Our Goodman (Home Come the Old Folks)- Hamblin (UT) 1947 Hubbard B
[From: Ballads and Songs from Utah- Hubbard 1961. The title is generic and could be, "Home Come the Old Folks."
R. Matteson 2013]
Hubbard: In Utah we have recorded a fourth version with two unprintable stanzas. It otherwise does not differ greatly from the A text (See Hubbard A).
B. 'Home Come the Old Folks.' Dictated by Archie Hamblin of Roy, July 13, 1947.
Home come the old folks,
Home come he,
"Come to me, my little wife,
And plainly tell to me
Whose horse is that horse
Where my horse ought to be?"
"You old fool, you blind fool,
And can't you plainly see
It's nothing but a milch cow [1]
That granny sent to me?"
"Miles I have traveled,
Ten thousand miles or more,
But saddle on a milch cow
I never saw before."
Home come the old folks,
Home come he,
"Come to me, my little wife,
And plainly tell to me
Whose cap is that cap
Where my cap ought to be?"
"You old fool, you blind fool,
And can't you plainly see
It's nothing but a nightcap,
That granny sent to me?"
"Miles I have traveled,
Ten thousand miles or more,
But a peak on a nightcap
I never saw before."
Home come the old folks,
Home come he,
"Come to me, my little wife,
And plainly tell to me
Whose face is that face
Where my face ought to be?"
"You old fool, you blind fool,
And can't you plainly see
It's nothing but a baby,
That granny sent to me?"
"Miles I have traveled,
Ten thousand miles or more,
But whiskers on a baby
I never saw before."
1. The Scottish "Milch cow" = milk cow