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The lion ("Lyin' ") Song
Tune - The Far Cullins .... From the Singing of John Eaglesham
Thanks to Robert [email protected] for forwarding this song which he remembered. If you know any forgotton songs specifically about Glasgow Zoo past or present, please let us know.
Since the day my dug ate Auntie Bella
I've been wondering what kind of dug I've got
For he's grown up big an' tawny yella
wi' a great big hairy ruffle roond his throat.
He wis just a small wee pup
the night I picked him up
He was cowering in the dark
just doon frae Calder Park
An' whenever people see me
they shout LION (Lyin')
an' ah never telt a lie in all my life.
Since the day my dug ate Auntie Bella
things have been happenin'
in a wey you'd no believe
"Can a clap your dug?" says wan wee freenly fella
Noo he walks aroon' wi' nuthin up his sleeve.
When ah gang doon tae the broo
there isna any queue
The clerk says don't come doon
we'll send your money roon'
An' when ever people see me
they shout LION (LYIN')
an ah never telt a lie in all my life
Since the day my dug ate Auntie Bella
I've been taking money aff the racin' mob
On the greyhound track my Fido's aye a winner
the trouble is their runnin' oot o' dogs
A butcher fur a bet
fed a sheepshead tae ma pet
You should've heard him yell
when he ate his head as well
An' when people see me they shout Lion
an a never telt a lie in all ma life.
On the day ma auntie B got gozzled
the neebours all say that I'm to blame
but I just forgot that Fido wisnae muzzled
when I assured ma auntie it was tame
So she let it lick her haun'
next minnit she wis gone
but although I miss her so
she's left me all her dough
An' whenever people see me they shout Lion
a've never telt a lie in a' ma life.
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