Lyrics
(Folk song)
1. There was a farmer had two sons
And both these sons were brothers.
Bohunkus was the name of one,
Josephus was the other’s.
2. Now these two boys had suits of clothes,
And they were made for Sunday;
Bohunkus wore his every day,
Josephus, his on Monday.
3. Now, these two boys to the theater went
Whenever they saw fit.
Bohunkus in the gallery sat,
Josephus in the pit.
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- Subjects: family / silly
- Harmony: I, IV, V
- Meter: 4
- Rhythm: anacrusis
- Scale: pentatonic
- Tones: s,l,drmsl
- Source: Book of a Thousand Songs, Albert Ernest Wier, 1918
- Same tune: Auld Lang Syne
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Now when they died
Josephus up to heaven went and
Josephus went to
Well, I cannot tell you this
Because I do not know
But where he went
It is so hot
They do not shovel snow
The way my mom and dad taught me so many years ago