The Tiger Lillies - Learned Pig lyrics
[The Tiger Lillies - Learned Pig lyrics]
At the turn of the last century
An unusual pig was reared
While others wallowed in the mud
On vans’ letters he peered
While others wallowed he taught
Himself to read
From an abandoned library edition the
Works of Regera Dowdy
To escape the usual fate of pigs
He fled to London town
He lived off garbage here and there
And read every poster found
One day he answered the rhetorical
Question of a passing boy
Now in the fairground his
Skills they are employed
He was put to sit on a
Bucket in front of a banner
To answer stupid questions in
A profound manner
Soon he’d heard each question
Each question before
So now in the fairground he’s
Starting to get bored
One day in mid-answer passed a
Troupe of festive pigs he got down
Got run over and now no longer lives
He’s up there in pig heaven
Up there in the sky
He reads to all the other pigs
The other pigs who have died
An unusual pig was reared
While others wallowed in the mud
On vans’ letters he peered
While others wallowed he taught
Himself to read
From an abandoned library edition the
Works of Regera Dowdy
To escape the usual fate of pigs
He fled to London town
He lived off garbage here and there
And read every poster found
One day he answered the rhetorical
Question of a passing boy
Now in the fairground his
Skills they are employed
He was put to sit on a
Bucket in front of a banner
To answer stupid questions in
A profound manner
Soon he’d heard each question
Each question before
So now in the fairground he’s
Starting to get bored
One day in mid-answer passed a
Troupe of festive pigs he got down
Got run over and now no longer lives
He’s up there in pig heaven
Up there in the sky
He reads to all the other pigs
The other pigs who have died