Song - "Granny is the Possum Queen"

Does anyone know the words to the song "Granny is the Possum Queen"? It is sent to the tune of "Camptown Races". I finally found the words to "Pearl, Pearl, Pearl" by Flatt and Scruggs. Email me at mkat72@aol.com if you want those lyrics.

[Bedsheets2]

The song goes like this..........Who's your choice for Opposum Queen? Granny, Granny! Who's your choice for Opposum Queen?
Granny, Granny is the one!.........then it keeps on repeating over and over

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[Alanwench]

"Here's your choice for Possum Queen
Granny, Granny!
She don't ride no limousine.
Granny all the way!
Vote her in to stay, come election day.
The finest Queen you've ever seen,
Granny all the way!"

[richieonline]

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Possum Queen Contest on again
By: Vanessa Lynn Pinheiro 12/24/2008
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It may sound like a joke, but a priest and a first selectman are on the board of directors for the 19th annual Possum Queen Contest, a New Year's Day tradition held in Litchfield that makes Mardi Gras look tame.



Event co-founders Bill Neller and Brent Hawkins, along with Ali Neller, First Selectman Leo Paul Jr., Peter Losee, former superior court judge Ann Dranginis, current Judge Charles Gill, Jim Noel, the Rev. Robert F. Tucker of St. Anthony of Padua Church and John Houllahan are the people behind the Possum Queen mayhem.
Revelers celebrating the start of the new year can continue their overnight festivities on Jan. 1, when the annual mock beauty contest takes place on and near the green, and in the Village Restaurant. Contestants are expected to "bribe" the judges with donations, and to bid for a vintage can of possum stew.
The event, which draws hundreds of participants and observers to the Litchfield, wasn't dampened by the heavy, wet snow that fell on the morning of New Year's Day last year.
"It didn't bother anyone at all. The non-running road race went on without a hitch, and it was fabulous," said Mr. Hawkins. "It's always great."
Mr. Hawkins, whose job is to get the crowd going, lies down in the center of the street at the start of the "race," and to have "runners" toss cash bribes on his plaid jacket and clown pants.
The event raised $17,000 for good causes last year-a big jump from the $7,000 raised a year earlier.
This year, the funds are being donated to Litchfield resident Michelle Eykelhoff, who has an inoperable brain tumor, and to 15-month-old Dylan Pannuto, a Harwinton resident. Dylan was born with a genetic condition known as Alagille Syndrome, which affects those who have it in different ways but is mainly a disorder of the liver, kidneys, heart and eyes.
Dylan's biggest issues as a result of the syndrome are the impacts on his liver and kidneys, and the condition makes it difficult for him to absorb nutrients and grow. He also suffers from intense itching as a result of his liver problems. Dylan has a twin brother.
Mrs. Eykelhoff is a longtime member of the Litchfield community who has served as the Litchfield Historic District Commission's recording secretary for a number of years. She has been a criminal justice secretary for the state's attorney's office for 20 years, and is president of the Litchfield County Legal Secretaries Association. Her battle with cancer began in 2007, when she was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma, a skin cancer.
She and her husband Tom have four children. On Monday, Mrs. Eykelhoff was looking forward to the holidays with her family. The support she has received is a gift, she said. Her family has established a Web page for her at www.carepages.com, which documents her progress.
"It helps me because I get all these positive messages," she said of being to get through her days a little easier. "I have to keep a positive attitude because I refuse to cry in the corner."
The Possum Queen founders always try to support residents in the community that are facing a difficult time. "It's hard to have a bad day when you see the difference you can make," said Mr. Neller of why he still does the contest. "Every little bit helps us to help others."
Mr. Hawkins and Mr. Neller are registering the contest as an official nonprofit organization this year, so that they can do more with their donations. The contest members have partnered up with VNA Northwest Inc. to become a 501-C-3 entity.
"Donations are accepted all year, but 99 percent of them come on Jan. 1. But we'll take a bribe any day," Mr. Hawkins said of the contest, which started almost two decades ago, as a joke between him and Mr. Neller.
