Home Came A Goodman- Morgan (TX) 1937 Lomax; Bronson 18
Home Came A Goodman- Mrs. Minta Morgan (Bells, TX) 1937 Lomax (Compass of a sixth)
1. Home came a goodman, home came he,
Whose hat hanging where my own hat ought to be?"
"You old fool, you blind fool, you never can see,
It's nothing but a bee-gum my mammy sent me."
"Miles I've travelled, ten thousand or more;
Brim on a bee-gum I never saw before."
2. Home came a goodman, home came he,
Whose coat a- hanging where my own hat ought to be?"
"You old fool, you blind fool, you never can see,
It's nothing but a table cloth my mammy sent me."
"Miles I've travelled, ten thousand or more;
Sleeves on a table cloth I never saw before."
3. Home came a goodman, home came he.
"Whose boots a-setting where my own boots ought to be?"
"You old fool, you blind fool, you never can see,
It's nothing but some pickle-jars my mammy sent to me,"
"Miles I've travelled, ten thousand or more;
Spurs on pickle-jars I never saw before."
4. Home came a goodman, home came he.
"Whose head's a-laying where my own head ought to be?"
"You old fool, you blind fool, you never can see,
It's nothing but a baby-doll my mammy sent to me,"
"Miles I've travelled, ten thousand or more;
Whiskers on a baby-doll I never saw before."
5. Home came a goodman, home came he.
"Whose gun a-leaning where my own gun ought to be?"
"You old fool, you blind fool, you never can see,
It's nothing but some walking cane my mammy sent to me,"
"Miles I've travelled, ten thousand or more;
Shooting with a walking-cane I never saw before."