That Boy's Got The Habit Song Lyrics and Chords by Johnny Horton
That Boy's Got The Habit
Recorded by Johnny Horton
Written by Fred B. Horton
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Me and my gal went to the woods to shoot a big fat
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She wouldn't let me
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love her at all
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afraid I'd get the
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Some folks say that if someday their chance comes they will
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grab
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But you better listen to a
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wise old fool and
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don't get in the
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You will be just like a dog when she stops to
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pet
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You'll whine and cry
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around her door
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because you got the
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Watch an artists as he paints if he begins to
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dab
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Some pretty gal with
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makeup on has
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gave that boy the
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See that scientist at his work everything he
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labs
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The doggone lab don't
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mean a thing when
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he gets in the
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A millionaire's money ain't worth a dime
Cause some pretty gal will
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nab
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If you see her with a
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mink coat on that
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poor boy's caught the
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I told my gal about my luck she had to go and
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blab
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Now she wears my
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diamond ring
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poor boy's got the
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Every time she barks at me I hop just like a
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rabbit
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She won't let me
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love her at all
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she lost the doggone
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Don't tell these women folks a thing cause they'll be sure to
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blab
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When they wear your
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diamond ring too
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late you've got the
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FAQ
Who sang the the song That Boy's Got The Habit?
- The song That Boy's Got The Habit was sang by Johnny Horton.
Who is Johnny Horton?
- John LaGale Horton (April 30, 1925 - November 5, 1960) was an American country music, honky tonk and rockabilly singer and musician, during the 1950s and early 1960s, best known for his saga songs that became international hits beginning with the 1959 single "The Battle of New Orleans", which was awarded the 1960 Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording. The song was awarded the Grammy Hall of Fame Award and in 2001 ranked No. 333 of the Recording Industry Association of America's "Songs of the Century". His first No. 1 country song was in 1959, "When It's Springtime in Alaska (It's Forty Below)".
Horton's music usually encompassed folk ballads based on American historic themes and legend. He had two successes in 1960 with both "Sink the Bismarck" and "North to Alaska," the latter utilized over the opening credits to the John Wayne film of the same name. Horton died in November 1960 at the peak of his fame in a traffic collision, less than two years after his breakthrough. Horton is a member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
