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I Had to Shoot That Rabbit

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I had to shoot that rabbit.

He didn't see me standin' there.

He wasn't even runnin'.

Dogs were hollerin' everywhere.
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He was afraid to run,

Somehow I was a-raisin' my gun.
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Raisin' it higher,
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Ready to fire...

I had to shoot that rabbit.
He was just too scared to move.
All his runnin' was over.
What did he care? What I had to prove?
It was supposed to be fun,
Somehow I was a-raisin' my gun.
It was all loaded,
Something exploded...

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I had to shoot that rabbit.
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It was nothing but habit.
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I had to shoot that rabbit.
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It was nothing but...

I had to shoot that rabbit.
Sergeant told me, "Jimmy, now, do it right!"
I don't remember clearly,
He looked much too young to fight.
He couldn't run no more.
Somebody told me that war is war.
Then why am I cryin'?
And who is dyin'?

I had to shoot that rabbit.
It was nothing but habit.
I had to shoot that rabbit.
It was nothing but...

(Words and music by Tom Paxton, 1971)

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