The Derby Ram

The Derby Ram - A.L. Lloyd

As I was going to derby all on a market day

I met the biggest ram me boys that ever was fed on hay

And indeed my lads it's true my lads I never was known to lie

And if you'd been in derby you'd have seen him the same as I

He had four feet to walk upon had four feet to stand

And every foot that he set down it covered an acre land

And indeed my lads it's true my lads I never was known to lie

And if you'd been in derby you'd have seen him the same as I

The horns that grew on this ram's head they grew so very long

And every time he shis self they rattled against the sun

And indeed my lads it's true my lads I never was known to lie

And if you'd been in derby you'd have seen him the same as I

The wool on this ram's back me boys grew so very high

The eagles came and built their nests and I heard the young'uns cry

And indeed my lads it's true my lads I never was known to lie

And if you'd been in derby you'd have seen him the same as I

The man that fed this ram me lads he fed him twice a day

And every time he opened his mouth he swallowed a rick of hay

And indeed my lads it's true my lads I never was known to lie

And if you'd been in derby you'd have seen him the same as I

This ram he had two horns me lads that reached up to the moon

A little boy went up in January and he didn't get back till June

And indeed my lads it's true my lads I never was known to lie

And if you'd been in derby you'd have seen him the same as I

Now this old ram he had a tail that reached right down to hell

And every time he waggled it it rung the old church bell

And indeed my lads it's true my lads I never was known to lie

And if you'd been in derby you'd have seen him the same as I

The butcher that stuck this ram me lads was up to his knees in blood

And the little boy who held the bowl was carried away by the flood

And indeed my lads it's true my lads I never was known to lie

And if you'd been in derby you'd have seen him the same as I

Now all the men in derby came a begging for his eyes

To punt up and down the derby streets for they were of football size

And indeed my lads it's true my lads I never was known to lie

And if you'd been in derby you'd have seen him the same as I

Took all the boys in derby to carry away his bones

Took all the girls in derby to roll away his that's a lie

Indeed my lads it's true my lads I never was known to lie

And if you'd been in derby you'd have seen him the same as I

Now the man who fattened this ram me boys he must've been very rich

And the man who sung this song must be a lying son of a

So now my song is ended I've nothing more to say

But give us another pint of beer and we'll all of us go away