The first night when I came home As drunk as I could be I found a horse in the stable Where my horse ought to be. "Oh come here, my little wifie, And explain this thing to me, How come a horse in the stable Where my horse ought to be?" "You blind fool, you crazy fool, Can't you never see, It's nothing but a milk cow, You're crazy to me." "I've traveled this world over, Ten thousand miles or more, But a saddle upon a milk cow, I never did see it before." The second night when I came home, As drunk as I could be, I found a coat a-hanging on the rack Where my coat ought to be. "Oh come here, my little wifie, And explain this thing to me, How come a coat a-hanging on the rack Where my coat ought to be?" "You blind fool, you crazy fool, Can't you never see, It's nothing but a bed quilt, You're crazy to me." "I've traveled this world over, Ten thousand miles or more, But a pocket upon a bed quilt, I never did see it before." The third night when I came in As drunk as I could be, I found a head a-laying on the pillow Where my head ought to be. "Oh come here, my little wifie, And explain this thing to me, How come a head a-laying on the pillow Where my head ought to be?" "You blind, crazy fool, Can't you never see, It's nothing but a cabbage head, You're crazy to me." "I've traveled this world over, Ten thousand miles or more, But a moustache on a cabbage head, Well, I never did see it before." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BEFORE SEDAN by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON THE LOCKLESS DOOR by ROBERT FROST CHANGE by WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS AFTER THE WAR by RICHARD THOMAS LE GALLIENNE THE THREE WARNINGS by HESTER LYNCH (SALUSBURY) PIOZZI |