Darby Ram

Cat. #0295 (MFH #136) - As sung by Mr. C. W. Ingenthron, Walnut Shade, Missouri on November 19, 1958

VERSE 1
As I went down to Darby Town, all on a summer day
It's there I saw th finest ram, that's ever fed on hay
And if you don't believe me and think I'd tell a lie
Just you go down to Darby an' you'll see th same as I

VERSE 2
O, th wool upon this rams back, it drug to th ground
And they hauled it to th market and it weighed ten thousand pounds
And if you don't believe me and think I'd tell a lie
Just you go down to Darby and you'll see th same as I

VERSE 3
O, th horns upon this rams head, they reached to th moon
For th butcher went up in February and never got back till June
And if you don't believe me and think I'd tell a lie
Just you go down to Darby and you'll see th same as I

VERSE 4
O, the ears upon this rams head, they reached to th sky
An' th eagle built his nest in there, for I heard th young ones cry
And if you don't believe me and think I'd tell a lie
Just you go down to Darby and you'll see th same as I

VERSE 5
O, every tooth this ram had, would hold a bushel o' corn
And every foot he stood on, would cover an acre o' ground
And if you don't believe me an' think I'd tell a lie
Just you go down to Darby and you'll see th same as I

VERSE 6
O, when they stuck this ram sir, there was an awful flood
There was ten thousand people, got drowned in th blood
And if you don't believe me an' think I'd tell a lie
Just you go down to Darby and you'll see th same as I

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