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Clawhammer banjo tablatures for Boil them Cabbage Down

Traditional

Recomended level: Beginner

Tags: #clawhammer, #beginner

A classic American folk song.

  • Clawhammer banjo Boil them Cabbage Down Clawhammer

    Clawhammer

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      G
    • Tempo
      80 bpm
    • Tuning
      GDGBD

    A nice arrangement based on this classic melody. There's a lot of great licks available, make sure to check those out.

    Clawhammer banjo Boil them Cabbage Down Clawhammer
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  • Clawhammer banjo Boil them Cabbage Down Up the Neck

    Up the Neck

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      G
    • Tempo
      80 bpm
    • Tuning
      GDGBD

    Up the neck! The arrangement stays on the first string. Nice and easy! Check out those licks, too.

    Clawhammer banjo Boil them Cabbage Down Up the Neck
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Boil them Cabbage Down lyrics

Went up on the mountain Just to give my horn a blow Thought I heard my true love say Yonder comes my beau Bile them Cabbage down Turn them hoecakes round The only song that I can sing Is bile them cabbage down Took my gal to the blacksmith shop To have her mouth made small She turned around a time or two And swallowd shop and all * Refrain Possum in a Simmon tree Raccoon on the ground Raccoon says you son-of-a-gun Shake some Simmon's down * Refrain Someone stole my old 'coon dog Wish they'd bring him back He chased the big hogs through the fence And the little ones through the crack * Refrain Met a possum in the road Blind as he could be Jumped the fence and whipped my dog And bristled up at me * Refrain Once I had an old gray mule His name was Simon Slick He'd roll his eyes and back his ears And how that mule would kick * Refrain How that mule would kick He kicked with his dying breath He shoved his hind feet down his throat And kicked himself to death * Refrain