Chapter 11

FARMER’S BOYone of R. Caldecott’s Picture BooksGEO. ROUTLEDGE & SONSThe Farmer’s Boy.When I was a farmer, a Farmer’s Boy,I used to keep my master’s HORSES.With aGee-wohere, and aGee-wothere,And here aGee, and there aGee,And everywhere aGee;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 aBaa-baahere, and aBaa-baathere,And here aBaa, and there aBaa,And everywhere aBaa;With aGee-wohere, and aGee-wothere,And here aGee, and there aGee,And everywhere aGee;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 aChuck-chuckhere, and aChuck-chuckthere,And here aChuck, and there aChuck,And everywhere aChuck;With aBaa-baahere, and aBaa-baathere,And here aBaa, and there aBaa,And everywhere aBaa;With aGee-wohere, and aGee-wothere,&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 aGrunt-grunthere, and aGrunt-gruntthere,And here aGrunt, and there aGrunt,And everywhere aGrunt;With aChuck-chuckhere, and aChuck-chuckthere,And here aChuck, and there aChuck,And everywhere aChuck;With aBaa-baahere, and aBaa-baathere,&c.,&c.,&c.With aGee-wohere, and aGee-wothere,&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 aQuack-quackhere, and aQuack-quackthere,And here aQuack, and there aQuack,And everywhere aQuack;With aGrunt-grunthere, and aGrunt-gruntthere,&c.,&c.,&c.With aChuck-chuckhere, &c.With aBaa-baahere, &c.With aGee-wohere, &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 use to keep my master’s DOGS,With aBow-bowhere, and aBow-wowthere,And here aBow, and there aWow,And everywhere aWow;With aQuack-quackhere, and aQuack-quackthere,&c.,&c.,&c.With aGrunt-grunthere, &c.With aChuck-chuckhere, &c.With aBaa-baahere, &c.With aGee-wohere, &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 aShoutinghere, and aPoutingthere,And here aShout, and there aPout,And everywhere aShout;With aBow-bowhere, and aBow-wowthere.&c.,&c.,&c.With aQuack-quackhere, &c.With aGrunt-grunthere, &c.With aChuck-chuckhere, &c.With aBaa-baahere, &c.With aGee-wohere, &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 aGobble-gobblehere, and aGobble-gobblethere,And here aGobble, and there aGobble,And everywhere aGobble;With aShoutinghere, and aPoutingthere,&c.,&c.,&c.With aBow-wowhere, &c.With aQuack-quackhere, &c.With aGrunt-grunthere, &c.With aChuck-chuckhere, &c.With aBaa-baahere, &c.With aGee-wohere, &c.Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh?

FARMER’S BOYone of R. Caldecott’s Picture BooksGEO. ROUTLEDGE & SONS

FARMER’S BOYone of R. Caldecott’s Picture BooksGEO. ROUTLEDGE & SONS

FARMER’S BOY

one of R. Caldecott’s Picture Books

GEO. ROUTLEDGE & SONS

The Farmer’s Boy.

