Shoot Low Sheriff!

Lyrics

[Chorus] Well, you'd better shoot low, Sheriff, they might be crawlin' Got a big load of booze that they'll soon be a-haulin' They're runnin' every night when the whippoorwill is callin' So shoot low, Sheriff, 'cause they might be crawlin' [Verse 1] Old Uncle Bill's got a still on a hill He never worked a day and I guess he never will He runs shine liquor and he sells it to Paw It made Maw mad and she called the law [Chorus] Well, you'd better shoot low, Sheriff, they might be crawlin' Got a big load of boozе that they'll soon be a-haulin' They'rе runnin' every night when the whippoorwill is callin' So shoot low, Sheriff, 'cause they might be crawlin' [Verse 2] Maw put the sheriff on Uncle Bill's trail Said, "Catch that sot and throw him in jail" Run out on his wife with the little kids squallin' So shoot low, Sheriff, 'cause they might be crawlin' [Chorus] Yeah, you'd better shoot low, sheriff, they might be crawlin' Got a big load of booze that they'll soon be a-haulin' They're runnin' every night when the whippoorwill is callin' So shoot low, Sheriff, 'cause they might be crawlin' [Verse 3] Uncle Bill held the bottle 'tween his finger and thumb Said if I leave any, you can have some Make him reach in his pocket for his last thin dime And wear summer britches in the cold wintertime [Chorus] Yeah, you'd better shoot low, Sheriff, they might be crawlin' Got a big load of booze that they'll soon be a-haulin' They're runnin' every night when the whippoorwill is callin' So shoot low, Sheriff, 'cause they might be crawlin' Yeah, you'd better shoot low, Sheriff, they might be crawlin' Got a big load of booze that they'll soon be a-haulin' They're runnin' every night when the whippoorwill is callin' So shoot low, Sheriff, 'cause they might be crawlin' [Outro] Shoot low, Sheriff, 'cause they might be crawlin'