Lyrics
Where are you going, my good old man?
Questioning the destination or purpose of the person addressed, expressing concern or curiosity.
Where are you going, my honey, my lamb?
Repeating the question with affectionate terms like "honey" and "lamb."
Spoken: Huntin'
Providing a response ("Huntin'"), indicating the old man's activity.
Where are you combing back, my good old man?
Asking when the person will return, emphasizing the relationship with "good old man."
When are you coming back, my honey, my lamb?
Repeating the question, seeking a specific return time with endearing terms.
Spoken: Saturday
Revealing the expected return day ("Saturday").
What'll you want for supper, my good old man?
Inquiring about the old man's dinner preferences.
What'll you want for supper, my honey
Repeating the question with affectionate terms.
My lamb? Spoken: Eggs
Old man responds with a preference for eggs.
How many of them will you want
Asking about the quantity of eggs desired.
My good old man?
Repeating the question with endearing terms.
How many of them will you want, my honey
Asking for the quantity of eggs using affectionate terms.
My lamb? Spoken: A bushel
Old man responds with a humorous exaggeration of wanting a bushel of eggs.
Why a bushel of them'll kill you
Expressing concern that consuming such a large quantity of eggs could be harmful.
My good old man
Reiterating the potential danger of consuming a bushel of eggs.
Why a bushel of them'll kill you, my honey
Repeating the warning with affectionate terms.
My lamb spoken: I don't care
Old man dismisses the concern, indicating indifference to the potential harm.
Well where do you want to be buried
Asking about the preferred burial location.
My good old man
Repeating the question with affectionate terms.
Where do you want to be buried, my honey
Old man humorously suggests being buried in the chimney corner.
My lamb spoken: In the chimney corner
Responding to the suggestion, pointing out the impracticality of the chosen burial spot.
Why the ashes will fall on you
Repeating the impracticality of the chosen burial spot with affectionate terms.
My good old man
Asking about the old man's preference despite the potential inconvenience.
Why the ashes will fall on you, my honey
Repeating the potential inconvenience with affectionate terms.
My lamb spoken: I don't care if they do
Old man dismisses the concern, indicating indifference to ashes falling on him.
Well what'll you do then, my good old man?
Inquiring about the old man's future plans or actions.
What'll you do then, my good old man?
Repeating the question about future plans with affectionate terms.
Spoken: I will come back and haunt you
Old man humorously suggests haunting the person after death.
A ghost can't haunt a ghost, my good old man
Rejecting the idea, stating that a ghost cannot haunt another ghost.
A ghost can't haunt a ghost, my honey
Repeating the rejection with affectionate terms.
My lamb
Old man humorously dismisses the concern, indicating indifference to being haunted as a ghost.
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