Cat. #0391 (MFH #423) - As sung by Violet Smith, Chesendale, California on August 19, 1959
VERSE 1
Where have ya been, my good ole husband
Where have ya been, she called him a dear
Where have ya been, my good ole husband
Th best ole fellow in th world
(To town, that's where)
VERSE 2
What ya want for supper, my good ole husband
What'a ya want for supper, she called him a dear
What'a ya want for supper, my good ole husband
Th best ole fellow in th world
(Eggs, that's what)
VERSE 3
How many ya want, my good ole husband
How many ya want, she called him a dear
How many ya want, my good ole husband
Th best ole fellow in th world
(A bushel, that's what)
VERSE 4
Bushel 'll kill you, my good ole husband
A bushel kill you, she called him a dear
A bushel kill you, my good ole husband
Th best ole fellow in th world
(Let 'em kill me, who cares)
VERSE 5
Where shall I bury you, my good ole husband
Where shall I bury you, she called him a dear
Where shall I bury you, my good ole husband
Th best ole fellow in th world
(In th chimney corner, that's where)
VERSE 6
I'll cry my eyes out, my good ole husband
I'll cry my eyes out, she called him a dear
Cry my eyes out, my good ole husband
Th best ole fellow in th world
(Cry your ole eyes out, who cares)
Violet was born and raised near Huntsville, Arkansas and said, she got this song from one of her neighbors. She was attending summer class at the University of Arkansas.