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"Three Nights Drunk" (Traditional)
The first night that I come home So drunk I could not see Found
a horse in the stable Where my horse oughta be Come here, my little wifey Explain this thing to me How
come a horse in the stable Where my horse oughta
be? You blind fool, you crazy fool Can't you never see? It's only a milk cow your granny sent to me I've
traveled this world over Ten thousand miles or more But a saddle upon a milk cow's back I never did see before The
second night that I come home So drunk I could not
see Found a coat a-hanging on the rack Where my coat oughta be Come here, my little wifey Explain
this thing to me How come a coat a-hanging on the
rack Where my coat oughta be? You blind fool, you crazy fool Can't you never see? It's
only a bedquilt your granny sent to me I've traveled
this world over Ten thousand miles or more Pockets upon a bedquilt I never did see before The
third night that I come home So drunk I could not
see Found a head laying on the pillow Where my head oughta be Come here, my little wifey Explain
this thing to me How come a head a-laying on the
pillow Where my head oughta be? You blind fool, you crazy fool Can't you never see? It's
only a cabbage head your granny sent to me I've
traveled this world over Ten thousand miles or more But a moustache on a cabbage head I never did see before
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