One night I came in,

voiceCollected by Parler Margaret Burnside, Jonesboro Polly Hervey, Houston, Texas Winnie Sheeks Jaunuary 14, 1960 Reel 356, Item 7 (The Drunken Fool) One night I came in, Drunk as I could be, Saw a horse in the corral Where my horse ought to be. "Sweet little wife, dear little wife, Dear little wife," said he, "Whose horse is that in the corral Where my horse ought to be?" "Fool, blind old fool, Derned old fool," said she, "That is a cow in the corral Where your horse ought to be." Next night I came in Drunk as I could be, Saw a coat on the coat rack Where my coat ought to be. "Sweet little wife, dear little wife, Sweet little wife, said he, "Whose coat is that on the rack Where my coat ought to be?" "Fool, blind old fool, Derned old fool," said she, That is a quilt on the coat rack, Plain as it can be." Next night I came in Drunk as I could be, Saw a head on the piller Where my head ought to be. "Sweet little wife, dear little wife, Sweet little wife," said he,, "Whose head is that on the pillow Where my head ought to be?" "Fool, blind old fool, Derned old fool," said she, "That is a cabbage head on the pillow Your mother gave to me."Funding for digitization provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council and the Happy Hollow Foundation