The Derby Ram

1: As I was going to Derby town,
Upon a market day,
Sure I saw the prettiest ram sir,
'At ever wis fed amon hay.

Chorus:
Yes sir, no sir,
Ye think I'm tellin a lie,
Bit it's when ye go tae Derby town,
Ye’ll see't as well as I.

2: This ram it had a horn,
It reached up to the moon,
A man went up in December,
An never come doon tae June.
Yes sir, no sir...

3: This ram it had a back sir,
It reached up to the sky,
You saw the eagles build their nest,
An heard the young ones cry.
Yes sir, no sir...

4: This ram it had some wool sir,
It was trailing on the ground,
It reached over to London,
An selt for a hundered pounds.
O yes sir, no sir...

5: This ram ir had a tail sir,
It wis trailin on the ground,
And it reached over to Ireland,
And rang St Paterick's bell.
O yes sir, no sir...

6: The butcher that killed this ram sir,
Wis up tae the eyes amon blood,
And the boy that held the basin,
Wis carried away in the flood.
O yes sir, no sir...

7: O dingle dingle Derby,
Dingle dingle day,
Sure it was the prettiest ram sir,
That ever wis fed amon hay.

Jane: That's ma mum's sang now. Should hae been mair than a hunder (pounds) - for the wool."