Ruff The Tragic Maggot

Ruff the tragic maggot, lived in the meat,
And had to crawl away each time,
The folks sat down to eat.
Little Jimmy Wilson loved that rascal, Ruff,
And brought him corn and peas and beans,
And other yucky stuff.

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Oh, Ruff the tragic maggot, lived in the meat,
And had to crawl away each time,
The folks sat down to eat.
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Ruff was fat and slimy,
And white as white could be,
With two black eyes that stuck ‘way out’
Oh what a sight was he.
Little Jimmy Wilson kept feeding him each day,
And made him even fatter still
As in the meat he lay.

Chorus

But maggots are so tasty,
When served with bread and jam,
Ruff had eaten so much food,
Much more than maggots can.
He had gotten big and fat and Jimmy saw that he,
Would be so very, very nice,
For Jimmy’s Sunday tea.

Ruff the tragic maggot, lived in the meat,
And had to crawl away each time,
The folks sat down to eat.
Yes, Ruff the tragic maggot, lived in the meat,
But Ruff won’t crawl away no more,
‘Cause he tasted very sweet.

Yes, Ruff won’t crawl away no more,
‘Cause he tasted very sweet.