As time goes by the tales grow taller About possum in Possum Holler
As a young man I’d go a courtin’ With my sweetheart so young and fair Down the mountain to Possum Holler That’s where he’d always find me waitin’ there
Now I tell my mama that I’s goin’ out walking Neath the moonlight so bright and fair And I’d tell daddy I was huntin’ possum And take off a grinnin’ and a slickin’ down my hair
As time goes by the tales grow taller About possum in Possum Holler
Then one evening in Possum Holler My sweetheart’s daddy stopped all our fun Yeah, we got married in Possum Holler Just you and me my daddy and daddy’s gun
As time goes by the tales grow taller About possum in Possum Holler
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 ain’t no possum there
As time goes by the tales grow taller About possum in Possum Holler About possum in Possum Holler