Rabbit in the Log

Rabbit in the Log

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Got a rabbit in a log and I ain't got my dog How will I get him I don't know Come, get me a briar and I'll twist in his hair That's the way I'll get him I know
I know, I know, I know, I know That's the way I'll get him I know Come and get me a briar and I'll twist it in his hair That's the way I'll get him I know
Gonna build me a fire and I'll roast that old hare Roll him in the flames, so nice and brown Have a feast here tonight while the moon's shining bright And find me a place to lie down To lie down, to lie down, to lie down, to lie down Find me a place to lie down Have a feast here tonight while the moon's shining bright And find me a place to lie down I'm going down that track with a chicken on my back Soles on my shoes are nearly gone, wore out Just a little ways ahead there's an old farmer's shed And that's where I'll rest my weary bones Weary bones, your weary bones Your lazy bones, your lazy bones That's where I'll rest my weary bones Just a little ways ahead there's an old farmer's shed And that's where I'll rest my weary bones

About This Song

Rabbit in the Log (Feast Here Tonight) is a traditional Southern song. A one-verse fragment, identified as African American in origin, was collected in North Carolina in 1913 and later printed in Frank C. Brown's North Carolina Folklore. The Prairie Ramblers, regulars on the WLS National Barn Dance in Chicago, recorded it in the 1930s as "Gonna Have a Feast Here Tonight."

The record that made it a bluegrass song is the Monroe Brothers' "Have a Feast Here Tonight," made in Charlotte, North Carolina, on January 28, 1938. The label credited Charlie Monroe, and his name still shows up on it.

Year Artist Notes
1938 Monroe Brothers
1978 Bill Monroe With his son James
1993 Bill Monroe and Doc Watson Live duets from 1963 to 1980, released together for the first time; many players learned it from these

Also recorded by Jim & Jesse.

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