Why say it's the Lawrence Welk Show? That's not Lawrence Welk.

Why assume that somebody's being overly cute or deceptive? If by 'toke' they are referring to cocaine, cocaine had been around for years. The song sings about knowing the pain, getting past it and going back home. A lot of people wish they could do that.

While the costumes are not to be believed, the premise is not that untrue to other traditional music I've heard.