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[Verse 1]
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I woke up this mornin' 'bout half past four,
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Somebody knockin' on my back door,
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Sayin' that's my rattlesnakin' daddy,
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That's my rattlesnakin' daddy,
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That's my rattlesnakin' daddy, wants to rattle all the time!
[Verse 2]
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Yes, he rattled this mornin' 'bout half past three,
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Half past four he wanted to rattle some more,
D9
'Cause that's my rattlesnakin' daddy,
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That's my rattlesnakin' daddy,
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That's my rattlesnakin' daddy, wants to rattle all the time!
[Verse 3]
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I got a range in my kitchen, bakes bread nice and brown,
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Get my rattlesnakin' daddy, turn my damper upside down,
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'Cause I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy,
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'Cause I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy,
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I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy, wants to rattle all the time!
Rattle now boy!
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[Verse 4]
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I can rattle to the left, rattle to the right,
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My woman said, "I believe my rattlesnakin' daddy can rattle all night!",
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'Cause I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy,
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'Cause I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy,
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I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy, wants to rattle all the time!
[Verse 5]
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I rattle every mornin' till late at night,
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Meanwhile why my rattlesnake mama don't allow me out of her sight,
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'Cause I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy,
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'Cause I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy,
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I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy, wants to rattle all the time!
[Verse 6]
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Now the old folks rattlin', the young one too,
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Ain't nobody rattle just like the way I do,
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'Cause I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy,
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'Cause I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy,
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I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy, wants to rattle all the time!
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[Verse 7] 2:45
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Yes, I rattled this morning 'bout half past ten
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Half past nine I want to rattle again
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'Cause I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy,
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'Cause I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy,
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I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy, wants to rattle all the time!
