Herd Of Turtles chords by Grandpa Jones

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Verse 1
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As I was walking down the road
I met a gal so cute,
I sighted up to her right there,
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she was such a beaut.
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I  asked that gal to marry me,
she slapped me on the cheek,
then she took off like a herd of turtles
a -pullin' for the creek.
She took off like a herded turd
of the bull in the father creek
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Get out of here, you country jake,
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you look just like a freak
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Now I never can get me a gal,
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I guess I am too meek
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They all take off like a herded turd
of the bull in the father creek
Last year I tried to raise a crop,
thought I'd make me some dough
To buy crop prices up so high
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and my pocketbook so low
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Two crippled mules hitched to a plow,
old Tommy and old Zeke
But they took off like a herded turtle
pulling for the creek
They took off like a herded turtle
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pulling for the creek
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They plowed more ground
in fifteen minutes
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than a tractor could in a week
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I guess they're still a -runnin',
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unless they got too weak,
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Cause they took off like a herded turd,
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a -pullin' for the creek
The other day I took my banjo
with me into town
I picked a tune on the corner of the square,
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the big crowd gathered round
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Then I tried to sell my rattlesnake oil
It'll cure anyone that's sick
But they took off like a herd of turtles
A -pullin' for the creek
They took off like a herd of turtles
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A -pullin' for the creek
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I stood there without a sail
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And the tears run down my cheek
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Now I can't seem to make a dime
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And I'm gettin' awful weak
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I think I'll join that herd of turtles
And go jump in the creek