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AmIt was a grand upstanding bantam cock,
AmSo brisk and stiff and spry,
GWith springy sFtep and jaunty Emplume
EAnd a purposeful look in his Ameye,
IEn his little black blinking Ameye, he had.
AmI took him to the coop and introduced him
AmTo my seventeen wide-eyed hens.
GHe tupped aFnd he tupped as Ema hero tups
EAnd he bowed from the waist to Amthem all, and then
EHe upped and he tupped 'em all aAmgain, he did.
AmAnd then upon the peace of me ducks and me geese
AmHe rudely did intrude.
GWith glazed emFyes and open moutEmhs
EThey bore it all with fortiAmtude
EAnd a little bit of gratitudAme, they did.
AmHe jumped my giggling guinea fowl
AmAnd forced his attentions upon
GMy twenty hyFsterical turkeys Emand
EA visiting migrant sAmwan.
EBut the bantam thundered Amon, he did.
AmHe ravished my fan-tailed pigeons and
AmMe lily-white columbines,
GAnd while I was Flocking up the budgEmerigar
EHe jumped my parrot from beAmhind;
EShe was sitting on me shoulder Amat the time.
AmAnd all of a sudden with a gasp and a gulp
AmHe clapped his hands to his head,
GFell flat on his Fback with his toes in tEMhe air.
EMy bantam cock lay dAmead
EAnd the vultures circled overheAmad, they did.
AmWhat a champion brute; what a noble cock;
AmWhat a way to live and to die.
GI was diggin' him Fa grave to save his bEmones
EFrom the hungry buzzards in the Amsky
EWhen the bantam opened up a sly lAmittle eye.
AmHe gave me a grin and a terrible wink
AmThe way that roosters do.
GHe said, 'You Fsee them big daft buggers up Emthere?
EThey'll be down in a minute or Amtwo;
EThey'll be down in a minute or Amtwo.'

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The Bantom Cock

by Jake Thackray

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It was a grand upstanding bantam cock,

So brisk and stiff and spry,

G F Em

With springy step and jaunty plume

E Am

And a purposeful look in his eye,

E Am

In his little black blinking eye, he had.

I took him to the coop and introduced him

To my seventeen wide-eyed hens.

G F Em

He tupped and he tupped as a hero tups

E Am

And he bowed from the waist to them all, and then

E Am

He upped and he tupped 'em all again, he did.

And then upon the peace of me ducks and me geese

He rudely did intrude.

G F Em

With glazed emyes and open mouths

E Am

They bore it all with fortitude

E Am

And a little bit of gratitude, they did.

He jumped my giggling guinea fowl

And forced his attentions upon

G F Em

My twenty hysterical turkeys and

E Am

A visiting migrant swan.

E Am

But the bantam thundered on, he did.

He ravished my fan-tailed pigeons and

Me lily-white columbines,

G F Em

And while I was locking up the budgerigar

E Am

He jumped my parrot from behind;

E Am

She was sitting on me shoulder at the time.

And all of a sudden with a gasp and a gulp

He clapped his hands to his head,

G F EM

Fell flat on his back with his toes in the air.

E Am

My bantam cock lay dead

E Am

And the vultures circled overhead, they did.

What a champion brute; what a noble cock;

What a way to live and to die.

G F Em

I was diggin' him a grave to save his bones

E Am

From the hungry buzzards in the sky

E Am

When the bantam opened up a sly little eye.

He gave me a grin and a terrible wink

The way that roosters do.

G F Em

He said, 'You see them big daft buggers up there?

E Am

They'll be down in a minute or two;

E Am

They'll be down in a minute or two.'

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