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Cross in’ the high way late last night,
he (C)should a looked left and he (G)should a looked right.
He did n’t see the sta tion wag on car.
The (C)skunk got squashed and there you are.
You got your dead
skunk in the (D)mid dle of the road, (C)dead skunk in the (G)mid dle of the road, dead
skunk in the (D)mid dle of the road, (C)sink in’ to high
heav (G)en.
Take a whiff on me.
That ain’t no rose.
Roll up your win dow and hold your nose.
You don’t have to look and you (D)don’t have to see, ’cause you can feel it in your ol (G)fac to ry.
You got your dead skunk in the (D)mid dle of the road,
dead skunk in the (G)mid dle of the road,
dead skunk in the (D)mid dle of the road and it’s stink in’ to high heav (G)en.
Now, you got your dead cat and you got (D)your dead dog.
On a (C)moon light night you got your (G)dead toad frog.
Got your dead rab bit and your (D)dead rac coon.
The (C)blood and the guts, they’re gon na (G)make you swoon.
You got your dead skunk
in the mid dle,
dead skunk in the (G)mid dle of the road.
Dead skunk in the (D)mid dle of the road
stink in’ to high heav (G)en.
dead skunk
in the mid dle,
dead skunk in the (G)mid dle of the road.
Dead skunk in the (D)mid dle of the road
stink in’ to high heav (G)en.
(G)en.
This page shows “Dead Skunk” by Loudon Wainwright III in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 100 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.