Ralph McTell – Maurice The Mole (Guitar)

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Montague, Murgatroyd, Mauritius the mole,

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wanted to more than just go round digging holes

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And so with criss-cross tunnels underneath the ground,

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he was the maker of Mole Town

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[Verse 2]
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Montague, Murgatroyd, Mauritius the mole,

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with his velvety coat as black as black as coal

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as the maker of Mole Town he would be the mayor

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of all the other moles but no one else was there,

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  Maurice the Mole, black as a coal

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Maurice the mole chatted to a garden gnome,

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"it's no fun being the mayor on you're own"

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"And I've dug all the tunnels and I made all the holes

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What I really need are a few more moles",

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  Maurice the Mole, black as a coal, he needed more moles,

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"It's no good talking to him" a voice said

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A dangley voice up above his head

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"I can't see very well", said Maurice "who's that?"

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"Neither can I" said Boris "I'm a bat"

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"If you're looking for moles you won't be waiting long,

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Loads of them will be here a little later on

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For a rescue mission to try to save some mice

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they're trapped beneath the rockery", said Maurice "tha's nice",

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Montague, Murgatroyd, Mauritius went down,

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he bravely lead the other moles underneath the ground

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And with their digging and their delving they freed them in a trice

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"Hoorah for the moles" said the rescued mice

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"Hoorah for our leader the mayor of Mole Town"

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Shouted the moles from underneath the ground

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"We love Mole Town and here we're going to stay"

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And Maurice the mole is the mayor to this day

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Montague, Murgatroyd, Mauritius the mole,

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he wanted to more than just go round digging holes

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And so with criss-cross tunnels underneath the ground,

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he was the maker of Mole Town,

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  Maurice the Mole, black as the coal, he needed more moles,

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achieved his goals, with tunnels and holes, Maurice the Mole, Maurice the Mole