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THE FARMER'S BOY
When I was a farmer, a Farmer's Boy,
I used to keep my master's HORSES,
With a GEE-WO here, and a GEE-WO there,
And here a GEE, and there a GEE,
And everywhere a GEE;
Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh?
When I was a farmer, a Farmer's Boy,
I used to keep my master's LAMBS,
With a BAA-BAA here, and a BAA-BAA there,
And here a BAA, and there a BAA,
And everywhere a BAA;
With a GEE-WO here, and a GEE-WO there,
And here a GEE, and there a GEE,
And everywhere a GEE;
Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh?
When I was a farmer, a Farmer's Boy,
I used to keep my master's HENS,
With a CHUCK-CHUCK here, and a CHUCK-CHUCK there,
And here a CHUCK, and there a CHUCK,
And everywhere a CHUCK;
With a BAA-BAA here, and a BAA-BAA there,
And here a BAA, and there a BAA,
And everywhere a BAA;
With a GEE-WO here, and a GEE-WO there,
&c., &c., &c.
Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh?
When I was a farmer, a Farmer's Boy,
I used to keep my master's PIGS,
With a GRUNT-GRUNT here, and a GRUNT-GRUNT there,
And here a GRUNT, and there a GRUNT,
And everywhere a GRUNT;
With a CHUCK-CHUCK here, and a CHUCK-CHUCK there,
And here a CHUCK, and there a CHUCK,
And everywhere a CHUCK;
With a BAA-BAA here, and a BAA-BAA there,
&c., &c., &c.
With a GEE-WO here, and a GEE-WO there,
&c., &c., &c.
Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh?
When I was a farmer, a Farmer's Boy,
I used to keep my master's DUCKS,
With a QUACK-QUACK here, and a QUACK-QUACK there,
And here a QUACK, and there a QUACK,
And everywhere a QUACK;
With a GRUNT-GRUNT here, and a GRUNT-GRUNT there,
&c., &c., &c.
With a CHUCK-CHUCK here, &c.
With a BAA-BAA here, &c.
With a GEE-WO here, &c.
Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh?
When I was a farmer, a Farmer's Boy,
I used to keep my master's DOGS,
With a BOW-BOW here, and a BOW-WOW there,
And here a BOW, and there a WOW,
And everywhere a WOW;
With a QUACK-QUACK here, and a QUACK-QUACK there,
&c., &c., &c.
With a GRUNT-GRUNT here, &c.
With a CHUCK-CHUCK here, &c.
With a BAA-BAA here, &c.
With a GEE-WO here, &c.
Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh?
When I was a farmer, a Farmer's Boy,
I used to keep my master's CHILDREN,
With a SHOUTING here, and a POUTING there,
And here a SHOUT, and there a POUT,
And everywhere a SHOUT;
With a BOW-BOW here, and a BOW-WOW there,
&c., &c., &c.
With a QUACK-QUACK here, &c.
With a GRUNT-GRUNT here, &c.
With a CHUCK-CHUCK here, &c.
With a BAA-BAA here, &c.
With a GEE-WO here, &c.
Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh?
When I was a farmer, a Farmer's Boy,
I used to keep my master's TURKEYS,
With a GOBBLE-GOBBLE here, and a GOBBLE-GOBBLE there,
And here a GOBBLE, and there a GOBBLE;
And everywhere a GOBBLE;
With a SHOUTING here, and a POUTING there,
&c., &c., &c.
With a BOW-WOW here, &c.
With a QUACK-QUACK here, &c.
With a GRUNT-GRUNT here, &c.
With a CHUCK-CHUCK here, &c.
With a BAA-BAA here, &c.
With a GEE-WO here, &c.
Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh?
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