Verse 1
C  F           C       F                  C 
I'm a lonesome polecat, lonesome, sad and blue 
F     C   F    C   F  Em      F 
Cause I ain't got no feminine polecat 
Em     F      C 
Vowin' to be true 
F       C 
OOOOOOO 
 
Refrain
             Em   F            C 
Can't make no vow to a herd of cows 
 
Verse 2
C  F           C           F              C 
I'm a mean old hound dog, bayin' at the moon 
F      C   F    C   F Em           F 
'Cause I ain't got no lady friend hound dog 
Em       F       C 
Here to hear my tune 
F          C 
oooooo oooooo 
             Em   F                    C 
A man can't sleep when he sleeps with sheep 
F               C 
oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh 
 
Verse 3
C  F             C          F               C 
I'm a little old hoot owl hootin' in the trees 
 F     C   F   C   F   Em        F 
'Cause I ain't got no little gal owl fowl 
Em        F         C 
Here to shoot the breeze 
F              C 
oooooo ooooo oooo 
 
Refrain
               Em     F                C 
Can't shoot no breeze with a bunch of trees 
 
Outro
F    Em/B   Dm7    Em/B  F   Em/B      C 
oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh oooo oooo  oooooo