When I was a farmer, a Farmer’s Boy,I used to keep my master’s HORSES.With aGee-wohere, and aGee-wothere,And here aGee, and there aGee,And everywhere aGee;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 HORSES.With aGee-wohere, and aGee-wothere,And here aGee, and there aGee,And everywhere aGee;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 HORSES.With aGee-wohere, and aGee-wothere,And here aGee, and there aGee,And everywhere aGee;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 aBaa-baahere, and aBaa-baathere,And here aBaa, and there aBaa,And everywhere aBaa;With aGee-wohere, and aGee-wothere,And here aGee, and there aGee,And everywhere aGee;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 aBaa-baahere, and aBaa-baathere,And here aBaa, and there aBaa,And everywhere aBaa;With aGee-wohere, and aGee-wothere,And here aGee, and there aGee,And everywhere aGee;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 aBaa-baahere, and aBaa-baathere,And here aBaa, and there aBaa,And everywhere aBaa;With aGee-wohere, and aGee-wothere,And here aGee, and there aGee,And everywhere aGee;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 aChuck-chuckhere, and aChuck-chuckthere,And here aChuck, and there aChuck,And everywhere aChuck;With aBaa-baahere, and aBaa-baathere,And here aBaa, and there aBaa,And everywhere aBaa;With aGee-wohere, and aGee-wothere,&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 HENS.With aChuck-chuckhere, and aChuck-chuckthere,And here aChuck, and there aChuck,And everywhere aChuck;With aBaa-baahere, and aBaa-baathere,And here aBaa, and there aBaa,And everywhere aBaa;With aGee-wohere, and aGee-wothere,&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 HENS.With aChuck-chuckhere, and aChuck-chuckthere,And here aChuck, and there aChuck,And everywhere aChuck;With aBaa-baahere, and aBaa-baathere,And here aBaa, and there aBaa,And everywhere aBaa;With aGee-wohere, and aGee-wothere,&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 aGrunt-grunthere, and aGrunt-gruntthere,And here aGrunt, and there aGrunt,And everywhere aGrunt;With aChuck-chuckhere, and aChuck-chuckthere,And here aChuck, and there aChuck,And everywhere aChuck;With aBaa-baahere, and aBaa-baathere,&c.,&c.,&c.With aGee-wohere, and aGee-wothere,&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 aGrunt-grunthere, and aGrunt-gruntthere,And here aGrunt, and there aGrunt,And everywhere aGrunt;With aChuck-chuckhere, and aChuck-chuckthere,And here aChuck, and there aChuck,And everywhere aChuck;With aBaa-baahere, and aBaa-baathere,&c.,&c.,&c.With aGee-wohere, and aGee-wothere,&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 aGrunt-grunthere, and aGrunt-gruntthere,And here aGrunt, and there aGrunt,And everywhere aGrunt;With aChuck-chuckhere, and aChuck-chuckthere,And here aChuck, and there aChuck,And everywhere aChuck;With aBaa-baahere, and aBaa-baathere,&c.,&c.,&c.With aGee-wohere, and aGee-wothere,&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 aQuack-quackhere, and aQuack-quackthere,And here aQuack, and there aQuack,And everywhere aQuack;With aGrunt-grunthere, and aGrunt-gruntthere,&c.,&c.,&c.With aChuck-chuckhere, &c.With aBaa-baahere, &c.With aGee-wohere, &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 aQuack-quackhere, and aQuack-quackthere,And here aQuack, and there aQuack,And everywhere aQuack;With aGrunt-grunthere, and aGrunt-gruntthere,&c.,&c.,&c.With aChuck-chuckhere, &c.With aBaa-baahere, &c.With aGee-wohere, &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 aQuack-quackhere, and aQuack-quackthere,And here aQuack, and there aQuack,And everywhere aQuack;With aGrunt-grunthere, and aGrunt-gruntthere,&c.,&c.,&c.With aChuck-chuckhere, &c.With aBaa-baahere, &c.With aGee-wohere, &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 use to keep my master’s DOGS,With aBow-bowhere, and aBow-wowthere,And here aBow, and there aWow,And everywhere aWow;With aQuack-quackhere, and aQuack-quackthere,&c.,&c.,&c.With aGrunt-grunthere, &c.With aChuck-chuckhere, &c.With aBaa-baahere, &c.With aGee-wohere, &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 use to keep my master’s DOGS,With aBow-bowhere, and aBow-wowthere,And here aBow, and there aWow,And everywhere aWow;With aQuack-quackhere, and aQuack-quackthere,&c.,&c.,&c.With aGrunt-grunthere, &c.With aChuck-chuckhere, &c.With aBaa-baahere, &c.With aGee-wohere, &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 use to keep my master’s DOGS,With aBow-bowhere, and aBow-wowthere,And here aBow, and there aWow,And everywhere aWow;With aQuack-quackhere, and aQuack-quackthere,&c.,&c.,&c.With aGrunt-grunthere, &c.With aChuck-chuckhere, &c.With aBaa-baahere, &c.With aGee-wohere, &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 aShoutinghere, and aPoutingthere,And here aShout, and there aPout,And everywhere aShout;With aBow-bowhere, and aBow-wowthere.&c.,&c.,&c.With aQuack-quackhere, &c.With aGrunt-grunthere, &c.With aChuck-chuckhere, &c.With aBaa-baahere, &c.With aGee-wohere, &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 aShoutinghere, and aPoutingthere,And here aShout, and there aPout,And everywhere aShout;With aBow-bowhere, and aBow-wowthere.&c.,&c.,&c.With aQuack-quackhere, &c.With aGrunt-grunthere, &c.With aChuck-chuckhere, &c.With aBaa-baahere, &c.With aGee-wohere, &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 aShoutinghere, and aPoutingthere,And here aShout, and there aPout,And everywhere aShout;With aBow-bowhere, and aBow-wowthere.&c.,&c.,&c.With aQuack-quackhere, &c.With aGrunt-grunthere, &c.With aChuck-chuckhere, &c.With aBaa-baahere, &c.With aGee-wohere, &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 aGobble-gobblehere, and aGobble-gobblethere,And here aGobble, and there aGobble,And everywhere aGobble;With aShoutinghere, and aPoutingthere,&c.,&c.,&c.With aBow-wowhere, &c.With aQuack-quackhere, &c.With aGrunt-grunthere, &c.With aChuck-chuckhere, &c.With aBaa-baahere, &c.With aGee-wohere, &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 aGobble-gobblehere, and aGobble-gobblethere,And here aGobble, and there aGobble,And everywhere aGobble;With aShoutinghere, and aPoutingthere,&c.,&c.,&c.With aBow-wowhere, &c.With aQuack-quackhere, &c.With aGrunt-grunthere, &c.With aChuck-chuckhere, &c.With aBaa-baahere, &c.With aGee-wohere, &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 aGobble-gobblehere, and aGobble-gobblethere,And here aGobble, and there aGobble,And everywhere aGobble;With aShoutinghere, and aPoutingthere,&c.,&c.,&c.With aBow-wowhere, &c.With aQuack-quackhere, &c.With aGrunt-grunthere, &c.With aChuck-chuckhere, &c.With aBaa-baahere, &c.With aGee-wohere, &c.Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh?


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