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Armadillo
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Comedy
Armadillo was released on March 16, 2015 by Pleasance Theatre Trust as a part of the album Pleasance Comedy Legends: 30 Years on the Edinburgh Festival
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Release DateMarch 16, 2015
LabelPleasance Theatre Trust
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM171

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
John Hegley
John Hegley
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Hegley
John Hegley
Composer

Lyrics

My mummy, she bought me an armadillo
I kissed him and I kept him under my pillow
And I cleaned him with a brillo pad
He was shiny and tiny and he came from Peru
His name was Armadeus but we used to call him Toby
He had a suit of armour and he burrowed about
The hills and the daffodils, he turned them inside out
And my mummy used to shout at him
When he came home covered in graffiti
He was an insectivorous creature, the teacher used to say
And the dog next door, the carnivore, would sometimes come and play
We had races and chases down by the riverside
And sometimes we'd go swimming and sometimes we wouldn't
And he had ants and beetles for dinner every day
Them creepy crawlies, he could put them away
And he did his indoor doings in his indoor doings tray
But one day in the winter when the willow tree was bare
I looked under my pillow and there was no armadillo there
So I ran downstairs and I said to my mummy, "Mummy, where's he gone?"
She was having a game of rummy and she looked up and she said, "John
Go and put some clothing on, you're nearly twenty-four"
I said, "Mum, it's an emergency" and I ran out in the raw
I ran down to the riverside and in a rowing boat I saw
Toby in the distance with the dog next door
Written by: John Hegley
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