i know there s never been a man in the awful shape i m in i can t even spell my name my heads in such a spin today i tried to eat a steak with a big old tablespoon you got me chasin rabbits walkin on my hands and a howlin at the moon well look i took one look at you and it almost drove me mad and then i even went and lost what little sense i had now i can t tell the day from night i m crazy as a loon you got me chasin rabbits pullin out my hair and a howlin at the moon instrumental some friends of mine asked me to go out on a huntin spree cause there ain t a hound dog in this state that can hold a light to me i eat three bones for dinner today then i tried to tree a coon you got me chasin rabbits scratchin fleas and a howlin at the moon i rode my horse to town today and a gas pump we did pass i pulled im up and i hollered whoa said fill em up with gas the man picked up a monkey wrench and wham he changed my tune you got me chasin rabbits spittin out teeth and a howlin at the moon i never thought in this old world a fool could fall so hard but honey baby when i fell the whole world must have jarred i think i d quit my doggish ways if you d take me for your groom you got me chasin rabbits pickin out rings and a howlin at the moon 