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Mississippi Squirrel Revival

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[Intro]
F C F C
[Verse 1]
CWell when I was kid I'd take a A7trip
Every Dsummer
Down to Mississippi
To Fvisit my granny in her aGnte bellum CworldG  
I'd Crun barefooteAd all day long
CliDmbing trees free as a song
One Fday I happened Gcatch myself a Csquirrel
I Fstuffed him down in an old shoebox
CPunched a couple holes in the top
and when DSunday came I snuck him into churcGhGm  G  
I was Csittin way back in A7the very last pew
DShowin him to my good buddy Hugh
When that Fsquirrel got loose
And went Gtotally berseCrk!
AmWell what happened next is hard to tell
Some thought it was Heaven others thought it was Hell
But the fact that something was among us
Was plain to see
AmAs the choir sang "I Surrender All"
The squirrel ran up Harv Newlan's coveralls
Harv D7leaped to his feet and said
"Somethin's got a hold on Gme! YEOW!"
[Chorus]
The day the Csquirrel went berserk
In the D7First Self-Righteous Church
In that Fsleepy little Gtown of PasCcagoulaG  
It was a Cfight for survival
That Dbroke out in revival
They were Fjumpin pews and Gshouting HallelCujah!
[Verse 2]
Well, CHarv hit the aisles Adancin' and screamin'
Some thought he had Dreligion
Others thought he had a Fdemon
And Harv thought he had a Gweed eater loose in his CFruit-Of-The-LoomsG  
He Cfell to his knees to Aplead and beg
And the Dsquirrel ran out of his britches leg
UnobserFved, to the Gother side of the Croom
FAll the way down to the amen pew
Where Csat Sister Bertha better-than-you
Who'd been Dwatchin' all the commoD7tion with saGdistic glee
Cshould've seen that Alook in her eyes
When that Dsquirrel jumped her garters and crossed her thighs
She Fjumped to her feet and said "GLord have mercy oCn me"
As Amthe squirrel made laps inside her dress
She began to cry and then to confess to sins that would make a sailor blush with shame
She told of gossip and church dissension but the thing that got the most attention
Was when she Dtalked about her love life
And then she Gstarted naming names!
[Chorus]
The day the Csquirrel went berserk
In the DFirst Self-Righteous Church
In that Fsleepy little Gtown of PascagCoulaG  
It was a Cfight for survival
That Dbroke out in revival
They were Fjumpin pews and Gshouting HallelCujah!
[Verse 3]
Well seven deacons and then the Apastor got Dsaved
And 25,000 dollars got raised
FAnd 50 volunteered for Gmissions in the CCongo on the spotG  
And Ceven without an invitation
AThere were at least D500 rededications
And we Fall got re-baptizGed whether we Cneeded it or not
Now you've Fheard the Bible stories I guess
Of how He Cparted the waters for Moses to pass
All the D7miracles God has brought to this ol' Gworld
But the one CI'll remember to my dyin A7day
Is how D7he put that church back on Dthe narrow way
With a Fhalf-crazed GMississippi Csquirrel
[Chorus]
The day the Csquirrel went berserk
In the D7First Self-Righteous Church
In that Fsleepy little Gtown of PascagCoulaG  
It was a Cfight for survival
That D7broke out in revival
They were Fjumpin pews and Gshouting HallelCujah! (2x)

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Mississippi Squirrel Revival

by Ray Stevens

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[Intro]

F C F C

[Verse 1]

C A7

Well when I was kid I'd take a trip

Every summer

Down to Mississippi

F G C G

To visit my granny in her ante bellum world

C A

I'd run barefooted all day long

Climbing trees free as a song

F G C

One day I happened catch myself a squirrel

I stuffed him down in an old shoebox

Punched a couple holes in the top

D G Gm G

and when Sunday came I snuck him into church

C A7

I was sittin way back in the very last pew

Showin him to my good buddy Hugh

When that squirrel got loose

G C

And went totally berserk!

Well what happened next is hard to tell

Some thought it was Heaven others thought it was Hell

But the fact that something was among us

Was plain to see

As the choir sang "I Surrender All"

The squirrel ran up Harv Newlan's coveralls

Harv leaped to his feet and said

"Somethin's got a hold on me! YEOW!"

[Chorus]

The day the squirrel went berserk

In the First Self-Righteous Church

F G C G

In that sleepy little town of Pascagoula

It was a fight for survival

That broke out in revival

F G C

They were jumpin pews and shouting Hallelujah!

[Verse 2]

C A

Well, Harv hit the aisles dancin' and screamin'

Some thought he had religion

Others thought he had a demon

G C G

And Harv thought he had a weed eater loose in his Fruit-Of-The-Looms

C A

He fell to his knees to plead and beg

And the squirrel ran out of his britches leg

F G C

Unobserved, to the other side of the room

All the way down to the amen pew

Where sat Sister Bertha better-than-you

D D7 G

Who'd been watchin' all the commotion with sadistic glee

C A

should've seen that look in her eyes

When that squirrel jumped her garters and crossed her thighs

F G C

She jumped to her feet and said "Lord have mercy on me"

As the squirrel made laps inside her dress

She began to cry and then to confess to sins that would make a sailor blush with shame

She told of gossip and church dissension but the thing that got the most attention

Was when she talked about her love life

And then she started naming names!

[Chorus]

The day the squirrel went berserk

In the First Self-Righteous Church

F G C G

In that sleepy little town of Pascagoula

It was a fight for survival

That broke out in revival

F G C

They were jumpin pews and shouting Hallelujah!

[Verse 3]

A D

Well seven deacons and then the pastor got saved

And 25,000 dollars got raised

F G C G

And 50 volunteered for missions in the Congo on the spot

And even without an invitation

A D

There were at least 500 rededications

F G C

And we all got re-baptized whether we needed it or not

Now you've heard the Bible stories I guess

Of how He parted the waters for Moses to pass

D7 G

All the miracles God has brought to this ol' world

C A7

But the one I'll remember to my dyin day

D7 D

Is how he put that church back on the narrow way

F G C

With a half-crazed Mississippi squirrel

[Chorus]

The day the squirrel went berserk

In the First Self-Righteous Church

F G C G

In that sleepy little town of Pascagoula

It was a fight for survival

That broke out in revival

F G C

They were jumpin pews and shouting Hallelujah! (2x)

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