Native North American Ballad Lyrics

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Native North American Ballad Lyrics
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Aunt Marthas Sheep

• Come gather all around me and Ill sing to you a
  tale
• About the boys in Carmenville who almost went to
  jail
• It happened on a Novembers night when all hands
  was asleep
• We crept up over Joe Tulks Hill and stole Aunt
  Marthas sheep

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Aunt Marthas Sheep

• Now if youll pay attention, I know Ill make you
  laugh
• We never meant to steal the sheep, we meant to
  steal the calf
• The old cow she got angry cause we woke her from
  her sleep
• We couldnt take any chances so we had to steal
  the sheep

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Aunt Marthas Sheep

• We caught the woolly animal and dragged her from
  her pen
• She said good-bye to the little lambs shed never
  see again
• She knew that those dark strangers soon would
  take her life
• In less than half an hour she felt the dreadful
  knife

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Aunt Marthas Sheep

• Aunt Martha she got angry when she heard about
  the loss
• She said shed catch the robbers, no matter what
  the cost
• Next morning just at sunrise, she to the office
  went
• And to the RCMP a telegram she sent

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Aunt Marthas Sheep

• The Mountie got the message and started in to
  read
• This is from Aunt Martha, telling an awful deed
• Last night my sheep was stolen, by whom I cannot
  tell
• Id like for you to catch them and to drag them
  back to jail

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Aunt Marthas Sheep

• Just a short time later, about twelve oclock
  that night
• We had the sheep a-cooking, and everyone feeling
  tight
• The smell of mutton and onions, no man could ask
  for more
• We were chug-a-lugging Dominion when a Mountie
  walked in the door

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Aunt Marthas Sheep

• Said sorry boys, your party I really dont want
  to wreck
• I smelled the meat a-cooking, and I had to come
  in and check
• You see the sheep was stolen and the theif is on
  the loose
• I said come right in and join us sir, were
  having a piece of moose

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Aunt Marthas Sheep

• He said thanks a lot and he sat right down and I
  gave him a piece of the sheep
• This is the finest piece of moose I know Ive
  ever eat
• About two oclock in the morning he bid us all
  good day
• If we get any clues on the sheep, sir, well
  phone you right away

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Aunt Marthas Sheep

• He said thanks a lot, youre a darn fine bunch
  and I know your promise youll keep
• If everyone was as good as you, she wouldnt have
  lost her sheep
• After he left we had the piece we had in the oven
  to roast
• We might have stole the sheep, boys, but the
  Mountie ate the most

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The Moose Song

• Come all you Newfoundlanders and listen to my
  song
• Ill tell you about the moose we killed and the
  man that did us wrong
• On a sunny morn, October 3rd, Im telling you no
  lies
• When Lizzie Walker hollered out, saying, get
  your guns, me boys

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The Moose Song

• There is a moose down in the Reaches, coming up
  the lane
• Jim Keepings got him rounded up, I think he must
  be lame
• Our guns and ammunition, we got without delay
• Lou Lemmen had the first shot, Im very sure to
  say

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The Moose Song

• George Croucher had the second shot, if you want
  to know his name
• Bill Mondin had the third shot, which brought him
  to his end
• There were men, women and children all gathered
  round the hill
• All looking for a piece of meat, their appetite
  to fill

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The Moose Song

• But just before we got him clean, the boys from
  the crowd did say
• I guess were going to be hung, the squealers
  on his way
• He came up alongside of us, unto us he did say
• Im sorry, boys, to inform on you, and turned
  and walked away

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The Moose Song

• We took the moose and chopped him up and gave it
  all around
• It looked just like a meat market that day on
  Deweys ground
• The men that killed the moose, me boys, they
  would not hurt a chick
• To let that squealer inform on us, we should have
  broke his neck

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The Moose Song

• But lets think of the Bible, boys, and with it
  well advise
• When they slap you on the left cheek, hold up the
  other side
• The magistrate he came around, unto the laws he
  went
• To try to soak us poor boys who never had a cent

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The Moose Song

• He said, You broke the law, me boys, indeed you
  understand
• Two hundred dollars is a fine, but Ill do the
  best I can
• If he had all to do within, he would not soak us
  men
• To see the grief lie on these faces, his heart
  was touched within

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The Moose Song

• Our statement was all given in, everything went
  very well
• He said, five dollars is a fine, or fourteen
  days in jail
• And now my song is ending, Im going to propose
• Its going to pay the squealer to keep his big
  mouth closed

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Aunt Lucys Sheep

• It was eight oclock in the evening and Lucy was
  going to bed
• Her dad was just ahead of her, he was up on the
  stair head
• He looked through the window and a car he saw the
  white
• He said, I believe Lucy, theyre stealing our
  sheep tonight

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Aunt Lucys Sheep

• They lived out on the point where there wasnt a
  street light
• Strangers seldom drive out there, especially late
  at night
• Her daddy was ninety years and in no shape for a
  fight
• They had to stay and watch them load the sheep
  and drive out of sight

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Aunt Lucys Sheep

• They always kept a flock of sheep and they called
  each one by name
• Lucy loved the poor things because they were so
  tame
• Her daddy said wait til morn, theres not much
  more we can do
• But call down the Mounties, and get them all the
  clues

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Aunt Lucys Sheep

• Next morning the Mounties got the call and they
  rushed down to the scene
• The white car they were looking for turned out to
  be light green
• They closed in on the suspects, freezers filled
  to the top
• This time, the Mounties said to them, these
  pranks have got to be stopped

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Aunt Lucys Sheep

• A few days later the Mounties brought in the four
  guys
• This time, the judge said, you didnt pull the
  wool over their eyes
• He passed out stiff sentences, a fine for them to
  pay
• The four guys looked at each other, and someone
  in court said Baaah

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Aunt Lucys Sheep

• So if youre driving late at night and seeking a
  little fun
• Just remember you hurt yourself if you try to
  hurt someone
• And if youre feeling hungry and want to become a
  glutton
• Stay away from sheep, boys, cause you cant get
  your mutton for nuttin