Where are you a -goin',
my good old man?
Where are you a -goin',
my honey, my lamb?
Hun, when'll you be back,
my good old man?
When will you be back,
my honey, my lamb?
Saturday.
What do you want for your supper,
my good old man?
What do you want for your supper,
my honey, my lamb?
Eggs.
How many of them do you want,
my good old man?
How many empty walls, my honey, my lamb?
A bushel.
Why, a bushel will kill you, my good old man.
A bushel will kill you, my honey,
my lamb.
I don't mind.
Well where do you want to be buried,
my good old man?
Where do you want to be buried,
my honey, my lamb?
In the chimney corner, where the ashes will fall on you,
my good old man.
The ashes will fall on you,
my honey, my lamb.
Don't care if they do.
Well, what'll you do then,
my good old man?
What'll you do then, my honey, my lamb?
I'll hate ya, I hate, can't hate, I hate,
my good old man, I hate, can't hate, I hate,
my honey, my lamb.