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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE FOUR NIGHTS' DRUNK, by ANONYMOUS First Line: The first night when I came home Last Line: "well, I never did see it before" Subject(s): Alcohol & Alcoholics | |||
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...THE WORLD NARROWED TO A POINT by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS A DRUNKEN MAN'S PRAISE OF SOBRIETY by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS BRING US IN GOOD ALE by ANONYMOUS FLORIDUS: OF A DRUNKARD by ANONYMOUS IN MEMORIAM: TAMMY MESSER by ANONYMOUS JOLLY GOOD ALE AND OLD by ANONYMOUS KENTUCKY MOONSHINER by ANONYMOUS TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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