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T:All the little chickens in the Garden
B:Milner D,Kaplan P, 1983,Songs of England,Ireland and Scotland,Oak,New York
F:http://www.folkinfo.org/songs
S:Joe Udall, Cumbrian Shepherd
C:Norma Waterson and Martin Carthy
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K:A
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w:When first I come down York-shire, not man-y years a-go,
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w:Why, I met with a lit-tle York-shire girl and I'll have_ yez all to know
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w:That she was so blithe, so bux-om, so beau-ti-ful_ and gay.
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w:Now lis-ten whilst_ I tell you what her dad-dy used_ to say_
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w:"Treat me daugh-ter de-cent. Don't do her an_ y harm
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w:And when I die I'll leave you both me ti-dy lit-tle farm,
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w:Me cow, me pigs, me sheep and goat, me stock, me fields_ and barn
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w:And all the lit-tle chick-ens in the gar-*den
W:When first I come down Yorkshire, not many years ago,
W:Why, I met with a little Yorkshire girl and I'll have yez all to know
W:That she was so blithe, so buxom, so beautiful and gay.
W:Now listen whilst I tell you what her daddy used to say.
W:
W:(Chorus)
W:"Treat me daughter decent. Don't do her any harm
W:And when I die I'll leave you both me tidy little farm,
W:Me cow, me pigs, me sheep and goat, me stock, me fields and barn
W:And all the little chickens in the garden."
W:
W:When first I went to court the girl, she was so awful shy,
W:Why she never said a blummin' word while other folks stood by.
W:But as soon as we were on our own she made me name the day,
W:Now listen while I'll tell you what her daddy used to say.
W:
W:And so I wed me Yorkshire girl so pleasing to me mind,
W:I always been proved true to her and she's proved true in kind.
W:We've had three bairns, they've growed up now with a grandun' on the way,
W:And when I look into her eyes I can hear her father say.