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Cabbagehead is an Appalachian Folk Song. The words are:

I came home last as drunk as I could be

and saw a horse a standing where my horse ort to be.

I said, "Dear wifey, dear wifey come explain this thing to me."

She said, "You fool, you fool, you great big fool, can't you never see

that's just a milk cow your mother gave to me."


I been around this great big world a hundred times or more

but a saddle on a milk cow, I've never seen before.


I went into the house as hungry as I could be

and saw a coat a hanging where my coat ort to be.

I said, "Dear wifey, dear wifey come explain this thing to me."

She said, "You fool, you fool, you great big fool, can't you never see

that's just a bed quilt your mother gave to me."


I been around this great big world a hundred times or more

but pockets on a bed quilt, I've never seen before.


I went to the bedroom as tired as I could be

and saw a head a laying where my head ort to be.

I said, "Dear wifey, dear wifey come explain this thing to me."

She said, "You fool, you fool, you great big fool, can't you never see

that's just a cabbagehead your mother gave to me."


I been around this great big world a hundred times or more

but a mustache on a cabbagehead, I've never seen before.


It has been sung by a number of people including Dr. John

  1. http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mtnties/cabbage.html
  2. http://www.azlyricdb.com/lyrics/Dr-John-Cabbage-Head-365741#.UauKZdgex5c
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