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[Verse]
AmHe was a fine upstanding bantam cock,
AmSo brisk and stiff and spry,
GWith springy sFtep and jaunty Emplume
EAnd a purposeful look in Amhis eye,
IEn his little black laughAming eye,
[Verse]
AmI took him to the coop and introduced him
AmTo my seventeen wide-eyed hens.
GHe tupped aFnd he tupped Emas a hero tups
EAnd he bowed to them all, anAmd then
EHe upped and he tupped 'em all Amagain, he did.
[Verse]
AmAnd then upon the peace of me ducks and me geese
AmHe boldly did intrude.
GWith glazed eyFes and open mEmouths
EThey bore it all with fortAmitude
EAnd a little bit of gratitudAme, they did.
[Verse]
AmHe jumped my giggling guinea fowl
AmHe thrust his attentions upon
GMy twenty hyFsterical turkeEmys and
EA visiting migrant Amswan.
EBut the bantam thundered Amon, he did.
[Verse]
AmHe groped me fan-tailed pigeons and
AmMe lily-white columbine,
GAnd as I was loFcking up the budEmgerigar
EHe jumped my parrot from Ambehind;
EWho was sitting on me shoulder Amat the time.
[Verse]
AmBut all of a sudden with a gasp and a gulp
AmHe clapped his hands to his head,
GFell flat on his Fback with his feet in Emthe air.
EMy bantam cock laAmy dead
EAnd the vultures circled oAmverhead.
[Verse]
AmWhat a noble beast; what a champion cock;
AmWhat a way to live and to die.
GI was diggin' him Fa grave to protect hiEms bones
EFrom the hungry buzzards in Amthe sky
EWhen the bantam opened up a sly Amlittle eye.
[Verse]
AmHe gave me a wink and a terrible grin
AmThe way that rapists do.
GHe said, 'You see them Fsilly daft buggerEms up there?
TEhey'll be down in a minutAme or two;
EThey'll be down in a minutAme or two.'

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The Bantam Cock

by The Corries

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[Verse]

He was a fine 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 laughing eye,

[Verse]

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 to them all, and then

E Am

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

[Verse]

And then upon the peace of me ducks and me geese

He boldly did intrude.

G F Em

With glazed eyes and open mouths

E Am

They bore it all with fortitude

E Am

And a little bit of gratitude, they did.

[Verse]

He jumped my giggling guinea fowl

He thrust 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.

[Verse]

He groped me fan-tailed pigeons and

Me lily-white columbine,

G F Em

And as I was locking up the budgerigar

E Am

He jumped my parrot from behind;

E Am

Who was sitting on me shoulder at the time.

[Verse]

But 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 feet in the air.

E Am

My bantam cock lay dead

E Am

And the vultures circled overhead.

[Verse]

What a noble beast; what a champion cock;

What a way to live and to die.

G F Em

I was diggin' him a grave to protect his bones

E Am

From the hungry buzzards in the sky

E Am

When the bantam opened up a sly little eye.

[Verse]

He gave me a wink and a terrible grin

The way that rapists do.

G F Em

He said, 'You see them silly 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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