Knothole

[Verse 1]
I remember back when my sister and her boyfriend
Sat around a-courtin' with the lights down low
No show I've ever seen, not even on the screen
Can compare with what I saw through the old knothole

[Chorus]
Knothole (Knothole)
Knothole (Knothole)
You ought to see what I saw through the old knothole
Some folks like a baseball game
They're not for me, they're much too tame
You can have your television and your picture show
It'll never take the place of the old knothole

[Verse 2]
I heard they're gonna start making dresses out of wood
It'd sure be nice, if they could
But there's just one thing you ain't thought about
What you gonna do if a knot falls out?

[Chorus]
Knothole (Knothole)
Knothole (Knothole)
You ought to see what I saw through the old knothole
Some folks like a picture show
They're not for me, they're much too slow
You can have your television and your picture show
It'll never take the place of the old knothole

[Interlude]

[Verse 3]
I saw my granddad just the other night
He had a black eye, it was a sight
I said: "What's wrong?" he said, "Bless my soul"
Son, I seen a double feature through the old knothole

[Chorus]
Knothole (Knothole)
Knothole (Knothole)
You ought to see what I saw through the old knothole
Some folks like a picture show
They're not for me, they're much too slow
You can have your television and your picture show
It'll never take the place of the old knothole

[Interlude]

[Verse 4]
I saw the bright lights of old Broadway
But that can't beat what I saw the other day
While peepin' through a hole in the backyard fence
I saw sister Katie doin' a hoochie-coochie dance

[Chorus]
Knothole (Knothole)
Knothole (Knothole)
You ought to see what I saw through the old knothole
Some folks like a carnival show
They're not for me, they're much too slow
You can have your television and your carnival show
It'll never take the place of the old knothole
It'll never take the place of the old knothole