I was out looking for some novelty tunes for my bluegrass band. Great thread! Anyone ever heard a tune called Granny's in the Cellar (oh, Lordy, cain't you smell her)? I dunno if its a H&J thing, but its right up their alley.

To add to the H&J lyrics, here's one of my favorites from their Fractured Folksongs album (RCA Victor 1964):

MAMA, DON'T WHIP LITTLE BUFORD
(Burns-Haynes)

Mama, don't whup little Buford.
Mama, don't pound on his head.
Mama, don't whup little Buford.
I think you should shoot him instead.

Buford brought home his report card.
Buford was proud as could be.
At last, he had passed through the third grade
And Buford is just twenty-three.

Mama, don't whup little Buford.
Mama, you'll just be a wreck,
For Buford is studying judo
And he'll break your scrawny old neck.

When Buford was five, he was smokin',
And drinkin' hard liquor at six.
At seven, he learned about women.
At eight, Buford got his first fix.

Mama, don't whup little Buford.
You'll never know how Buford feels.
Buford is good to you, mama.
He brings you whatever he steals.

Now Buford is gone. What a pity!
At last, we found happiness.
We bought a new home in the city,
And we won't give him our address.

So Mama, don't whup little Buford.
Mama, don't knock out his breath.
Just teach him to be a folksinger.
Then Buford will soon starve to death.

Notes: The tune is Beautiful, Beautiful Brown Eyes. "Whup" is pronounced with exactly the same vowel as "book" or "foot". --JoeClone.