PHEASANT PLUCKER'S SON
(John B. Taylor)


Doug Taylor - 1973
Bill Maynard - 1975
The Wurzels - 1977
The Rovers - 1980


I'm not a pheasant plucker, I'm a pheasant plucker's son
And I'm sittin' pluckin' pheasants 'till the pheasant plucker comes

Now, my Daddy was a poor man who worked hard to earn his pay
I went out and shot him pheasants which he sat and plucked all day
I don't wanta end up like him pluckin' pheasants till I'm dead
Gotta find another way to earn my bread

I'm not a pheasant plucker, I'm a pheasant plucker's son
And I'm sittin' pluckin' pheasants 'till the pheasant plucker comes

Birds are flyin' overhead most o' the day
Gotta find a target just to make my way
Hey! Hey!

I'm not a pheasant plucker, I'm a pheasant plucker's son
And I'm sittin' pluckin' pheasants 'till the pheasant plucker comes

Tried to be an entertainer, be a juggler or a clown
But the folks who came to see me, they all tried to put me down
Tried to be an undertaker, but I don't like wearin' black
There must be a better way to earn my way-ay-ay

I'm not a pheasant plucker, I'm a pheasant plucker's son
And I'm sittin' pluckin' pheasants 'till the pheasant plucker comes 

Birds are flyin' overhead most o' the day
Gotta find a target just to make my way
Hey! Hey!

I'm not a pheasant plucker, I'm a pheasant plucker's son
And I'm sittin' pluckin' pheasants 'till the pheasant plucker comes

I'm not a pheasant plucker, I'm a pheasant plucker's son
And I'm sittin' pluckin' pheasants 'till the pheasant plucker comes



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - January 2016)