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T:Turmut-hoeing
B:Broadwood, L, 1893, English County Songs, London, Leadenhall Press
S:Words and tune from Mr R. Bennell
Z:Lucy Broadwood
F:http://www.folkinfo.org/songs
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w:'Twas on a jol-ly sum-mer's morn, the twen-ty first of May_
w:For some de-lights in hay-mak-in'. and some they fan-cies mow-in',
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w: Giles_ Scrog-gins took his tur-mut hoe,
w: But of all the trades as I likes best,
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w:with_ which he trudged_ a--way
w:give_ I the tur-mut hoe--in'.
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w:For the fly, the fly, the fly is on the tur--mut;
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w:And it's all my eye for we to try, to keep fly off the tur--mut.
W:'Twas on a jolly summer's morn, the twenty first of May,
W:Giles Scroggins took his turmut hoe, with which he trudged away
W:For some delights in haymakin'. and some they fancies mowin',
W:But of all the trades as I likes best, give I the turmut hoein'.
W:
W:(Chorus)
W:For the fly, the fly, the fly is on the turmut;
W:And it's all my eye for we to try, to keep fly off the turmut.
W:
W:Now the first place as I went to work, it was at Farmer Tower's,
W:He vowed and sweared and then declared, I were a first-rate hoer,
W:Now the next place as I went to work, I took it by the job
W:But if I'd ha' knowed it a little afore, I'd sooner been in quod.
W:
W:When I was over at yonder farm, the sent for I a-mowin,
W:But I sent word back I'd sooner have the sack, than lose my turmut-hoein',
W:Now all you jolly farming lads as bides at home so warm.
W:I now concludes my ditty with wishing you no harm.