Lyrics
Goliath was a Clydesdale horse
Nineteen hands, four feet across
A champion of his day
He ended up in Glasgow town
Hitched to a brewery dray
Goliath was a popular horse
He was carrying beer of course
And men pricked up their ears
For the hammer fall of Goliath's hooves
And barrels of fresh brewed beer
Goliath, he was stubborn and thrawn
Looking for feet to trample upon
With a wicked smile on his face
And Davey the drayman frequently found
His feet in a dangerous place
David and Goliath
The drayman and his horse
Every day except the Sabbath
On the streets of Glasgow
From Barlinnie to St. George's Cross
Then one day, sad to say
Old Goliath passed away
And was sent to the knacker's yard
But Davey kept back one of the hooves
That had made his life so hard
Goliath's hoof was big and round
Twelve inch across, it weighed four pound
And it made a fine ashtray
And Davey the drayman emptied his pipe
Into it every day
David and Goliath
The drayman and his horse
Every day except the Sabbath
On the streets of Glasgow
From Barlinnie to St. George's Cross
Now Davey's wife was a decent soul
But the burnt hoof smell she could not thole
She said there was nothing worse
And she put her foot down, Davey found
Harder than a Clydesdale horse
So Davey put the hoof in to boil
To fertilize his allotment soil
And his roses that year were grand
Thanks to the feet of a horse and a wife
And a drayman's loving hand
David and Goliath
The drayman and his horse
Every day except the Sabbath
On the streets of Glasgow
From Barlinnie to St. George's Cross
On the streets of Glasgow
From Barlinnie to St. George's Cross
(On the streets of Glasgow
From Barlinnie to St. George's Cross)
On the streets of Glasgow
From Barlinnie to St. George's Cross
(On the streets of Glasgow
From Barlinnie to St. George's Cross)
On the streets of Glasgow
From Barlinnie to St. George's Cross
(On the streets of Glasgow
From Barlinnie to St. George's Cross)
On the streets of Glasgow
From Barlinnie to St. George's Cross
(On the streets of Glasgow
From Barlinnie to St. George's Cross)
Written by: Robin Laing
