COW HEAD CONCERT SONG
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- Traditional
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Lyrics:
THE COW HEAD CONCERT SONG – Stephanie and Daniel Payne learned this song from their grandmother Gwen, who heard it at a concert in Cow Head when she was 7 years old.
Number one, number one, now our concert’s just begun,
To me rum tum tiddle um old John Bradlum,
Jolly Cow Head folks are we.
Number two, number two, some likes boots but I like shoes,
To me rum tum tiddle um old John Bradlum,
Jolly Cow Head folks are we.
Number three, number three, some likes coffee but I likes tea,
To me rum tum tiddle um old John Bradlum,
Jolly Cow Head folks are we.
Number four, number four, some like the rich but I likes the poor,
To me rum tum tiddle um old John Bradlum,
Jolly Cow Head folks are we.
Number five, number five, you knows you’re dead when you’re not alive,
To me rum tum tiddle um old John Bradlum,
Jolly Cow Head folks are we.
Number six, number six, if you don’t get to heaven you’re in a hard fix,
To me rum tum tiddle um old John Bradlum,
Jolly Cow Head folks are we.
Number seven, number seven, when we dies we hopes we gets to heaven,
To me rum tum tiddle um old John Bradlum,
Jolly Cow Head folks are we.
Number eight, number eight, fish is good for lobster bait,
To me rum tum tiddle um old John Bradlum,
Jolly Cow Head folks are we.
Number nine, number nine, heads are knit from lobster twine,
To me rum tum tiddle um old John Bradlum,
Jolly Cow Head folks are we.
Number ten, number ten, some like the women but I likes the men,
To me rum tum tiddle um old John Bradlum,
Jolly Cow Head folks are we.
Number eleven, number eleven, much the same as number seven,
To me rum tum tiddle um old John Bradlum,
Jolly Cow Head folks are we.
Number twelve, number twelve, we hopes that you enjoys yourselves,
To me rum tum tiddle um old John Bradlum,
Jolly Cow Head folks are we.
Number one, number one, now our concert’s just begun,
To me rum tum tiddle um old John Bradlum,
Jolly Cow Head folks are we.
Number two, number two, some likes boots but I like shoes,
To me rum tum tiddle um old John Bradlum,
Jolly Cow Head folks are we.
Number three, number three, some likes coffee but I likes tea,
To me rum tum tiddle um old John Bradlum,
Jolly Cow Head folks are we.
Number four, number four, some like the rich but I likes the poor,
To me rum tum tiddle um old John Bradlum,
Jolly Cow Head folks are we.
Number five, number five, you knows you’re dead when you’re not alive,
To me rum tum tiddle um old John Bradlum,
Jolly Cow Head folks are we.
Number six, number six, if you don’t get to heaven you’re in a hard fix,
To me rum tum tiddle um old John Bradlum,
Jolly Cow Head folks are we.
Number seven, number seven, when we dies we hopes we gets to heaven,
To me rum tum tiddle um old John Bradlum,
Jolly Cow Head folks are we.
Number eight, number eight, fish is good for lobster bait,
To me rum tum tiddle um old John Bradlum,
Jolly Cow Head folks are we.
Number nine, number nine, heads are knit from lobster twine,
To me rum tum tiddle um old John Bradlum,
Jolly Cow Head folks are we.
Number ten, number ten, some like the women but I likes the men,
To me rum tum tiddle um old John Bradlum,
Jolly Cow Head folks are we.
Number eleven, number eleven, much the same as number seven,
To me rum tum tiddle um old John Bradlum,
Jolly Cow Head folks are we.
Number twelve, number twelve, we hopes that you enjoys yourselves,
To me rum tum tiddle um old John Bradlum,
Jolly Cow Head folks are we.