Tattlers Wagon Song Lyrics and Chords by Chuck Wagon Gang
Tattlers Wagon
Recorded by the Chuck Wagon Gang
Written by Helen Beavers, Troy Beavers, W. S. Stevenson
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Once I had a tattlers wagon which
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behind me I did pull
Just as
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fast as I could empty it some
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friend would fill it full
By and by I got so busy there was
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little else to do
But
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still I'd meet the saints and sing
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I'm going through Jesus
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I'm going
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through
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Well I was going through and
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tattling as I went
But
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going through like that you know
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isn't worth a cent
I'd talk about my neighbors they'd
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give me tattles too
Then
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we'd go to church and sing
I be
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lieve Jesus
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saves and His
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blood washes
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whiter than
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snow
If someone testifies and prays some
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good sister doubts
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others have no confidence when a
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certain party shouts
If someone hears a little lie for some
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good reason told
He
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loads his wagon up and sings
When we
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all see
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Jesus we will
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sing and
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shout the victo
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ry
We pack our wagons up and
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get another load
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just as soon as we could go we'
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d start on Tattlers road
And when we met a passer by we'
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d stop and spread it's do
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dump the poison out and sing
Makes me
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love
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every
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body makes me
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love
every
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body
Makes me love every
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body
it'
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s
goo
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d enough fo
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r
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Oh the thing that we should do is
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smash those wagons now
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each one bridle his own tongue and
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stop this thing somehow
Let's stop this awful tattling let's
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bring it to an end
And we
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can go to church and sing
In the
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sweet by and
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by we shall
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meet on that
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beautiful
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shore
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Tattlers Wagon?
- The song Tattlers Wagon was sang by Chuck Wagon Gang.
Who is Chuck Wagon Gang?
- The Chuck Wagon Gang is a Country gospel musical group, formed in 1935 by D.P. (Dad) Carter and son Jim (Ernest) and daughters Rose (Lola) and Anna (Effie). The group got their first radio break as sponsored singers for Bewley Flour in 1936. The "Gang" signed with Columbia Records and remained with them for 39 years, a world record that lasted until 2000, when Johnny Mathis' overall time with the same label (combining his signing in 1957 and re-signing in 1968) entered its 40th year. At one point they were Columbia's number one group with over 39 million in record sales.The Chuck Wagon Gang has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, and the Grand Ole Opry. The group has been inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame and the Smithsonian Institution's classic American recordings.