#townes-van-zandt

Stumbling Drunk A drunk stumbling down the street walks up to this cop and says, ""Man, somebody stole my car."" Cop says, ""Well, where was it last?"" Man says, ""Right here on the end of this key."" Cop says,""I dunno man. Why don't you head to the precinct house and report it there. They'll get you filled out with all the right forms and papers."" Guy says, ""Okay,"" starts to walk off. Then the cop says, ""Before you go downtown you're gonna want to zip up your fly."" Guy looks down and goes…

A joke I heard on a Townes Van Zandt album. I guess maybe NSFW? Paraphrased a bit. I doubt Mr. Van Zandt would mind, and god knows who he heard it. A cop is out walking the streets in a little town one night when he comes across a drunk man. The drunk is stumbling around the sidewalk back and forth like he's looking for something. Cop asks ""What're you looking for buddy?"" The guy slurs ""My car, officer, they took my car!"" The cop decides to play along because it's been a slow night. ""Alrigh…

There was a drunk walking down the street. He walked up this cop and says, ""Man, somebody stole my car."" Cop replies, ""Well, where was it?"" Drunk holds up a key and says ""It was right at the end of this key."" Cop says ""I don't know sir, you should go down to the precinct to report it and fill out the paperwork. But before you go, you should probably zip up your fly."" The guy looks down and says, ""Oh man, they got my girl, too."" *Heard at the beginning of a Townes Van Zandt song.

Can someone help me understand this joke.... Today while listening to Townes Van Zandt, he tells a joke on a live album: What's white and crawls up your leg? Uncle Ben's Perverted Rice. Am I too young to understand this? Is there a historical element to this missing?? Is it just obsurd? Thanks in advance and hope this is the right place to ask this question.