Lyrics:

I caught a pretty little animal, it was stripeded black and white
I caught a pretty little animal, it was stripeded black and white
What it done to me, it spoiled me the rest of my life

I thought it was a squirrel, I took him into my camp
I thought it was a squirrel, I took him in my camp
When I put him down, all of my clothes was damp

All the people around me, they give me plenty air
All the people around me, they give me plenty air
It was so doggone strong I sniffle it everywhere

I never smelled a smell that smelled so doggone bad
I never smelled a smell, honey, that smelled so doggone bad
It was the worst old smell, baby, I ever had

I jumped into the water I scrubbed, scrubbed, scrubbed-scrubbed
But I smelled stronger, baby, the harder I rubbed

It was a doggone polecat, and he ain't no friend of mine
It was a doggone polecat, and he sure ain't no friend of mine
He as pretty as a white star, but he ain't worth a doggone dime