn so I went down to see
I peeked through the big ole crack in the door and what do you think I saw
The animals havin' a barn dance right in the horse's stall

And there was chicken doin' chicken reel and the muskart rambled on
The ol' cow did a cow-cow boogie and the rooster crowed the song
A mouse came out of his hidin' place and he danced on one leg
The ol' hen got so tickled that she almost laid an egg
[ banjo - guitar ]
They were all dressed up for the barn dance it made me want to laugh
The rabbit wore the big bowtie and the pig was a lookin' in the lookin' glass
And the goose danced with the gander till an old dog boddied in
The horse was horsin' around a lot till the mare got mad at him

And there was chicken doin' chicken reel and the muskart rambled on...
And there was chicken doin' chicken reel and the muskart rambled on...

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6.

Ole Lonesome George The Basset

Dixie Hall

© Hallnote Music, BMI

Ole lonesome George the basset lived in Brentwood Tennessee
And even though he had his faults he was a sight to see
He taught the show dog puppies to always try and please
To hold their heads and tails up and not wet the judge's knees

Ole George was not a champion but his owners loved him so
They drived the car to the dogshows ole George would get the dough
But when he'd get out in the rain he never could win first
Several judges shook their heads and said he was the worst

Then one day the kannel keeper got an urgent call
From the local TV to Mr Tom T Hall
They said Johnny Cash is puttin' on the show tonight
He says he needs a basset you've got one ain't that right

Lonesome George went to the show and he did everything
He barked and growled and jumped around and made the rappers ring
He'd left the people cheering for another curtain call
And so ole lonesome George became the show dog after all mhm

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7.

I Wish I Had A Million Friends

Tom T. Hall

© Hallnote Music, BMI

I wish I had a million friends
And the playground as big as the world
I wish I had a million friends
Some kittens some boys and some girls
I wish I had a million friends
Some people some puppies and cats
Some chickens some mouse and the bird
And maybe I'd like to have a big friendly rat yeah

I wish I had a million friends

And the sandbox as big as the school
I wish I had a million friends
And the frog that goes ribbit in the pool
I wish I had a million friends
I'd like to have all different sorts
One for the morning and the noon and the night
A monkey and a zebra and a big white horse oh boy

I wish I had a million friends
Who would listen and talk to me too
I wish I had a million friends
The whole wide world and the whole big Zoo
I wish I had a million friends
Who were thoughtful kind and true
I wish I had a million friends
And I wish they were all like you

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8.

Everybody Loves To Hear A Bird Sing

Tom T. Hall

© Hallnote Music, BMI

Sometimes birds don't have enough to eat
There's not enough food in the fields or the streets
There are too many cities where there used to be trees
So it's left up to you and me

Everybody loves to hear a bird sing (whistle)
The prettiest music you have ever heard
Here's how to make friends with the bird

First you get some peanut butter out of a jar
And you can buy a bag of bird seed anywhere
You mix it all together and you put it on the ground
And pretty soon the birds come around

Everybody loves to hear a bird sing (whistle)...

Some people buy spray and they spray it on the land
They kill all the little bitty bugs that they can
The birds eat up the bugs and it makes them sick
I wish we didn't have to do that

Cause everybody loves to hear a bird sing (whistle)...

Right now you're young and you're not very tall
You're really very busy and you're rally very small
Someday when you're older and things go wrong
You've gotta need a pretty bird song

Because everybody loves to hear a bird sing (whistle)...

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9.

I Like To Feel Pretty Inside

Tom T. Hall

© Hallnote Music, BMI

A mink wears a mink coat the whole year around
Even when he is not going to town
A skunk has a striped coat it's pretty he thinks
Although we all know he stinks

An elephant has hide as hard as a rock
A zebra has stripes and a leopard has spots
Sometimes I'm sad when I look at my hide
But I'd rather feel pretty inside

I like to feel pretty inside don't you
I like being kind and I like being true
I like to like me when I close my eyes
I like to feel pretty inside
Oh I like to feel pretty inside
[ banjo ]
If a mink wore a (..?..) coat the whole year around
If he had to wear it when he went to town
If a skunk had a red coat and smell like a rose
Do you think he'd turn up his nose

If elephants have fur as likely as not
A leopard would have stripes and a zebra have spots
I guess it would be great to have a new hide
But I'd rather feel pretty inside

I like to feel pretty inside don't you...
I like to feel pretty inside don't you...

