FIGHT AND SCRATCH
(Dolly Parton)

Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton - 1970


BOTH:
Fight and scratch, fight and scratch
That's all we ever do
There surely must be more to love
Than to fight and scratch with you, you, you
To fight and scratch with you

PORTER:
Well you just bought a fall last month and now you want a wig
(DOLLY: My real hair)
It looks like you could understand my paycheck ain't that big
DOLLY:
Well what about the dough you lose in them poker games downtown
(PORTER: I figured you'd mention that, smart alec)
Yeah and that brand new boat and that fishin' gear
But no, uh-huh, I don't reckon that'd count, would it

BOTH:
Fight and scratch, fight and scratch
That's all we ever do
There surely must be more to love
Than to fight and scratch with you, you, you
To fight and scratch with you

DOLLY:
Sometimes I swear I think that you're the devil in disguise
'Cause when you're mad you oughta see the fire fly from your eyes
PORTER:
Well you don't look so cute yourself when you're mad at me
And if you don't like the way I look 
(DOLLY: Well,I sure don't) 
Then you know how to leave, Catfish
(DOLLY: How? How?)

BOTH:
Fight and scratch, fight and scratch
That's all we ever do
There surely must be more to love
Than to fight and scratch with you, you, you
To fight and scratch with you

Well I love you and you love me
But we're always findin' fault
But the way we fight you wouldn't know 
We had any love at all

We just fight like cats and dogs
We leave then come right back
For what excitement would we have 
If we didn't fight and scratch

Fight and scratch, fight and scratch
That's all we ever do
There surely must be more to love
Than to fight and scratch with you, you, you
To fight and scratch with you

PORTER: Why don't you drop dead 
DOLLY: Oh, you'd like me to, and I'll live forever just for spite
PORTER: Why don't you keep your big mouth shut
DOLLY: Well, why don't you just make me if you think you're big enough
PORTER: Yeah, I could whip you with both hands tied behind
DOLLY: Yeah, you just try it with me and I'll knock your brains out
with a stick of soap 
PORTER: That's good, Catfish
DOLLY: What's a catfish, why'd you call me that
PORTER: They all mouth and no brains
DOLLY: Boy that's really good, it's all I can do to keep from laughin'
PORTER: Huh-huh-huh............FADE







(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - May 2011)