The Darby Ram-Erik Darling

[ti:The Darby Ram] [ar:Erik Darling/Ellen Kossoy] [al:Bowling Green And Other Folk Songs From The Southern Mountains (Digitally Remastered)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Darby Ram - Erik Darling [00:05.51]As I went out to Darby [00:09.47]Along a market day [00:13.35]And I spied the biggest prancer [00:17.31]That was ever fed on hay [00:20.15]And he rambled rambled [00:25.56]Rambled all around [00:27.47] [00:28.10]In and out of town [00:30.40]Didn't he ramble [00:32.70]He did ramble [00:35.19]Well he rambled 'till them butchers cut him down [00:40.19] [00:40.78]He had four feet to walk sir [00:44.57]He had four feet to stand [00:48.15]And every one of those four feet [00:51.92]They covered an acre of land [00:54.24]And he rambled rambled [00:59.49]Rambled all around [01:01.81]In and out of town [01:04.19]Didn't he ramble [01:06.59]He did ramble [01:08.76]Well he rambled 'till them butchers cut him down [01:13.73] [01:14.45]Wool on this ram's back sir [01:17.85]It reached up to the sky [01:20.92] [01:21.43]And the eagles built their nests there [01:25.03]For I heard the young ones cry [01:27.48]And he rambled rambled [01:32.64]Rambled all around [01:34.51] [01:35.06]In and out of town [01:37.19]Didn't he ramble [01:39.46]He did ramble [01:41.75]Well he rambled 'till them butchers cut him down [01:46.44] [01:47.15]This ram had a horn sir [01:50.57]That reached up to the moon [01:54.05]A man went up in January [01:57.84]And he didn't get back 'till June [01:59.96]And he rambled rambled [02:05.14]Rambled all around [02:06.96] [02:07.47]In and out of town [02:09.55]Didn't he ramble [02:11.90]He did ramble [02:14.11]Well he rambled 'till them butchers cut him down [02:18.81] [02:20.44]The butcher that cut him down sir [02:23.79]Was rounded in the blood [02:27.23]And the little boy who held the bowl [02:30.68]Was washed away in the flood [02:32.87]And he rambled rambled [02:37.92]Rambled all around [02:40.42]In and out of town [02:42.39]Didn't he ramble [02:44.66]He did ramble [02:46.69]Well he rambled 'till them butchers cut him down