Dad: Oh come on Cody you're gonna have a great time. You can help Grandpa with the farm chores like milking the chickens.
Grandpa: Hey? Hey!
Barney: Yes I know. A lot of hay.
Cody: We're no pile of shnooks.
Collecter: Ah that's my new ballast I just picked up, gotta keep the old ship steady you know.
Marcella: Yeah but some how our egg got mixed up with your ballast. What's a ballast?
Answer: To show the strength of their friendship and show how much they loved each other, which is what that whole song was about.