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R. Caldecott's First Collection of Pictures and Songs

THE FARMER’S BOY

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THE FARMER’S BOY

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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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