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Near the creek, there’s old dead tree 
We never had climbed before
Big “J” decided he’d go up
Not knowing what was in store

He climbed up to the first big fork
Sat in the crotch of the tree 
He yelled, “There’s a hollow up here,
But it’s dark, I just can’t see”

There’s a flashlight packed with my lunch
I’ll get it and be right back
As he sat and waited for me
A sound came out of the crack

Charlie, something alive in there
I heard it making a noise
 Threw up the light, he give a look
“A possum! Let’s get the boys”

So exited we ran back home
Called up the gang on the phone
Most of them came right on over
No need to do this alone

Big “J” said, “We have all been told,
Hit a possum on the head,
He’ll roll up into a tight ball,
And play possum, like he’s dead”

We all agreed it would be fun
To see a possum do that
Someone said we need us a plan
Big “J” said I’ve thought of that

Charlie will go up in the tree
And make the possum come out
With sticks we’ll be under the tree
He’ll get him a lick no doubt

“Now just wait a minute”, I said
“He’s in the hollow to stay”
“I have an idea”, said Jim Bob
“My Dad once told me a way”

“The best way to get rabbits out
If they are holed up somewhere
Twist a forked wire in their fur
Then just drag them out of there”

I didn’t want to be the one
Poking a wire in his fur
But not to be called a chicken
 I’ll have to see out what occurs

So I climbed up into the tree
Holding a wire and flashlight 
Found a good spot, shined the light in
What I saw gave me a fright

The possum looking up at me
Had his teeth bared as he hissed
I stuck the forked wire into him
Then gave it a great big twist

Now is the time to pull him out
I started to jerk real hard
We didn’t know he could escape 
That was that possum’s wild card

He came out, not from the hollow
But from a hollow tree limb
Landed behind all the guys
That scared the hell out of them

The possum was gone in a flash
No one took off in a chase
Just grinned and looked at each other
We all had egg on our face
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