Carve dat possum, carve dat possum chillun ,

voiceColl. by Mary Jo Davis For M. C. Parler Sung by Mr. Hubert Alexander DeValls Bluff, Arkansas June 9, 1954 Reel 190 Item 13 The Possum Song The dog he barked, and I went to see, Carve him to the heart, There was that possum, up that tree, Carve him to the heart, Refrain: Carve dat possum, carve dat possum chillun , Carve dat possum, carve him to de heart, Oh carve dat possum, carve dat possum chillun, Carve dat possum, carve him to de heart. I reached up for to take g him in, Carve him to de heart, Dat possum he begin to grin, Carve him to de heart. Refrain: I took him home for to dress him off, Carve him to de heart, That night he hung out in the loft, Carve him to de heart. Refrain: The way to cook dat possum done, Carve him to de heart, First parbol him, den bake him brown, Carve him to de heart. Refrain: De bestest eatin' in the land, Carve him to de heart, Sweet potatoes in de pan, Carve him to de heart. Refrain:Funding for digitization provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council and the Happy Hollow Foundation