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JamesJim Folk song duets (29) RE: Folk song duets 24 Apr 00


Not sure of the title:

MAN - (in a drunken voice) "I came home the other night, as drunk as I could be
and I saw a horse in the stable, where my horse ought to be.
I says to my wife, my pretty little wife, explain this thing to me.
What's this horse doing here in the stable, where my horse ought to be? She said,
WOMAN - You old fool, you blind fool, can't you plainly see,
it's nothing but a milk cow my mother sent to me.
MAN - Well I've travelled this wide world over, 10,000 miles are more,
but a saddle and bridle on a milk cow, I never did see before -
but a saddle and a bridle on a milk cow, I never did see before."

It goes on, "I came home the next night, as drunk as I could be
and I saw a hat on the hat rack where my hat ought to be.
I says to my wife, my pretty little wife, explain this thing to me.
What's this hat doing here on the hat rack, where my hat ought to be?
She says, you old fool, you blind fool, can't you plainly see,
it's nothing but a chamber pot my mother sent to me.
Well I've travelled this wide world over, 10,000 miles or more,
but a J.B. Stetson chamber pot, I never did see before -
but, a J.B. Stetson chamber pot, I never did see before.

The last two verses:

"I saw some pants upon the chair, where my pants ought to be.
And the woman replies: Nothing but a dish towel my mother sent to me.
Man says: Travelled, etc.,
but cuffs and a zipper on a dish towel, I never did see before (twice)."

I saw a head upon the pillow where my head ought to be.
Woman: Nothing but a cabbage head my mother sent to me.
Man says: but a moustache on a cabbage head, I never did see before (twice).

To end the song you simply say, "I guess I had better stop there."

Maybe someone can help with the title.

Jim


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