NURSERY FARM

• The sheep are all in lamb
• and the shippen’s full of sheep:
• once the shippen’s loud with lambs
• I’ll be one up on Bo-peep.


• The heifers are in calf —
• they’ll be in labour soon:
• when the cowshed heaves with calves
• I’ll jump right over the moon.


• The sows are ready to farrow:
• once the barn’s honeycomb
• of pens overflows with piglets
• I’ll “we-hee” all the way home.


• The white brood mare is restless,
• so into the stable she goes:
• when she has dropped her foal
• I’ll dance with bells on my toes.


• The sheepdog’s ready to whelp:
• once her kennel’s overrun
• with tumbling, squealing puppies,
• I’ll laugh to see such fun.


• The cat is ready to kindle
• upon the kitchen mat:
• when she litters the kitchen with kittens,
• it’s a queen I’ll be looking at.


• The farm is breeding and teeming:
• we’re always on the go.
• Macdonald and I are weary:
• ee-i ee-i o.

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