Half Man Half Biscuit – Mccalliog And His Hens (Guitar)

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What’s a man supposed to do when lawlessness abounds

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When malcontents and footpads are prowling all around?

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Who you going to turn to as the victim of a crime?

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Turn to the best of all; McCalliog and his hens. (his hens, his hens)

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Now McCalliog is a poultry man who walks many a mile

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And he also does some admin work for Devon C.I.D.

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But admin work is wasted on a man who has the gift

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Nail crooks in minutes with: McCalliog and his hens. (His hens)

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Hens lend a hand; hens know the land

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Beaks to the ground; villains in the pound.

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In his farmyard over yonder he’s got forty four informants

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And through some kind of telepathy and guile: justice wins the day.

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Now he hasn’t got an alias like Alias Smith and Jones

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And he doesn’t wear a deerstalker – he’s no Sherlock Holmes

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Who put away that madman who was re-arranging gnomes?

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Who? McCalliog and his hens. (his hens)

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              Hens ever keen,           see how they glean.

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Catching bandits and embezzlers through a haze of rum and vodka

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With the wonderful assistance of his fowls;

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McCalliog and his hens.(his hens)

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McCalliog and his hens.           (his hens)

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McCalliog and his hens.           (his hens)

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McCalliog and his hens.