[1] Muskrat oh muskrat what makes you smell so [6m] bad
[1] Layin' around the farmer's house eatin' up all he [6m] had
[5] Eatin' up all he [1] had
[1] Eatin' up all he [6m] had boys [5] eatin' up all he [1] had

Muskrat oh muskrat I'll track him through the sand
Muskrat oh muskrat gonna catch him if I can
Catch him if I can
I'll catch him if I can boys I'll catch him if I can
(I found out where he's been a-usin' last night)

Muskrat oh muskrat catch you sure as you're born
Runnin' around all over the field eatin' up all my corn
Eatin' up all my corn
Eatin' up all my corn boys eatin' up all my corn
(Gnawin' on every big ear he can find)

Muskrat oh muskrat I'll trap him on the bank
I'll skin him out and stretch his hide and tack it on a plank
I'll tack it on a plank
Tack it on a plank boys I'll tack it on a plank

Muskrat oh muskrat trap him on the farm
Sell the hides when they get dry to keep some pretty gal warm
To keep some pretty gal warm
Keep some pretty gal warm boys to keep some pretty gal warm

Muskrat muskrat what makes you smell so bad
Layin' around the farmer's house eatin' up all he had
Eatin' up all he had
Eatin' up all he had boys eatin' up all he had
(Even been in the onion patch)