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10.

The Song Of The One Legged Chicken

Tom T. Hall

© Hallnote Music, BMI

Do you like true stories I do
That's why I'm singin' this song
A song about one legged chicken
Who lives in the straw on the floor in my barn

I remember the day she was hatched out
The vet came to see her and said
She has only one leg she'll never grow up
He said that chick would be better off dead

I said no let's just let her keep growing
We'll just wait and see how she gets
Before very long she was hoppin'
And peckin' and chasin' the bugs with the rest

And now she is a beautiful chicken
Though she has only one leg
When I go to see her each morning
She hops from the nest and she leaves me an egg
And she cackles

Do you like true stories I do
That's why I've sung you this song
The song about the one legged chicken
Who lives on the floor in my barn

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11.

(# 1 country hit)

I Care

Tom T. Hall

© Hallnote Music, BMI

And you have a sad feelin' deep in your heart
You wanna go out but it's rainin' out there
I want you to know I care

I care I do there's no one like you
When they take you some place and you sit in a chair
I want you to know I care

When you tell a big lie and your parents are mean
When being grownup is a faraway dream
When you're fillin' your teeth and cuttin' your hair
I want you to know I care

I care I do there's no one like you
I mention your name when I'm sayin' my prayers
I want you to know I care

When you have a bad cough and you can't go out
When you sit for a week with that thing in your mouth
When you sleep in the dark and there's somethin' out there
I want you to know I care

I care I do there's no one like you
And sometimes I act like a grouchy ol' bear
I want you to know I care
I love you too much

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12.

Let's Go Shopping Today

Tom T. Hall

© Hallnote Music, BMI

Let's go shopping today I wanna get you a dream
I wanna get you a rainbow get you a cloud in the spring
The cloud will have silver inside the stream will have fishes and ducks
There'll be a pot at the end of the rainbow filled with good health and good luck
Let's go shopping today all you must do is believe
You'll have everything you'll ever need if you'll go shopping with me

Let's go shopping today I wanna get you the sun
I wanna get you a place to walk get you a place to run
The place to walk will be cool the sun will be right out of June
I wanna get you a small shiny star get you an extra large moon
Let's go shopping today we won't leave a thing on the shelf
You'll have everything you'll ever need if you'll go shopping with me

Let's go shopping today I wanna get you a smile
I wanna get you a faith that lives forever and then for awhile
You'll have a smile you can share you'll have a faith that is true
You'll be someone the world can love someone the heaven's can use
Let's go shopping today we won't need dollars or dimes
All of these things I've mentioned are free if you'll go shopping with me
Let's go shopping today

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13.

Fox Hollow's Animal Train

Tom T. Hall

© Hallnote Music, BMI

When we took off we almost had a critter of each kind
We had a duckbill platypus and we had big ole lion
We had a horse with two front teeth and a monkey on a chain
Ridin' on Fox Hollow's Animal Train

Well the skunk got off in Skenectady we's glad to see him go
The duck got off in Kentucky and the bear got off in Buffalo
The horse got off in Austin the mink got off in Maine
Ridin' on Fox Hollow's Animal Train

Well the cat jumped on the kangaroo and the elephant fell down
The monkey blew the whistle everytime we passed a town
The lion fell asleep and left his tail out in the rain
A ridin' on Fox Hollow's Animal Train

The beaver lost his toothbrush and the zebra lost his shirt
The possum played the banjo and the pig played in the dirt
We got off in Nashville just to play this little song
Fox Hollow's Animal Train keeps movin' on

And now the possum will play the banjo
[ banjo ]
If you hear this train a comin' you just listen for this sound
That means that we're in town
Get on board and we'll all laugh and play some silly games
Ridin' on Fox Hollow's Animal Train

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14.

