Jonah And The Grampus
I'll tell you the story of Jonah,
A really remarkable tale;
A peaceful and humdrum existence he
Until one day he went for a sail
I'll tell you the story of Jonah,
A really remarkable tale;
A peaceful and humdrum existence he
Until one day he went for a sail
It were after the Battle of Crecy- The foe all lay dead on the ground- And King Edward went out with his
To clean up the places around
The first place they came to were Calais,
Where t' burghers all stood in a row,
Joe Dunn were a bobby for football He gave all his time to that sport,
He played for the West Wigan Whippets,
On days when they turned out one short
He’d been member of club for three seasons And had grumbled again and again,
On Jubilee Day the
Invited relations to tea,
Including young Albert's grandmother- An awkward old
I'll tell of the Magna
As were signed at the Barons' command On Runningmead Island in t' middle of t' Thames By King John, as were known as "Lack Land
" Some say it were wrong of the Barons Their will on the King so to thrust,<...
One evening at dusk as Noah stood on his Ark,
Putting green oil in starboard side lamp,
His wife came along and said, 'Noah, summat's wrong,
Our cabin is getting quite damp
You've heard of King Henry
And the story of how he got fond Of one of his customer's daughters,
A lass called the " Fair Rosamond
"'Twere a lovely romance while it lasted,
Henry the first, surnamed " Beauclare," Lost his only son William at sea,
So when Henry died it were hard to decide Who his heir and successor should be
There were two runners-up for the title- His daughter Matilda was one,
One day, little Albert
To see 'ow much money 'e'd
Stuck a knife in 'is money-box slot
And fiddled and fished out the lot
I'll tell you the tale of an old country pub As fancied itself up to date,
It had the word " Garage" wrote on t' stable door And a petrol pump outside the gate
The " George and the Dragon" were t' name of the pub,
Joe Ramshottom rented a bit of a farm From its owner,
Squire Goslett his name;
And the Gosletts came over with William the First,
And found Ramsbottoms here when they came
It was Christmas Day in the
In Spain in Penninsular War,
And Sam Small were cleaning his musketA thing as he'd ne're done before
They'd had 'em inspected that