A                              D
Hoddy Holly was a cajun in the town that I was raised in
A                                                  E
She was something most amazin' to my inexperienced eyes
        A                               D
But the fact was clearly stated she and Big Dupree was mated
      A                         E                  A
And a dreadful fate awaited anyone who touched his bride
         D                          A
Cause he said it loud and clear for all the town to hear
                                        E
And he nailed it up for all the town to see
         A                                            D
That the man who puts his hand upon the hand of Hoddy Holly
     E                          A
Will feel the heavy hand of Big Dupree

[Verse 2]
          A                            D
But that dangerous situation worked on my imagination
    A                                               E
And passin' up temptation ain't the thing that I do best
        A                                      D
And you know the way things happened one night Dupree was out trappin'
      A                                  E            A
And I spent the evening nappin' with her head upon my chest
         D                              A
Then the roar come from a door six foot four maybe more
                                            E
He stood standin' there and starin' right at me
        A                                            D
He said boy you put your hand upon the hand of Hoddy Holly
            E                           A
Now you'll feel the heavy hand of Big Dupree

[Verse 3]
        A                               D
Then crazed by ragin' passion he come dashin' smashin' crashin'
       A                                                               E
And I felt his blade come slashin' through my shrieks and screams and groans
           A                                               D
And there just ain't nothin' worse than what he done to my person
        A                                       E
And I spend these evenings a cursin' him in slightly higher tones
         D                          A
Cause he said it loud and clear for all the town to hear
                                        E
And he nailed it up for all the town to see
         A                                            D
That the man who puts his hand upon the hand of Hoddy Holly
     E                          A
Will feel the heavy hand of Big Dupree

[Outro]
   E                          A
I felt the heavy hand of Big Dupree ooh