Knothole

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I remember back when my sister and her boyfriend Sat around a-courtin' with the lights down low No show I've ever seen, not even on the screen Can compare with what I saw through the old knothole [Chorus] Knothole (Knothole) Knothole (Knothole) You ought to see what I saw through the old knothole Some folks like a baseball game They're not for me, they're much too tame You can have your television and your picture show It'll never take the place of the old knothole [Verse 2] I heard they're gonna start making dresses out of wood It'd sure be nice, if they could But there's just one thing you ain't thought about What you gonna do if a knot falls out? [Chorus] Knothole (Knothole) Knothole (Knothole) You ought to see what I saw through the old knothole Some folks like a picture show They're not for me, they're much too slow You can have your television and your picture show It'll never take the place of the old knothole [Interlude] [Verse 3] I saw my granddad just the other night He had a black eye, it was a sight I said: "What's wrong?" he said, "Bless my soul" Son, I seen a double feature through the old knothole [Chorus] Knothole (Knothole) Knothole (Knothole) You ought to see what I saw through the old knothole Some folks like a picture show They're not for me, they're much too slow You can have your television and your picture show It'll never take the place of the old knothole [Interlude] [Verse 4] I saw the bright lights of old Broadway But that can't beat what I saw the other day While peepin' through a hole in the backyard fence I saw sister Katie doin' a hoochie-coochie dance [Chorus] Knothole (Knothole) Knothole (Knothole) You ought to see what I saw through the old knothole Some folks like a carnival show They're not for me, they're much too slow You can have your television and your carnival show It'll never take the place of the old knothole It'll never take the place of the old knothole