The Farmer's Boy


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My Master's Horses






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?





My Master's Lambs






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?




My Master's Hens






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,

Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh?





My Master's Pigs






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,

With a GEE-WO here, and a GEE-WO there,

Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh?





My Master's Ducks






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,

With a CHUCK-CHUCK here,

With a BAA-BAA here,

With a GEE-WO here,

Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh?





My Master's Dogs






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,

With a GRUNT-GRUNT here,

With a CHUCK-CHUCK here,

With a BAA-BAA here,

With a GEE-WO here,

Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh?





My Master's Children






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,

With a QUACK-QUACK here,

With a GRUNT-GRUNT here,

With a CHUCK-CHUCK here,

With a BAA-BAA here,

With a GEE-WO here,

Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh?



My Master's Turkeys






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,

With a BOW-WOW here,

With a QUACK-QUACK here,

With a GRUNT-GRUNT here,

With a CHUCK-CHUCK here,

With a BAA-BAA here,

With a GEE-WO here,

Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh?



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