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[Verse 1]
C
Now, the cat's got the measles, the dog got the whoopin' cough
                   C7
Doggone my soul, doggone.
     F                                                 C    A
The cat's got the measles, the dog's got the whoopin' cough
   G                  F           C
Doggone a man, let a woman be his boss, doggone my soul.

[Verse 2]
C
Now I ain't no devil, born in a lion's den,
                   C7
Doggone my soul, doggone.
     F                              C  A
I ain't no devil, born in a lion's den.
    G                           F                        C
But my chief occupation, takin' women from their monkey-men, doggone my soul.

[Verse 3]
C
Says, I ain't good-lookin', my teeth don't shine like pearls,
                   C7
Doggone my soul, doggone.
     F                                          C      A
I ain't good-lookin', my teeth don't shine like pearls,
    G                          F                              C
But I've got something big, to carry through this big darn world, doggone my soul.

[Verse 4]
C
Now I Think I heard a rumblin', deep down in the ground,
                   C7
Doggone my soul, doggone.
     F                                         C    A
I think I heard a rumblin', deep down in the ground.
    G                             F                       C
Well it must have been the devil, chainin' my good gal down, doggone my soul.

[Verse 5]
C
Now the men don't like me, Just because I speak my mind,
                   C7
Doggone my soul, doggone.
     F                                          C   A
The men don't like me, Just because I speak my mind,
    G                      F                      C
But the women cry "Poppa", Just because I take my time, doggone my soul.

[Verse 6]
C
Now, the cat's got the measles, the dog got the whoopin' cough
                   C7
Doggone my soul, doggone.
     F                                                 C    A
The cat's got the measles, the dog's got the whoopin' cough
G                     F           C
Doggone a man let a woman be his boss, doggone my soul.