Cabbagehead

Lyrics

[Verse 1] The night when I came home Tired as a man would be I saw a horse in my stable Where my horse is supposed to be I said, "wake up, Sally And explain this mess to me Whose horse is this in my stable Where my horse is supposed to be?" She said, "hush your mouth boy, you're talking really silly Open up your eyes and see That ain't nothing but an old milk cow That the farmers lend to me" I said, "I've been all over the world To the Gulf of Mexico And I ain't never saw no milk cows With saddlеs on their back before" [Verse 2] Wеll then the next night when I come Tired as a man could be I saw a hat on my dresser Where my hat was supposed to be I said, "wake up, Sally And explain this mess to me Whose hat is that on my dresser, girl Where my hat is supposed to be?" She said, "hush your mouth boy, you're talking real silly Open up your eyes and see That ain't nothing but an old cabbage The butcher store man gave to me" I said, "I've been all over the world To the Gulf of Mexico And I ain't never saw no cabbage With a hairband on it before" [Verse 3] Well then the next night when I come Tired as a man could be I saw a fella on my front porch Where I was supposed to be I said, "wake up, Sally And explain this mess to me Who's that fella out there on my front porch Where I'm supposed to be?" She said, "hush your mouth Roy, you're talking real silly Open up your eyes and see That wasn't nothing but a shadow You always accusing me" I said, "I've been all over the world To the Gulf of Mexico And I ain't never stumbled over a shadow In my whole life before" [Verse 4] Well then the next night when I come Tired as a man could be I saw that same old fella in my bed Where I was supposed to be I said, "wake up, Sally And explain this mess to me Who's this guy in my bed by you Where I'm supposed to be?" She said, "hush your mouth Roy, you're talking real silly Open up your eyes and see That ain't nothing but the next door neighbour's little baby She lent him to me" I said, "I've been all over the world To the Gulf of Mexico And I ain't never saw no baby Five feet six before" [Coda] And then the next night when I come The next night when I come The next night when I come Yeah, I am all alone Well, the next night Well, then the next night And then the next night And then the next night