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Fiddle song. Learned from a recording of Hiter Colvin (1900-1975): "Echoes of the Ozarks, Vol. 3." Colvin recorded it as "Rabbit Up a Gumstump," and Brad inadvertently changed it to "Possum..."

lyrics

Possum up a gum stump
Coonie in the holler
Twist him out and get him down
Give you half a dollar.

Possum up a gum stump
Cooney in the holler
Pretty gal at my house
Fat as she can waller.

Possum up a gum stump
Mouth is pink and greasy
I’m gonna kiss you pretty gal
Don’t you go and tease me.

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from We'll Die In the Pig Pen Fighting, released July 16, 2021
Tom-gut-strung banjo dGDGA
Brad-fiddle GDGD, vocal
Alice-fiddle sticks

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Alice Gerrard Durham, North Carolina

A singer and songwriter, Alice’s recordings with Hazel Dickens during the 1960s and ’70s influenced a generation of women musicians from Laurie Lewis to the Judds. Nominated for a Grammy in 2015, she was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Assoc. Hall of Fame in 2017. A documentary film about Alice, "You Gave Me a Song" premiered at the Full Frame Independent Film Festival in 2019. ... more

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