Lyrics to
I’m On The Lamb But I Ain’t No Sheep

This version of I’M On The Lamb But I Ain’T No Sheep was released by Blue Oyster Cult in 1972.

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Canadian mounted baby, a police force that works
Red and black, that’s their color scheme
get their man, in the end
It’s all right, it’s all right.

Frontenac chateau baby
I’ll cross the frontier at ten
Got a whip in my hand baby
And a girl or a husky at leather’s end
It’s all right, it’s all right
My lovely bel punice, you’d kill and you’d maim

Hornswoop me bungo pony, dogsled on ice
Make a dash for freedom baby, don’t skate on polar ice
It’s to thick to be sliced by the light
Of long and white polar nights
It’s all right, it’s all right
My lovely bel punice, you’d kill and you’d maim

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About Lyrics and I’M On The Lamb But I Ain’T No Sheep by Blue Oyster Cult

The lyrics for I’M On The Lamb But I Ain’T No Sheep are defined as the words making up the song released by Blue Oyster Cult in 1972. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to I’M On The Lamb But I Ain’T No Sheep have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Blue Oyster Cult and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

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