Hi Dee Ho

i looked up at the sky last night
something about the moon just didn’t seem right
it was waxing and waning right before my eyes
then my daddy walked by wearin’ a cheap disguise
i said daddy tell me who you trying to fool
you‘re opening yourself up to ridicule
he said never you mind and remember someday son
you’ll understand the crazy things i done

and i thought to myself hi dee hi dee ho
where did my bright shiny future go
i guess i’m gonna be the last to know
hi dee hi dee hi dee
hi dee ho

then my daddy climbed up onto a mule
a skinny old mule, looked like he was fixin’ to die
my daddy said son this mule is thirsty
but he only drinks whisky, he only drinks rye
i said i ain’t got no whisky or rye to be sharing
all i got are these clothes i’m wearing
sad to say, dad, but that’s how i’m faring
then came a parade with the trumpets blaring

and i thought to myself . . .

seven seconds later the parade was gone
and so was my daddy i was all alone
except for that creature standing by my side
yes my daddy had left me that mule to ride
i climbed up on ‘im and off we went
i had a vague feeling of discontent
i rode him to the river then he fell down dead
and i remembered something else that my daddy once said
he told me boy don’t you ever take no bad advice
but over the years i guess i have, once or twice
and some might say i’ve lived a life of sin
i took a look at that river and jumped right in
floating down the river i saw a stranger on the bank
for some reason i thought that he was someone i should thank
looked up at the sky and once again i saw the moon
i waved to the stranger, saying see you again real soon

and i thought to myself . . .credits