The Derby Ram

As I was going to Darby

T'was on a market day

I spied the biggest Ram Sir

That ever was fed on hay

And Indeed lads it's true lads

I never was one to lie

If you'd been in Derby

You would have seen the same as I

This ram he had four hooves Sir

And on his feet did stand

And every step he took Sir

He covered an acre of land

And Indeed lads it's true lads

I never was one to lie

If you'd been in Derby

You would have seen the same as I

The wool that grew upon him Sir

Made 50 packs complete

Enough to set for Flanders

That blow the British fleet

And Indeed lads it's true lads

I never was one to lie

If you'd been in Derby

You would have seen the same as I

The tail was 50 yards Sir

As near as I can tell

And it was sent to Rome Sir

To ring St Peter's Bell

And Indeed lads it's true lads

I never was one to lie

If you'd been in Derby

You would have seen the same as I

This ram he had a head Sir

That reached up to the sky

The eagles built their nests In it

Until their young ones cry

And Indeed lads it's true lads

I never was one to lie

If you'd been in Derby

You would have seen the same as I

This ram he had two horns Sir

That reached up to the moon

A man climbed up in January

And didn't come down till June

And Indeed lads it's true lads

I never was one to lie

If you'd been in Derby

You would have seen the same as I

And all the lads of Derby

Come begging for his eyes

To make them into footballs

For they were football size

And Indeed lads it's true lads

I never was one to lie

If you'd been in Derby

You would have seen the same as I

And if you don't believe me Sir

If you think I lie

Just ask the folk in Derby

They'll say the same as I

And Indeed lads it's true lads

I never was one to lie

If you'd been in Derby

You would have seen the same as I

And Indeed lads it's true lads

I never was one to lie

If you'd been in Derby

You would have seen the same as I