After seeing an episode of "The Beverly Hillbillies," in which Granny runs for Possum Queen, the pair decided that Litchfield should start a similar competition, in which judges are bribed to award the famed prize, a sash and a bouquet of dead roses.
A few years later, when a mutual friend's child was in need of corrective surgery for a birth defect, the duo decided to make the contest a charitable event, raising $35,000 for the child between 1996 and 2004. "People got more involved with the fun of the [event]. After we had people involved doing the Possum Queen Contest, we figured that we might as well be making some money for our friend's daughter," said Mr. Neller.
The medical bills overwhelmed the family, and the contest's earnings helped. Over the years, as that child has grown and her medical needs have dissipated, the contest has chosen other recipients for the money raised each year. Children and adults with medical needs or difficulties have benefited from the charity.
"The people who have needed it have always just fallen into our laps," Mr. Hawkins said. Since the first few years, the event has grown tremendously. While the first year had a turnout of roughly 20, with the co-founders providing most of the entertainment, the last couple of years have seen up to 30 people on one float, with entourages dressed as characters from such movies as "Batman," "Ghostbusters," "Willy Wonka," "Animal House," "Peter Pan" and "The Blues Brothers," complete with a replica of the Bluesmobile.
However, the real challenge of the Possum Queen Contest is finding a stellar costume or act that will impress the judges enough to win the coveted bouquet of dead roses and the title of Possum Queen-and the right to play dead all year.
Last year, the winners were the Murphy-Budny clans, who have since dubbed themselves Team PanWonka. While the Budnys showed up in the pirate ship from "Peter Pan," the Murphys were the winners of the contest last year with their Willy Wonka float, complete with Umpa Lumpas.
"The highlight of the day last year had to be when that pirate ship came up the hill with the sparklers on each side, mermaids and wenches in the bow of the ship, with Captain Hook (Frank Jewett) singing the original lyrics from the movie," Mr. Hawkins said. "Peter Pan (Rey Budny) did battle with him, and then Tinker Bell (Dennis Murphy) showed up.
"He was a significantly large fairy with a tutu and pink, lacy wings on his back, and glitter all over him. It was pretty wild."
Another contestant group, led by Gary and Cindy Zoeller, Rich Pratt, Mike Bolton, Bill Brakeman and others, reenacted the parade scene from the spoof on fraternities and college life depicted in the movie "Animal House."
"They did the scene where the fraternity wrecks the parade with their death-mobile, driven by D-Day," Mr. Hawkins said. The Zoeller group received the lifetime achievement award last year for being involved in the Possum Queen contest for seven years. Their past inspirations have included "The Blues Brothers," "M.A.S.H.," "Three Amigos," "Ghost Busters" and "Batman."
"They just do a wonderful job," Mr. Neller added. "The turnout for the annual also gets better every year. Last year you couldn't get anyone else in the restaurant, and there were lots of people outside watching the combatants show up."
The PanWonka group presented Mr. Hawkins and Mr. Neller with a giant check for $1,000, an authentic prop from the "Neverland Bank."
This year they have already tripled their donation from last year. "We are going for a three-peat performance and we will outdo ourselves tenfold," said Dennis Murphy. "Team PanWonka is predicting a brut-force victory."
While revelers show up in floats outside, inside the Village restaurant, the bidding begins for the can of possum stew. "We sold the can for $3,000, and they signed it and gave it back to us," Mr. Neller said of the annual tradition that has raised $9,000 to date.
Also available inside the restaurant is a Crock Pot of "possum stew," made from scratch, not road kill. The chef said he won't reveal his recipe, as he wants to "cover his tracks."
"We may be tongue-and-cheek in style, but the substance is real," said board of directors member Jim Noel, who will get the spirit and have a sports inspired outfit on. "This is all about helping people."
Merrymakers gather for the start of the event on West Street around noon, with the contest beginning at 2 p.m. All are welcome to attend.