DERBY RAM



As I went out to Derby, upon a market day

I spied the biggest ram, sir, that ever was fed on hay



Hey ringle dangle, hey ringle day

It was the biggest ram, sir, that ever was fed on hay



[alternate chorus:

[Didn't he ramble, ramble

[He rambled up and down

[All over the town

[Didn't he ramble, ramble

[He rambled 'til the butcher cut him down]



The horns upon this ram, sir, they reached up to the moon

A lad went up in April and didn't get down 'til June



The fleece upon this ram, sir, it reached up to the sky

The eagles made their nests there, you could hear the young 'uns

cry



And all the boys of Derby come begging for his eyes

To kick around the streets, sir, 'cause they was football size



And all the women of Derby come begging for his ears

To make 'em leather aprons to last 'em forty years



And all the men of Derby come begging for his tail

To ring St. George's passing bell from the top of Derby jail



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, he was up to his

thighs in blood

The boy that held the basin was washed away in the flood



And 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



@animal @kids @talltale

even found in Mother Goose

recorded by John and Tony on Dark Ships

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