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Oct 21, 2020 · The Derby Ram is a comical English folk song dating before the 18th century featuring a man telling his friends of a recent trip to Derby where he saw an eno...
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"The Derby Ram" or "As I was Going to Derby" is a traditional tall tale [1] English folk song (Roud 126) that tells the story of a ram of gargantuan proportions and the difficulties involved in butchering, tanning, and otherwise processing its carcass.
"The Derby Ram" or "As I was Going to Derby" is a traditional tall tale English folk song (Roud 126) that tells the story of a ram of gargantuan proportions and the difficulties involved in...
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Aug 4, 2024 · Back in ancient days, when animals were worshipped on hill-tops, they sang the ballad of the wonderful ram. Black faced guisers going the rounds of Midland villages at midwinter, with a man in a sheepskin, sang this outside the cottages for “luck”.
To ring St. George's passing bell from the top of Derby jail. It took all the boys of Derby to carry away his bones. Took all the maids of Derby to roll away his stones. Now the butcher that killed this ram, sir, he was up to his. thighs in blood.
On July 4, 2020, TCM showed "The Sign of the Ram" (1948) as its selection for its weekly "Noir Alley" show (Saturday night at midnight ET, repeating Sunday m...
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The Derby Ram Lyrics: As I was going to Derby all on a market day / I met the biggest ram, my boys, that ever was fed on hay / And indeed, my lads, it's true, my lads, I never was known to lie ...
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