muskrat oh muskrat what makes you smell so bad layin around the farmer s house eatin up all he had eatin up all he had eatin up all he had boys eatin up all he had muskrat oh muskrat i ll track him through the sand muskrat oh muskrat gonna catch him if i can catch him if i can i ll catch him if i can boys i ll catch him if i can i found out where he s been a using last night muskrat oh muskrat catch you sure as you re born runnin around all over the field eatin up all my corn eatin up all my corn eatin up all my corn boys eatin up all my corn gnawin on every big ear he can find muskrat oh muskrat i ll trap him on the bank i ll skin him out and stretch his hide and tack it on a plank i ll tack it on a plank tack it on a plank boys i ll tack it on a plank muskrat oh muskrat trap him on the farm sell the hides when they get dry to keep some pretty gal warm to keep some pretty gal warm keep some pretty gal warm boys to keep some pretty gal warm muskrat muskrat what makes you smell so bad layin around the farmer s house eatin up all he had eatin up all he had eatin up all he had boys eatin up all he had even been in the onion patch