cabbage head

i come home the first night

drunk as i could be

and there was a mule in the stable

where my mule orta be

i asked my wife

my pretty little wife

explain this thing to me

how come there's a mule in the stable

where my mule orta be?

well

you old fool

you drunken fool

can't you plainly see

that's nothin' but a milk cow my granny gave to me?

well

i've traveled the whole world over

ten thousand miles and more

and a saddle and a bridle on a milk cow i ain't never seen before

well

i come home the second night

drunk as i could be

and there was a hat on the hat rack

where my hat orta be

i asked my wife

my pretty little wife

explain this thing to me

how come there's a hat on the hat rack

where my hat orta be?

well

you old fool

you drunken fool

can't you plainly see

that's nothin' but a chamber pot my granny gave to me?

well

i've traveled the whole world over

ten thousand miles and more

and a john b. stetson chamber pot i ain't never seen before

well

i come home the third night

drunk as i could be

and there was a pair of pants

where my pants orta be

i asked my wife

my pretty little wife

explain this thing to me

how come these pants on the chair

where my pants orta be?

well

you old fool

your drunken fool

can't you plainly see

that's nothin' but a dish rag my granny gave to me?

well

i've traveled the whole world over

ten thousand miles and more

and a. zipper on a dish rag i ain't never seen before

well

i come home the last night

drunk as i could be

and there was a head on the pillow

where my head orta be

i asked my wife

my pretty little wife

explain this thing to me

how come there's a head on the pillow

where my head orta be?

well

you old fool

you drunken fool

can't you plainly see

that's nothin' but a cabbage head my granny gave to me?

well

i've traveled the whole world over

ten thousand miles and more

and a moustache on a cabbage i ain't never seen before!