"I Can Whip The Scoundrel" lyrics - TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD

The Yankees came to Baldwin,
They came up in the rear;
They thought they'd find old Abner,
But old Abner was not here.

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So lay ten dollars down,
Or twenty if you choose,
For I can whip the scoundrel
That stole old Abner's shoes.

Jeff Davis was a gentleman,
Abe Lincoln was a fool,
Jeff Davis rode a dapple gray,
Abe Lincoln rode a mule.

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The Yankees took me prisoner,
They used me rough, ist true;
They took from me my knapsack,
And stole my lnakets too.

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The Yankees took me prisoner,
And if I can get parole,
I'll go right back and fight them,
I will, upon my soul.

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