The Lambton Worm

from Super Furloughed Animals EP by The Baghdaddies

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One Sunda morn young Lambton went
Fishing in the Wear
An' catched a fish upon his heuk
He thought looked mighty queer
What a kind'a fish it was
Young Lambton couldn't tell
He wasn't fetched te carry it hyem
So he hoyed it doon the well

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Whisht! lads, haad ya gobs
I'll tell yes all an awful story
Whisht! lads, haad ya gobs
I'll tell ye 'boot the worm

Now Lambton felt inclined to gan
Fight in foreign wars.
He joined a troop of Knights that cared
For neither wounds nor scars
An' off he went to Palestine
Where queer things him befell
An varry soon forgot aboot
The queer worm doon the well.

Now the worm it grewed, grewed an' grewed
Grewed to an awful size
with geet big teeth, an geet big gob
An geet big goggly eyes
An' when at night it crawled aboot
To pick up bits o' news
If it felt dry upon the way
It milked a dozen coos

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This fearful worm would often feed
On calves an' lambs an' sheep
An' swally little bairns alive
When they laid down to sleep
When it'd eaten all he could
An' it had had its fill
It went away an' lapped its tail
Ten times round Penshaw Hill

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from Super Furloughed Animals EP, released July 3, 2020

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The Baghdaddies Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

The Baghdaddies’ exuberant and rampant brand of world music is an exhilarating cocktail of Balkan melodies, ska and latin grooves and sizzling brass played with furious energy and theatrical humour, making them as unforgettable on stage as they are when performing as wandering brass troubadours. They take themselves incredibly seriously so you don’t have to… ... more

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