Victor the Vulture    (video)

 

    A7 - D

 

             D                            A

1. I've heard of a dog who didn't have fleas,

             A7                               D

    I've heard of a mouse who didn't like cheese,

             D7                         G

    I've heard of a bed that didn't have a sheet,

                  A                                         - A7                           D

    but I've never heard about a vulture        who didn't like meat.

 

             D                             A

2. I've heard of a bird who never ever flew,

             A7                           D

    I've heard of a lion who wasn't in a zoo,

             D7                                      G

    I've heard of a parrot who could actually speak,

           A                                                - A7                           D

    but I've never heard about a vulture        who didn't like meat.

 

  G                     D

Not a pork pie, not a saveloy,

  E                                  A

not a sausage roll, or a bit of bacon rind.

      D                                        G

So if you meet Victor, want to give him a treat,

    A                                                        - A7

a bag of fruit and nuts will do the trick,

                                 D

but don't give him meat.

 

             D                                 A

3. I've heard of a gazelle who only liked leaves,

            A7                                      D

    I've heard of a monkey eating fruit from the trees,

            D7                                       G

    I've heard of a parrot cracking shells with his beak,

           A                                                - A7                           D

    but I've never heard about a vulture        who didn't like meat.

 

  G                     D

Not a pork pie, not a saveloy,

  E                                  A

not a sausage roll, or a bit of bacon rind.

      D                                        G

So if you meet Victor, want to give him a treat,

    A                                                        - A7

a bag of fruit and nuts will do the trick,

                                 D

but don't give him meat.

 

                         D                                                 A

4. Now there's lots of people in the world, who don't like everything,

      A7                                       D

    some don't like carrots and some do not like greens,

      D7                                          G

    some do not like biscuits and some do not like sweets,

                   A                                         - A7                    A       - A7

    but I've never heard about a vulture,         until I met Victor,

                                D - G - D

    who didn't like mea............t.

 

(orig. = capo 2nd)    (Ralph McTell)