Learned Pig by The Tiger Lillies Lyrics

At the turn of the last century an unusual pig was reared
While others wallowed in the mud on vans’ letters he peered
While others wallowed he taught himself to read
From an abandoned library edition the works of Regera Dowdy
To escape the usual fate of pigs he fled to London town
He lived off garbage here and there and read every poster found
One day he answered the rhetorical question of a passing boy
Now in the fairground his skills they are employed
He was put to sit on a bucket in front of a banner
To answer stupid questions in a profound manner
Soon he’d heard each question, each question before
So now in the fairground he’s starting to get bored
One day in mid-answer passed a troupe of festive pigs
He got down, got run over and now no longer lives
He’s up there in pig heaven, up there in the sky
He reads to all the other pigs, the other pigs who have died