The Prairie Dog Christmas Ball

What happens to the notes from the little bitty fiddle?
It's a great big riddle, it's the riddle of the fiddle
What happens to the notes from the little bitty fiddle?
Well, they roll and tumble and roll all around
Down a hole in the ground where the prairie dogs go

What happens to the notes from the old guitar?
Do they travel far to a distant star?
What happens to the notes from the old guitar?
Well, they roll and tumble and roll all around
Down a hole in the ground where the prairie dogs go

What happens to the notes from the bunkhouse bass?
Do they float in space in silent grace?
What happens to the notes from the bunkhouse bass?
Well, they roll and tumble and roll all around
Down a hole in the ground where the prairie dogs go

What happens to the notes from a yodel lady yay?
Do they fly away to return someday?
What happens to the notes from a yodel lady yay?
Well, they roll and tumble and roll all around
Down a hole in the ground where the prairie dogs go

What happens to the notes from the cowboy's song?
Like the tumbleweed, do they tumble along?
What happens to the notes from the cowboy's song?
Well, they roll and tumble and roll all around
Down a hole in the ground where the prairie dogs go

And what do the prairie dogs do with them all?
With all of them notes that they gather in the fall?
Well, they have a big prairie dog Christmas ball
And they roll and tumble and waltz all around
In a great dance hall built deep in the ground
Way down in the hole where the prairie dogs go