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Cabbage Head

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Cabbage Head

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Last night I come home, tired as a man can be

I saw a mule in my stable where my mule is supposed to be

I said wake up Sally, explain this stuff to me

Whose mule is that in my stable where my mule is supposed to be

She said hush your mouth you're talking real silly

Open up your eyes and see

That ain't nothing but a milk cow that the farmer man left to me

You I walk all over the world to the Gulf of Mexico

But that's the first time I've ever seen a milk cow with a saddle on its back before

Next night when I come home, tired as a man could be

I saw a hat on my dresser drawer, where my hat is supposed to be

I said wake up Sally, explain this stuff to me

Whose hat is that on my dresser where my hat is supposed to be

She said hush your mouth you're talking real silly

Open up your eyes and see

That ain't nothing but an old cabbage that the grocer man left for me

You I walk all over the world to the Gulf of Mexico

I ain't seen no cabbage with a hat on his head before

The next night when I come home tired as a man could be

I see some guy on the front porch where I am supposed to be

I said wake up Sally, explain this mess to me

Who is this guy on my front porch where I am supposed to be

She said now hush your mouth you're acting real ignorant

Open up your eyes and see

That ain't nothing but a shadow, you're always accusing me

Now I've been all over this world, down to the Gulf of Mexico

But I ain't never stumbled over a shadow in my whole life before

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