Artist: | Traditional (English) |
User: | Richard Kropman |
Duration: | 230 seconds |
Delay: | 12 seconds |
Chord names: | Not defined |
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Comment: | - |
A G A D
As I was going to Derby, upon a market day,
A G E
I spied the biggest ram, sir, that ever was fed on hay..
CHORUS
A E A E A
And it’s a lie lum lie lum, pitiful lie lum lie
The horns upon this ram, sir, they reached up to the moon,
A lad went up in April, and he didn't get down till June.
The fleece upon this ram, sir, it grew up to the sky,
The eagles made their nests there, you could hear the young ones cry.
And all the boys of Derby came begging for his eyes,
To kick around the street, sir, 'cause they was football size.
And all the women of Derby came begging for his ears,
To make 'em leather aprons to last 'em forty years.
And all the men of Derby came begging for his tail,
To ring St. George's passing bell from the top of Derby gaol.
It took all the boys of Derby to carry away his bones,
Took all the maids of Derby to roll away his stones.
Now, the butcher that killed this ram, sir, was up to his thighs in blood,
The lad that held the basin was washed away in the flood.
And the man that wrote this song, sir, he must be mighty rich,
The one that sings it now, sir, is a lying son of a bitch.
So now my song is over, I've got no more to say,
Just give us eggs and brandy, and we'll be on our way.
As I came in by Derby,
T’was on a market day,
I spied the biggest ram sir
That ever was fed on hay
And indeed me lads, it’s true me lads,
I never was known to lie,
And if you’d have been in Derby
You’d have seen it same as I
This ram was fat behind sir,
This ram was fat before,
And ever’time its hooves to the ground
They covered an acre or more
And indeed me lads, it’s true me lads,
I never was known to lie,
And if you’d have been in Derby
You’d have seen it same as I
The space between this ram’s horns
Was built so mighty wide,
That a coach foot six could go betwixt
With a footman by the side
And indeed me lads, it’s true me lads,
I never was known to lie,
And if you’d have been in Derby
You’d have seen it same as I
This ram he had a tail, sir
That reached down into Hell,
And ever’time he waggled it
It rang the fireman’s bell
And indeed me lads, it’s true me lads,
I never was known to lie,
And if you’d have been in Derby
You’d have seen it same as I
The singers of this song, sir
We’re called “Sweeney’s Men”,
Another couple o’ pints, sir
And we’ll sing it for you again