I stole the peat
I stole the
ground
I stole from
the moorhens and ducks I found
I stole the
water vole from out his hole
And made it
mine
Now they pay
my toll
I stole the
coot
And kept as
loot
Their egg,
They beg
Me to return
it in time
But finders
Keepers
What I find
is mine
Between the
railway sleepers
And under the
pine
I sit upon my
Lordly throne
Do what I
like, to each his own
The otter’s
pelt is what I smelt
And I burn it
in my fire where it melts
There’s
nobody better than the mink
There’s no
more handsome a fellow
On the levels
I think
The otter’s
time has been and gone
I threw him
out like I did the swan
Or else in
his neck my teeth did sink
And his blood
made wine for me to drink
I am king of
great wealth
King am I, me
and myself
Go fetch my
coat
Ye servant
stoat
Go lay down
flat
Ye Meare cat
And humble
yourself in my presence
Bring in fowl
and game and pheasants
Today we
feast in my name
King Stink or
Darius the cruel
It’s all the
same
For I wear
the crown and the levels is my jewel
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