I'm on the Lamb but I Ain't No Sheep

"I'm on the Lamb but I Ain't No Sheep" is the second track from Blue Öyster Cult's first studio album, Blue Öyster Cult.

Its lyrics tell the story of a man fleeing the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in the icy northern part of Canada.

Lyrics
Canadian Mounted, baby Police force that works Red and Black It’s their color scheme Get their man In the end It’s all right Yeah, it’s all right

Frontenac Chateau, baby I cross the frontier at ten Got a whip in my hand, baby And a girl or a husky At leather’s end It’s all right Yeah, it’s all right baby It’s all right Yeah, my lovely bel punice You know you, you kill and you maim The husky know

Mush you huskies-ride mush you huskies-ride mush you huskies Ride mush you huskies-ride mush you huskies-ride mush you huskies Ride mush you huskies-ride mush you huskies

Hornswoop me bungo pony on dogsled on ice Make a dash for freedom, baby Don’t skate on polar ice It’s too thick to be sliced By the light Of long and white polar nights It’s all right It’s all right Yeah, my lovely bel punice You know you, you kill and you maim

Ah, here they come now, yeah C’mon ride!

Trivia

 * This song was later recorded with a faster tempo, re-titled "The Red and the Black," and released on their next album, Tyranny and Mutation.