The Barn Dance Song Lyrics and Chords by Tom T. Hall
The Barn Dance
Written and Recorded by Tom T. Hall
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One night as I was sleepin'
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Somethin' awakened
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There was a light on in my barn
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So I went down to
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see
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peeked through the big ole crack in the door
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what do you think I
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saw
The animals havin' a barn dance
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Right in the horse's
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stall
And there was chicken doin' chicken reel
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muskrat rambled
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on
The ol' cow did a cow-cow boogie
And the
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rooster crowed the
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song
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mouse came out of his hidin' place
And he
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danced on one
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leg
The ol' hen got so tickled
That she
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almost laid an
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egg
They were all dressed up for the barn dance
It
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made me want to
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laugh
The rabbit wore the big bowtie
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pig was a lookin' in the
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And the
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goose danced with the gander
Till an
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old dog butted
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The horse was horsing around a lot
Till the
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mare got mad at
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him
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FAQ
Who sang the the song The Barn Dance?
- The song The Barn Dance was sang by Tom T. Hall.
Who is Tom T. Hall?
- Thomas T. Hall (born May 25, 1936) is an American country music songwriter, singer, instrumentalist, novelist, and short-story writer. He has written 12 No. 1 hit songs, with 26 more that reached the Top 10, including the No. 1 international pop crossover smash "Harper Valley PTA" and the hit "I Love", which reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. He is included in Rolling Stones list of 100 Greatest Songwriters. He became known to fans as "The Storyteller," thanks to his storytelling skills in his songwriting.
