What are the lyrics to horrible histories- Robert knox?

Answer 1

i'm knox a famouse surgen an di earn my daily bread

by studying cadaver which are bodies not long dead

one day two smart young gentel men apeared within my view

i'm mr Burke and mr Hare, how do you do?

these gents explained that thier aquantence had just passed away

it seemed the body had only been a goner for a day

excuese the curios offer said Hare or was it Burke?

but would you care to slice this up to see how corpses work?

well it's always a palava getting hold of a cadaver

so i said yes i'll have her oh! it's a he!

this body tought me uch about what makes aperson poorly

why some men live to 99 and some die premiturley

how these parts function perfectly and others don't repair

how everything is inter-linked oh! whats that doing there!?

till one day there was nothing left and all my work was finished

then Burke and Hare turned up again my how convenient!

another slab of fresh human organs bones and flesh

another gory sesh ha ha exelent news!

as time went on these kind men brought me several guys and gals

my lab was choc-a-block with all these freshly passed on pals

i paid them lots of money bodies came from everywhere

you realy are a busy mr Burke and mr Hare!

they seemed such cultured gentelmen i never did suspect

that Burke and Hare where not so nice i really should have checked

then one day apolice man came asked if i'd seen a chap

i hadn't but days later his corpse turned up in my lap!

it seemed that these aquantinses of Burk and Hare actualy

where not their friends and many did not die natuarly

Burke and Hare had murdered them it was plain to see

then brought them to my lab and pocketed the fee!

the two men were arested but one of them set free

poor Burke was hanged but happily his corpse was sent to me!

(tune plays on) OH! bit wiffy still much to learn!