Pig in a Pen
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Pig in a Pen

Key: G
Chords: 3
Bill Monroe Jerry Garcia

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Chord Chart

A

G
G
G
C
G
G
D
G
G
Chords used: C D G

Lyrics

I got a pig at home in a pen corn to feed him on All I need is a pretty little girl to feed him when I'm gone.
Goin' on the mountain to sow a little cane Raise a barrel of Sorghum sweet lil' Liza Jane. Black cloud's a-risin' surest sign of rain Get the old grey bonnet on Little Liza Jane. Yonder comes that gal of mine how you think I know Can tell by that Gingham gown hangin' down so low. Bake them biscuits baby bake 'em good n' brown When you get them biscuits baked we're Alabamy bound. When she sees me comin' she wrings her hands and cries Yonder comes the sweetest boy that ever lived or died. Now when she sees me leavin'she wrings her hands and cries Yonder goes the meanest boy that ever lived or died.

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About This Song

Pig in a Pen is a Bill Monroe classic that became popular in folk and jam band circles when Jerry Garcia recorded it with Old & In The Way in 1973. Monroe's original 1969 version is uptempo and driving, while Garcia's take is slower and more laid-back - you might hear either approach at a jam.

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