“The Ram Song (II)”

Description

Pius bought a small, thin ram from Jenny. The boys play cards for the ram "but playing cards for rams in Lent -- it was a mortal sin." The ram grows big and fat and is slaughtered "to pay the boys to plow up the old graveyard"

Notes

Did something drop out of this song in which one of the gamblers dies? Until we find another version, we can hardly tell. - RBW

References

  1. Dibblee/Dibblee, p. 97, "The Ram Song" (1 text, 1 tune)
  2. Roud #12451
  3. BI, Dib097

About

Author: unknown
Earliest date: 1973 (Dibblee/Dibblee)
Keywords: cards humorous animal
Found in: Canada(Mar)