One version of the lyrics is at http://www.lyon.edu/wolfcollection/songs/stuartbarnum1281.html, along with a recording from 1963. I learned it from Fiddlin' John Carson's old recording, and was wondering where it came from. I notice the Carter Family called it He Never Came Back. I went into a restaurant As hungry as a bear, And raving like a maniac, I grabbed the bill of fare. The waiter says, "What will you have?" "Bring me a steak," I say. He took my order, bowed his head, And slowly went away. He never came back, He never came back. I waited an hour or more. His jaw I will break if he don't bring that steak When we meet on that beautiful shore.
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