Pete Seeger — Ram of Darby

As I went down to Darby All on a market day I spied the biggest ram, sir That ever did feed on hay It's true me lad, it's true me lad I never was known to lie But if you go down to Darby You'll see the same as I Well the horns upon this ram, sir They reached up to the moon A man climbed up in January And he didn't get back till June It's true me lad, it's true me lad I never was known to lie But if you go down to Darby You'll see the same as I Well the wool upon this ram, sir Draped down to the ground The devil caught a lock of it To make his wife a gown It's true me lad, it's true me lad I never was known to lie But if you go down to Darby You'll see the same as I Well the wool upon this ram, sir Reached up to the sky The eagles built their nest in it You can hear the young ones cry It's true me lad, it's true me lad I never was known to lie But if you go down to Darby You'll see the same as I Well the man that killed this ram, sir He feared for his life He sent to Philadelphia To get him a four-foot knife It's true me lad, it's true me lad I never was known to lie But if you go down to Darby You'll see the same as I Well the man that killed this ram, sir Was drowned in the blood And the little boy that held the bull Was washed away in the flood It's true me lad, it's true me lad I never was known to lie But if you go down to Darby You'll see the same as I Well the man that owned this ram, sir Was mighty rich and fine But not so much a liar As the singer of these lies It's true me lad, it's true me lad I never was known to lie But if you go down to Darby You'll see the same as I It's true me lad, it's true me lad I never was known to lie But if you go down to Darby You'll see the same as I