SLAP 'ER DOWN AGIN, PAW
(Polly Arnold / Eddie Asherman / Alice Cornett)

Esmereldy & Her Novelty Band - 1948
Arthur Godfrey & The Too Fat Trio - 1948
Rex Allen & His Arizona Wranglers - 1948
Patsy Montana - 1948
Tongue - 1969


Come here gol-durn you 
Take that and that and that 

(That's right, slap 'er down agin, Paw) 
(Slap 'er down agin)
(Make her tell us more, Paw) 
(Tell us where she's been)
(We don't want our neighbours) 
(Talkin' about our kin) 
(Slap 'er down agin, Paw) 
(Slap 'er down agin)

Well Paw & Ma were so durn sore 
They woke me up one night 
There was an awful cussin' 
And Ma said Paw was right 
They was awaitin' sister Bess 
Who never kept her word 
The sun came up as Bess came in 
And this is what I heard 

(Quote)
Slap 'er down agin, Paw 
Slap 'er down agin 
Make her tell us more, Paw 
Tell us where she's been 
We don't want our neighbours 
Talkin' 'bout our kin 
Slap 'er down agin, Paw 
Slap 'er down agin
(Unquote) 

Now poor old Bess got so durned mad 
She ran away one day 
To meet that travellin' salesman 
With city-skickin' ways 
We ran and stood beside the road 
With shotguns by our side 
Me and Deacon, Paw and Ma 
Who yelled as they came by 

(Why don't you slap 'er down agin, Paw) 
(Slap 'er down agin)
(Yeah, make her tell us more, Paw) 
(Tell us where she's been)
(We don't want our neighbours) 
(Talkin' 'bout our kin)
(Slap 'er down agin, Paw) 
(Slap 'er down agin)

Now Ma and Pa, they planned for Bess 
To marry Deacon Brown 
And not that travellin' salesman 
Who always came around 
They made poor Bessie go to church 
Her face was mighty red 
The Deacon took one look at her 
And this is what he said 

Oh, slap 'er down agin, Paw 
Slap 'er down agin 
Make her tell us more, Paw 
Tell us where she's been 
We don't want our neighbours 
Talkin' 'bout our kin 
Slap 'er down agin, Paw 
Slap 'er down agin
(Unquote) 

(Instrumental Interlude)
Do-si-do
Boy, that's hot stuff, ain't it 

Well, the moral of this story girls 
Is don't stay out too late 
Unless you take your shoes off 
Outside your Pappy's gate 
If Ma don't hear you comin' in 
She won't lay down the law 
And you won't have to worry 
'Cause she won't sing out to Paw 

Oh, Slap 'er down agin, Paw 
Slap 'er down agin 
(Make her tell us more, Paw) 
(Tell us where she's been) 
(We don't want our neighbours) 
(Talkin' about our kin) 
(Slap 'er down agin, Paw) 
(Slap 'er down agin) 

Take that and that and that



(Transcribed from the Arthur Godfrey 
recording by Mel Priddle - January 1948)


 






(Contributed by  - January 2007)