Tom T. Hall - Fox Hollows Animal Train Chords

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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When we took off, we almost had a critter of each kind
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We had a duckbill platypus and we had a big ol' lion
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We had a horse with two front teeth and a monkey on a chain
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Riding on Fox Hollow's Animal Train
 
 
[Verse 2]
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Well, the skunk got off in Schenectady, we's glad to see him go
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The duck got off in Kentucky and the bear got off in Buffalo
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The horse got off in Austin, the mink got off in Maine
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Riding on Fox Hollow's Animal Train
 
 
[Verse 3]
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Well, the cat jumped on the kangaroo and the elephant fell down
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The monkey blew the whistle every time we passed a town
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The lion fell asleep and left his tail out in the rain
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Riding on Fox Hollow's Animal Train
 
 
[Verse 4]
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The beaver lost his toothbrush and the zebra lost his shirt
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The possum played the banjo and the pig played in the dirt
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We got off in Nashville just to play this little song
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Fox Hollow's Animal Train keeps moving on
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(And now the possum will play the banjo)
 
 
[Banjo Solo]
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[Verse 5]
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If you hear this train a-coming, you just listen for this sound
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   ...That means that we're in town
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Get on board and we'll all laugh and play some silly games
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Riding on Fox Hollow's Animal Train