Lamb Ditty Die
by @analogj
Liner Notes
I wrote this for Danno's Online Show & Tell Show, for which I co-host, on the Meetup site as part of the Ukulele Union Of Boston. We have a weekly theme for which the open mikers come up with a song which justifies the theme. Can be a cover or an original.
The theme for the week is "Lamb and Lion".
This is sort of a darkly humorous, yet spritely Irish folk-rocker, told from the point of view of a hungry wolf, with a nod to traditional Irish folk music.
Lyrics
G D C D I'm just your average wolf G D C D I'm not really known as aloof Bm7 Em I'm setting my radar for sight C Am D I'm on the hunt just looking for a bite
G D C D
I'm looking for my dinner G D C D Oh, I think I see a winner Bm7 Em I don't need a big masterpiece C Am D Just a fluffy, really puffy thing with fleece
C D
I'm setting my sights G Em On some juicy, juicy bites C Am7 D To help fulfill my big appetite C D I'm setting my sights Bm7 Em On some juicy, juicy bites C D G D The soon to be meal will delight
G D C D
I'm not in the mood for goose G D C D Nor do I want some very stringy moose Bm7 Em I don't want a damn parakeet, C Am D When I'm looking for a nice lamb to eat
G D C D
It's nice for its size
G D C D
And hey just look at those thighs
Bm7 Em
I'm setting my radar for the prize
C Am
Gonna say the cliché and pull the wool over its
D
eyes
C D
I'm setting my sights G Em On some juicy, juicy bites C Am D To help fulfill my big appetite C D I'm setting my sights Bm7 Em On some juicy, juicy bites C D G D The soon to be meal will delight
G C Am D Lamb ditty die die die die die die die die
G D C D Too much wool on this critter G D C D Though good for a spinner or a knitter Bm7 Em Got some stuck up in my craw C Am D Maybe tomorrow I'll have moose after all
G D C D
For now this wolf is sated G D C D I feel rejuvenated Bm7 Em I think I'm ready for another fight C Am D But maybe I'll sleep off this chop I ate tonight
C D
I set all my sights G Em On some juicy, juicy bites C Am D To help fulfill my big appetite
C D I set all my sights Bm7 Em On some juicy, juicy bites C D G D The meal was really a delight
G C Am D Lamb ditty die die die die die ditty die die
Comments
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This is so fun and bouncy and catchy...and funny. The Ukulele Union? I wouldn't want to meet those folks in a dark alley. Love the ditty die die part