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Diesel Shunter's Son

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I'm not a diesel shunter,
I'm a diesel shunter's son
And I'm stuck here shunting trucks
Till a proper shunter comes.

Now my daddy was a bad'un
Causing trouble where he went
I went out to fetch him trucks
At which he sulked and bashed all day.
I don't want to end up like him,
Shunting trucks until I'm scrapped
Got to find another way
To beat the ra--ah--ap!

I'm not a diesel shunter,
I'm a diesel shunter's son
And I'm stuck here shunting trucks
Till a proper shunter comes.

Trains are quizzing past our yard
Most of the day,
Got to find a bargain
Just to make my way--hey--hey!

I'm not a diesel shunter,
I'm a diesel shunter's son
And I'm stuck here shunting trucks
Till a proper shunter comes.

Tried to be an express engine
Taking folks from Coast to Coast
But the bigger engines snubbed me
And all tried to put me down.
Said to work at coaling depots
But I don't like wearing black
There must be a better way
To earn my wha--ah--ack!

I'm not a diesel shunter,
I'm a diesel shunter's son
And I'm stuck here shunting trucks
Till a proper shunter comes.

Trains are quizzing past our yard
Most of the day,
Got to find a bargain
Just to make my way--hey--hey!

I'm not a diesel shunter,
I'm a diesel shunter's son
And I'm stuck here shunting trucks
Till a proper shunter comes.

I'm not a diesel shunter,
I'm a diesel shunter's son
And I'm stuck here shunting trucks
Till a proper shunter comes.
A little song I came up with, telling the story of the life of a certain villainous diesel shunter's kin, wanting more out of life than shunting trucks. (Can you viewers guess who the father might be?)

This was based on the song "Pheasant Pluckers Son" as sung by Bill Maynard, who may be best known as Claude Greengrass from Heartbeat
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