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Tiger Whitehead

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Tiger Whitehead
WilCd blackberries bloomin' in the thiGckets on the mountain,
CSheep shire and water cress are grGowin' round the fountain,
Where a bCig black bear is drinkin' lappin' waGter like a Emdog,
TiAger Whitehead's in the bed, sleDepin' like a lD7og.
But tComorrow he'll see bear tracks seGven inches Cwide,
And by sunGdown he'll be brDingin' in the hGide.
GPretty Sally GaCrland comin' doGwn the mountain sCide,
Where GTiger Whitehead's Dtryin' to nap a Gmill, at the Dmill,
She sGits down on a beaCrskin and she sGays, “You'll be my mCan,
I'll have Gme the best bear huDnter in these hGills.”
A wiGld child was TiCger Whitehead aGnd they say he kiClled
NinetyG-nine bears Dbefore he went to Grest, went to Drest,
Once he lGeft two bear cubs orphCaned but he brGought 'em right on hoCme,
And Sally nGursed the two bear cDubs upon her brGeast.G7  
[Chorus]
TiGger now is eiCghty-five and he lGay upon his Cbed,
And the beGars he killed now nuDmbered ninety-nGine, ninety-nDine.
Some feGllers trapped the bCear, but Tiger saGid, “Just let him gCo,
If Ghe ain't running wDild he won't be mGine.”
But at the nEmight when the wind howls
CCross the hills of eastern TennGessee,
And wEmhen the lightnin' flashes,
There's the strange thing that the peAople say they sDee :
An oCld grey headed ghost runnin' thrGough mountains thCere,
It's Tiger WhiGtehead after hDis one hundredth bGear.G7  
WiCld blackberries bloomin' in the thGickets on the mountain,
CSheep shire and water cress are grGowin' round the fountain,
Where a bCig black bear is drinkin', lappin' wGater like a Emdog,
TiAger Whitehead's in the bed, slDeepin' like a lD7og.
But toCmorrow he'll see bear tracks sGeven inches wCide,
And by sunGdown he'll be brDingin' in the hGide.

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Tiger Whitehead

by Johnny Cash

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Tiger Whitehead

C G

Wild blackberries bloomin' in the thickets on the mountain,

C G

Sheep shire and water cress are growin' round the fountain,

C G Em

Where a big black bear is drinkin' lappin' water like a dog,

A D D7

Tiger Whitehead's in the bed, sleepin' like a log.

C G C

But tomorrow he'll see bear tracks seven inches wide,

G D G

And by sundown he'll be bringin' in the hide.

G C G C

Pretty Sally Garland comin' down the mountain side,

G D G D

Where Tiger Whitehead's tryin' to nap a mill, at the mill,

G C G C

She sits down on a bearskin and she says, “You'll be my man,

G D G

I'll have me the best bear hunter in these hills.”

G C G C

A wild child was Tiger Whitehead and they say he killed

G D G D

Ninety-nine bears before he went to rest, went to rest,

G C G C

Once he left two bear cubs orphaned but he brought 'em right on home,

G D G G7

And Sally nursed the two bear cubs upon her breast.

[Chorus]

G C G C

Tiger now is eighty-five and he lay upon his bed,

G D G D

And the bears he killed now numbered ninety-nine, ninety-nine.

G C G C

Some fellers trapped the bear, but Tiger said, “Just let him go,

G D G

If he ain't running wild he won't be mine.”

But at the night when the wind howls

C G

Cross the hills of eastern Tennessee,

And when the lightnin' flashes,

A D

There's the strange thing that the people say they see :

C G C

An old grey headed ghost runnin' through mountains there,

G D G G7

It's Tiger Whitehead after his one hundredth bear.

C G

Wild blackberries bloomin' in the thickets on the mountain,

C G

Sheep shire and water cress are growin' round the fountain,

C G Em

Where a big black bear is drinkin', lappin' water like a dog,

A D D7

Tiger Whitehead's in the bed, sleepin' like a log.

C G C

But tomorrow he'll see bear tracks seven inches wide,

G D G

And by sundown he'll be bringin' in the hide.

About Tiger Whitehead Chords by Johnny Cash

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