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UNFAITHFUL? WHO? ME?
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An Olde Ditty
© - Tom Hyland - 09-18-09
My eldest sister, Adele,
Was fourteen years my senior.
When I was about that age myself,
She was divorced, and raising three kids.
An Olde Ditty she taught to me
Just popped into my feeble brain.
“Johnny”
Oh - Johnny came home the other night -
As drunk as he could be -
Saw a horse in the stall,
Where his horse ought to be!
“Oh - Wifey Dear, come over here,
Explain this thing to me -
What’s this horse doin’ in the stall,
Where my horse ought to be?”
“Oh - you crazy fool, you drunken fool,
You’re blind and cannot see -
‘Tis nothin’ but a milkin’ cow -
That Momma sent to me!”
“Oh - I’ve traveled this wide world over -
A thousand times or more -
But a saddle on a milkin’ cow -
I never did see before!”
Oh - Johnny came home the other night -
As drunk as he could be -
Saw a coat on the rack -
Where his coat ought to be!
“Oh - Wifey Dear, come over here -
Explain this thing to me -
What’s this coat doin’ on the rack -
Where my coat ought to be?”
“Oh - you crazy fool, you drunken fool -
You’re blind and cannot see -
‘Tis nothin’ but a patchwork quilt -
That Momma sent to me!”
“Oh - I’ve traveled this wide world over -
A thousand times or more -
But pockets on a patchwork quilt -
I never did see before!”
Oh - Johnny came home the other night -
As drunk as he could be -
Saw a head on the couch -
Where his head ought to be!
“Oh - Wifey Dear, come over here -
Explain this thing to me -
What’s this head doin’ on the couch -
Where my head ought to be?”
“Oh - you crazy fool, you drunken fool -
You’re blind and cannot see -
‘Tis nothin’ but a cabbage head -
That Momma sent to me!”
“Oh - I’ve traveled this wide world over -
A thousand times or more -
But whiskers on a cabbage head -
I never did see before!”
I think there were other verses -
But that’s all I recall.
© - TKH
GOOGLED some words -
And found a similar variation -
Called -
THREE NIGHTS DRUNK!
http://joelmabus.com/1707_lyrics.htm
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| Reviewed by Regis Auffray |
9/21/2009 |
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Clever, witty and humorous; thanks for sharing, Tom. Love and peace to you,
Regis |
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| Reviewed by Ed Matlack |
9/20/2009 |
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| Reviewed by Karla Dorman, The StormSpinner |
9/20/2009 |
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HA! Too funny, Tom, thanks for the laugh.
(((HUGS))) and love, Karla. |
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| Reviewed by D Johnson |
9/20/2009 |
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Tom, didn't I see you sing that song on "Hee Haw" a few years ago?
Cheers,
Dan |
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| Reviewed by Chantilly Lace (Reader) |
9/20/2009 |
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| Oh my..time for me to have a drink..sweet TK..cheers...great stuff ya have penned here darlin...Hugs,much love to ya.. |
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| Reviewed by Georg Mateos |
9/20/2009 |
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Now that's the explanation for my Captain Morgan Dark Rum stash is going down so fast! I gonna give that Johnny boy a run down the glens!
Georg
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