| Song Name: | The Darby Ram | By: | Allie Long Parker |
| Posted By: | gatman | Difficulty: | Any |
| Key: | B | Genre: | Folk |
| Harp Type: | Diatonic | ||
| Created: | 2009-02-16 12:02:55 | Modified: | 2009-02-16 12:02:05 |
| Song: | VERSE 1
-4 6 6 6 -6 6 5 -4 As I went up to Darby's town 6 6 6 -7 -8 T'see what I could see 8 8 8 8 8 -8 -7 6 I saw the biggest, fattest ram 6 -6 -6 -6 6 5 (That)was ever fed on hay 6 6 6 6 5 -4 Filla my Darby ram, sir 6 6 6 -7 -8 Filla my ram-ber-ree -8 8 8 8 8 -8 7 6 It was the biggest, fattest ram 6 -6 -6 -6 6 5 That ever I did see VERSE 2 The wool growed on this rams back Went soarin' to th sky The ravens built their nest there For I heered the young ones cry Fill my Darby ram, sir Fill my ram-ber-ree It was th biggest, fattest ram That ever I did see VERSE 3 Th horns growed on this ram, sir Nearly reached th moon A man went up in Aprile An' never got back till June Filla my Darby ram, sir Filla my ram-ber-ree It was the biggest, fattest ram That ever I did see VERSE 4 The wool growed on this rams belly Went draggin' to th ground The devils grandma shaved 'em off And made herself a gown Filla my Darby ram, sir Filla my ram-ber-ree It was the biggest, fattest ram That ever I did see VERSE 5 The man that butchered this ram, sir Got drowned in the blood An' those that were a standing 'round Got washed away in the flood Filla my Darby ram, sir Filla my ram-ber-ree It was the biggest, fattest ram That ever I did see VERSE 6 The man that owned this ram, sir Must'a been mighty rich Or else the man that made this song Was a liein' 5&9'-09&%$ |
