Johnny Come Home The Other Night- Roberts (OR-ME) c.1946 Anderson; Bronson 25
[From: LC/AAFS, Rec. No. 10,367(B2). Transcribed Bronson; also No. 25, TTCB.
R. Matteson 2013]
"Johnny Come Home the Other Night"- Sung by Warren Roberts, Portland, Ore., c. 1946. Learned as a child in Norway, Me. Recorded by William L. Alderson.
1. The first night that Johnny come home
As drunk as he could be
He found a horse within the barn
Where his horse ought to be.
O wifie dear, O wifie come,
Explain this thing to me.
Whose horse is that within the barn
Where my horse ought to be?
You old fool, you d(r)amn fool,
You drunken fool, says she,
That's nothin' but a milkin'cow
My mother sent home to me.
I've travelled round the world, boys,
A million times or more,
But a saddle on a milkin' cow,
I never have seen before.
2. The next night Johnny come home,
'S drunk as he could be,
He found a hat upon the rack
Where his hat ought to be.
O wifie dear, O wifie come,
Explain this thing to me.
Whose hat is that upon the rack
Where my hat ought to be?
You old fool, you damn fool,
You drunken fool, says she,
That's nothin' but a cookin' pot
My mother sent home to me.
I've travelled round the world, boys,
A million times or more.
But fur upon a cooking pot
I never have seen before.
3. The next night Johnny come home,
As drunk as he could be,
He found a head upon the bed
Where his head ought to be.
O wifie dear, O wifie come,
Explain this thing to me.
Whose head is that upon the bed
Where my head ought to be?
You old fool, you damn fool,
You drunken fool, says she,
That's nothin' but a cabbage-head
My mother sent home to me.
I've travelled round the world, boys,
A million times or more.
But a moustache on a cabbage-head
I never have seen before.