My Butcher Man
Longing for the Butcher Man
Lyrics
Wonder where is my butcher man now?
Expressing curiosity about the whereabouts of the butcher man.
I've been looking for him all day long!
Indicating a prolonged search for the butcher man throughout the day.
Butcher man, butcher man, where have you been so long?
Wondering where the butcher man has been, facing difficulty finding him at the butcher shop or at home.
Butcher man, butcher man, where have you been so long?
-I can't catch you at the butcher shop and you're so hard to find at home
-I'm going to tell everybody I've got the best butcher man in town
Boasting about having the best butcher man in town, highlighting his skills in slicing ham and cutting from fat down.
I'm going to tell everybody I've got the best butcher man in town
-He can slice your ham, he can cut it from the fat on down
-He slice my pork chops and he grinds my sausage, too
Describing the versatility of the butcher man, who can slice pork chops and grind sausages proficiently.
He slice my pork chops and he grinds my sausage, too
-Ain't nothing in the line of butcherin' that my butcher man can't do
-Butcher man, in the morning, won't you please stop by my house
Inviting the butcher man to stop by in the morning for more work, emphasizing the quantity of butcherin' to be done.
Butcher man, in the morning, won't you please stop by my house
-I've got enough butcherin' for you to do if you promise me you just only hush your mouth?
-Butcher man, butcher man, I got a ham I cannot slice
Expressing a need for the butcher man to handle a ham that the singer cannot slice, suggesting a visit in the morning or tomorrow night.
Butcher man, butcher man, I got a ham I cannot slice
-If you can't stop in the morning, please stop by tomorrow night
-If anybody asks you, ""Butcher man, where have you been?""
Instructing the butcher man on how to respond if asked about his whereabouts, indicating he should show his long-bladed knife as evidence of butchering in the slaughter pens.
If anybody asks you, ""Butcher man, where have you been?""
-Show 'em that long-bladed knife, tell 'em you been butchering out in the slaughter pens
-Let's go, butcher man, for me
Encouraging the butcher man to go and perform butchering tasks for the singer.
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