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Lyrics

[Verse 1]

“Oh, they said that Galagoo was the Lord of the Rings,
King of the midway and the carnival swings,
3 feet of feathers and a belly full of spite,
And a temper that could turn a summer noon to night.

Well he waddled into Nawan with his cap pulled low,
Looking for a breakfast and a place to throw a blow,
The barkeep laughed politely and he grinned from ear to ear—
Then Galagoo threw both his teeth from one side to the pier.”

[Chorus]

Hey! Galagoo!
Duck of ill renown!
Built like a barrel with a cannon pointed down!

Hey! Galagoo!
Mean as old spring rain!
If he asks you for the time don’t say your name!

[Verse 2]

The miller’s son called Galagoo a half-plucked goose at best,
The blacksmith’s boys all gathered round to watch him fail the test,
The doctor says the lad was found three counties down the road,
Still explaining to the constable how fast a duck can explode.

Now Galagoo ain’t clever,
And Galagoo ain’t wise,
Couldn’t count to ten with both his feet and both his eyes,
But if trouble starts a-brewing and the room begins to sway,
You’ll suddenly discover he’s a genius in a fray.

[Chorus]

Hey! Galagoo!
Pride of every dive!
Somehow gets himself killed twice yet still Alive!

Hey! Galagoo!
Terror of the docks!
Built like somebody stuffed dynamite in socks!

[Bridge]

They say he fought a ramfolk chief—
For seven days and half a week—
Forgot exactly why on day three—
But won on principle, you see.

[Final Chorus]

Hey! Galagoo!
Lord of battered jaws!
Patron saint of tavern brawls
and broken laws!

Hey! Galagoo!
Raise another round!
If he’s smiling, friend,
you’d best get underground!

For they said that Galagoo
was the Lord of the Rings—

Not the gold ones, lad,
the blackened kind
that singing knuckles bring…”