by George Frank Intro E5 G5 C5 D5 G5 C5 E5 G5 C5 You can try sneaking around if you like D5 G5 C5 By the wharf, or away in the woods E5 G5 C5 Poaching at lobsters, and deer and the like D5 G5 C5 Doesn't that homebrew taste good? A5 G5 C5 G5 You can say you were hiking, pretend that you're lost A5 G5 D5 But you'll smell like a drunk in the end G5 C5 It's a small town and the word will get round G5 D5 G5 That you can be sure, my friend E5 G5 C5 You can grow plants in the bush, if you like D5 G5 C5 Water them every day E5 G5 C5 Pick a nice spot that is just out of sight D5 G5 C5 Sunny but out of the way A5 G5 C5 G5 Then when the time comes to harvest your crop A5 G5 D5 Some kids cut them down in the end G5 C5 It's a small town and the word will get round G5 D5 G5 That you can be sure, my friend E5 G5 C5 You can try cheating on your lovely wife D5 G5 C5 There's always a goer around E5 G5 C5 Take her out back in the bush, if you like D5 G5 C5 Do everything not to be found A5 G5 C5 G5 Pants round your ankles, you fumble about A5 G5 D5 Wondering how this one will end G5 C5 It's a small town and the word will get round G5 D5 G5 That you can be sure, my friend E5 G5 C5 So I went running as fast as I could D5 G5 C5 From the scene of all my crimes E5 G5 C5 I imagined a life somewhere else far away D5 G5 C5 Hoped I'd fall under the times A5 G5 C5 G5 I'd claim I was orphaned and came from out west A5 G5 D5 And start fresh all over again G5 C5 But in my small town, the word will get round G5 D5 G5 That you can be sure, my friend G5 D5 G5 G5 C5 G5 Oh that you can be sure my friend