pressed rat and warthog

Falstaff · May 30, 2004, 04:29 PM

by Ginger Baker and Mike Taylor

Pressed rat and warthog have closed down their shop.
They didn't want to; 'twas all they had got.
Selling atonal apples, amplified heat,
And pressed rat's collection of dog legs and feet.

Sadly they left, telling no one goodbye.
Pressed rat wore red jodhpurs, warthog a striped tie.
Between them, they carried a three-legged sack,
Went straight round the corner and never came back.

Pressed rat and warthog have closed down their shop.
The bad captain madman had told them to stop
Selling atonal apples, amplified heat,
And pressed rat's collection of dog legs and feet.

The bad captain madman had ordered their fate.
He laughed and stomped off with a nautical gate.
The gate turned into a deroga tree
And his pegleg got woodworm and broke into three.

Pressed rat and warthog have closed down their shop.
They didn't want to; 'twas all they had got.
Selling atonal apples, amplified heat,
And pressed rat's collection of dog legs and feet.

Zardon · May 30, 2004, 04:36 PM

i remember the song well. unusual concept when you see it written out and without the music.

Falstaff · May 31, 2004, 12:15 AM

I know, fits better during the elizabethian times, you know, like art by Beasly....hmmm, gonna have to think on this one

May 30, 2004, 04:29 PM	#1
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 18,733 Rep Power: 165	pressed rat and warthog by Ginger Baker and Mike Taylor Pressed rat and warthog have closed down their shop. They didn't want to; 'twas all they had got. Selling atonal apples, amplified heat, And pressed rat's collection of dog legs and feet. Sadly they left, telling no one goodbye. Pressed rat wore red jodhpurs, warthog a striped tie. Between them, they carried a three-legged sack, Went straight round the corner and never came back. Pressed rat and warthog have closed down their shop. The bad captain madman had told them to stop Selling atonal apples, amplified heat, And pressed rat's collection of dog legs and feet. The bad captain madman had ordered their fate. He laughed and stomped off with a nautical gate. The gate turned into a deroga tree And his pegleg got woodworm and broke into three. Pressed rat and warthog have closed down their shop. They didn't want to; 'twas all they had got. Selling atonal apples, amplified heat, And pressed rat's collection of dog legs and feet. __________________ Before the light is dimmed in their eyes Before the voices are forever lost Before the body succumbs unto itself Before the the last words are spoken Tell them that you truly love them and embrace them one last time in the living years.

May 31, 2004, 12:15 AM	#3
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 18,733 Rep Power: 165	I know, fits better during the elizabethian times, you know, like art by Beasly....hmmm, gonna have to think on this one __________________ Before the light is dimmed in their eyes Before the voices are forever lost Before the body succumbs unto itself Before the the last words are spoken Tell them that you truly love them and embrace them one last time in the living years.

May 30, 2004, 04:36 PM	#2
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,481 Rep Power: 162	i remember the song well. unusual concept when you see it written out and without the music.