The Dancing Tree

Tom T. Hall

© Hallnote Music, BMI

There's a little ole tree that grows out in my yard
He's not very wide or too tall or too large
He stands there so still 'til the wind comes to call
When the wind blows the little tree starts having a ball

He swings and he sways and he shakes all his limbs
The little ole tree loves to dance with the wind
He rustles and bustles when the wind comes to call
He dances so hard I'm afraid he will fall

He dances all summer and when snow comes down
He dances and throws all his leaves on the ground
He makes me so mad I say hey if you please
Would you stop that dancin' each time there's a breeze

He swings and he sways and he shakes all his limbs...

Now I cannot dance very well you'll agree
But sometimes I wish I could dance like a tree
I'd swing and I'd sway and I'd shake all my limbs
And I'd never fall down cause I'd be just like him

He swings and he sways and he shakes all his limbs
The little ole tree loves to dance with the wind
He rustles and bustles when the wind comes to call
I'm afraid he will fall but he never does

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15.

Let's Play Remember

Tom T. Hall

© Hallnote Music, BMI

Let's play remember let's play remember
Remember the way that it's played

Remember the day that we went to the moon
We went to the moon in the middle of June
And as we flew over we met an ole cow
I know you remember that now

Let's play remember let's play remember...

Remember the time we were seven feet tall
We used to pick apples and play basketball
Our beds were too short so we slept on the floor
And you bumped your head on the door

Let's play remember let's play remember...

Remember the time that we dressed up like clowns
Our smiles were real big and our noses were round
We did it I know you remember the clowns

Remember the time we were both on TV
And everyone said that they loved you and me
We sang and we danced and we played and we grinned
And they told us they loved us again

Remember the time we were both millionaires
We didn't have worries we didn't have cares
We fed all the hungry the poor and the weak
Next day we were back on the streets oh well

Let's play remember let's play remember...

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16.

Randy Raccoon

Tom T. Hall

© Hallnote Music, BMI

This is the story of Randy Raccoon
He stays up all night and he sleeps until noon
He's been up so long he's got rings on his tail
He's wearing a mask like he should be in jail

He washes his food by the side of the creek
I guess his mother taught him to be neat
He climbs up a tree and he sleeps underground
I guess he knows everybody in town

He wears a furcoat it's all that he's got
He wears that furcoat when it's cold and it's hot
And when it starts rainin' he goes right on out
His fur turns into a raincoat no doubt

When the weather gets cold and there's snow on the ground
Randy goes down to his bed underground
He curls himself up with his nose at his feet
And Randy Raccoon gets to sleep for a week

This is the story of Randy Raccoon...

You know one time I put out some food for my cat
And that's how I found out how Randy got fat
That rascal came by in the still of the night
He cleaned up the dish and he ate every bite

This is the story of Randy Raccoon...
And he can see in the dark

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17.

The Duck And The Rooster

Tom T. Hall

© Hallnote Music, BMI

It'd take me a minute to tell you this rhyme
Of the duck and the rooster that I knew one time
A little duck hatched out a day or two late
His mama had already gone to the lake

The little red rooster had broken his foot
So I put him into a little ole coop
The little white duck was left out on his own
So I put them together until they were grown

Well the duck thought the rooster was limping and lame
The rooster believed that the duck was the same
And so they were pals in the coop in the barn
They huddled together when it came a storm

Well the weeks they went by and the little guys grew
The little duck quacked and the rooster cocky dooed
The duck loved the water and the rooster would scratch
And neither one knew why they acted like that
[ guitar ]
Well one day I turned them both free on the farm
The rooster went straight to a roost in the barn
The little duck went to the lake for a swim
They liked different things even though they were friends

Well now you should hear them when they say hello
Though it may sound funny I know that it is so
I know that is strange but I'll tell you it's true
When they talk they go quacky doodle do

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18.

You Are A Star (Brittni's Song)

Tom T. Hall

© Hallnote Music, BMI

You are wonderful you are great
How old are you now four five six seven eight
You are wonderful you're so nice
How many times have I told you that eight seven six five four three twice
You are beautiful yes you are
You know what you are you are a star

You are fabulous you're so neat
How tall are you now oh yeah so many inches or feet
And you are marvelous you're so fine
How many times have I told you that umpteen million times
You are beautiful yes you are
You know what you are you are a star

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