Hambone - Tennessee Ernie Ford

Hambone, hambone

Where you been?

Round the world and I’m going again

What you gonna do when you come back?

Take a little walk by the railroad track

Hambone

Hambone, hambone

Have you heard?

Papa’s gonna buy me a mocking bird

And if that mocking bird don’t sing

Papa’s gonna buy me a diamond ring

And if that diamond ring don’t shine

Papa’s gonna take it to the five and dime

Hambone

Hambone, hambone

Where you been?

Round the world and I’m going again

I just skinned an alley cat

To make my wife a Sunday hat

Took the hide right off a goat

To make my wife a Sunday coat

Hambone, hambone

Where’s your wife

Out to the kitchen, cooking beans and rice

Hambone

Hambone

Hambone, hambone

Trying to eat

Ketchup on his elbow, pickle on his feet

Bread in the basket

Chicken in the stew

Supper on the fire for me and you

Look at him holler, look at him moan

That hambone just can’t hambone

Hambone

Hambone