Boil Them Cabbage Down

Boil Them Cabbage Down

Boil Them Cabbage Down

Old-Time Classic Folk

Chords you’ll need to know

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Lyrics

Bile them Cabbage down Turn them hoecakes round The only song that I can sing Is bile them cabbage down
Went up on the mountain Just to give my horn a blow Thought I heard my true love say Yonder comes my beau Took my gal to the blacksmith shop To have her mouth made small She turned around a time or two And swallowd shop and all Possum in a Simmon tree Raccoon on the ground Raccoon says you son-of-a-gun Shake some Simmon's down Someone stole my old 'coon dog Wish they'd bring him back He chased the big hogs through the fence And the little ones through the crack Met a possum in the road Blind as he could be Jumped the fence and whipped my dog And bristled up at me Once I had an old gray mule His name was Simon Slick He'd roll his eyes and back his ears And how that mule would kick How that mule would kick He kicked with his dying breath He shoved his hind feet down his throat And kicked himself to death

Demo Videos

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Instrument Lessons

Bile’em Cabbage Down Duet | Fiddle Lesson

Bile’em Cabbage Down Duet | Fiddle Lesson

FiddleHed
Boil Them Cabbage Down (With Tabs & Play Along Tracks) - Mandolin Lesson

Boil Them Cabbage Down (With Tabs & Play Along Tracks) - Mandolin Lesson

MandoLessons
Boil them cabbage down (fiddle lesson)

Boil them cabbage down (fiddle lesson)

The Fiddle Channel
5-String Bluegrass Banjo Lesson: "Bile Them Cabbage"

5-String Bluegrass Banjo Lesson: "Bile Them Cabbage"

williamanesbitt
Boil them Cabbage Down - Harmonica (+Tabs)

Boil them Cabbage Down - Harmonica (+Tabs)

HarmonicaFun
Boil Them Cabbage Down // Easy Fiddle Tutorial

Boil Them Cabbage Down // Easy Fiddle Tutorial

The Tune Project
Boil Them Cabbage Down (Key Of A) | Beginner Bluegrass Mandolin Lesson With Tab

Boil Them Cabbage Down (Key Of A) | Beginner Bluegrass Mandolin Lesson With Tab

Mike Hedding
Boil Them Cabbage Down (Up-The-Neck) | Beginner Bluegrass Banjo Lesson With Tab

Boil Them Cabbage Down (Up-The-Neck) | Beginner Bluegrass Banjo Lesson With Tab

Mike Hedding

About This Song

Boil Them Cabbage Down is an old-time fiddle tune with deep Appalachian roots that's become a bluegrass standard. You'll often hear it sung with playful, sometimes improvised verses, making it a fun crowd-pleaser at jams and festivals.