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THE BLUEGRASS RAP

V6

[Intro — 8 Bars — Fast Banjo and Fiddle] [Male Solo — Grandpa — Rhythmic Rap] Six old boys on a mountain porch, Bare feet propped up, not a shoe in the bunch. Two in rockers, three on the edge, I'm pickin' my banjo with my feet on the steps. Two hounds snorin' underneath the steps, Corncob pipes and a jug marked XXX. Shotguns leanin' by the cabin door, Grandma's warshin' in the yard below. [Male Solo — Spoken] "Hey, boys! Y'all ever heard a hillbilly rap?" [Chorus — Male Solo — Sung] Pick that banjo, saw that fiddle, Grandpa's rappin' right down the middle! Stomp them feet, let the washboard clap, Everybody's doin' the bluegrass rap! [Instrumental — 16 Bars — Banjo and Fiddle — No Vocals] [Verse 2 — Male Solo — Fast Rap] Got corn in the crib and a hog in the pen, Got a hound named Blue who won't hunt again. He'll sleep through thunder, he'll sleep through rain, But rattle that feed pan, he's up again! I can pick a little banjo, I can stomp a little beat, Got five old boys keepin' time with their feet. I said, "I'm the fastest rapper these hills ever saw!" Then Grandma dropped her washrag and said, "Aw, pshaw!" [Female Solo Call — Spoken] "Move over, old man. I'll show you how it's done!" [Female Solo Call — Fast Rap] I been scrubbin' these britches since half past four, While you been sittin' up there hollerin' for more! You got a banjo and a mouth that won't quit, But I got this washboard, and I know how to hit! [Male Solo Response — Spoken] "Well, go on, woman, let's hear that rhyme!" [Female Solo Call — Faster Rap] I can scrub, I can cook, I can keep good time, And I don't need a banjo to make these words rhyme! You been braggin' all mornin' 'bout the songs you can sing, But the boys just picked me as the porch-rap queen! [Male Solo Response — Spoken] "They did WHAT?" [Instrumental — 8 Bars — Fiddle and Banjo — No Vocals] [Final Chorus — Harmony — Male Lead, Female Higher Harmony] Pick that banjo, saw that fiddle, Grandma's rappin' right down the middle! Stomp them feet, let the washboard clap, Everybody's doin' the bluegrass rap! [Outro — Spoken Dialogue — Instruments Stop] [Male Solo Response] "Well, I reckon you won." [Female Solo Call] "Good. Now come help me warsh." [Male Solo Response] "Can't, woman. I'm a rapper now!" [Female Solo Call] "Then rap them clothes around that washtub!" [Male Solo Response] "Yes, ma'am." [Final Banjo Pluck — Hard Stop]