Word has come from the See Dee See
Word has come to my town
Word has come from the See Dee See
They tell me bold Amos ain't dead.

It's Maple Syrup Urine Disease, almost certainly stemming from some indiscreet liaison with a diseased Acer saccharum during his youth in the Northeast, likely in Vermont. He's been sent home where, during the early spring, he can be sap tapped for syrup.