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THE FARMER'S BOY

ONE OF R. CALDECOTT'S PICTURE BOOKS

Frederick Warne and Co., Ltd.

Printed in Great Britain




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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