Sheep Shearing
from Waiting For The Word by Kevin Adams
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The hard work is over for a while. Feast time on the farm.
lyrics
The Sheep Shearing
How delightful to see in those evenings of Spring
When the sheep are a-going to the fold
The master do sing as he goes on his way
And the dog goes before them when told,
And the dog goes before them when told.
The sixth month of the year in the month that’s called June
When the weather's too hot to be borne
The master do say as he goes on his way
Tomorrow my sheep shall be shorn.
Now as for those sheep they're delighful to see,
They're a blessing to a man on his farm;
It's the best of all food, for their flesh is good,
And the wool it will clothe us up warm.
Now the sheep they're all shorn and the wool carried home.
Here's a health to our master and flock,
And if we should stay till we all go away
I'm afraid 'twill be past twelve o'clock.
traditional
How delightful to see in those evenings of Spring
When the sheep are a-going to the fold
The master do sing as he goes on his way
And the dog goes before them when told,
And the dog goes before them when told.
The sixth month of the year in the month that’s called June
When the weather's too hot to be borne
The master do say as he goes on his way
Tomorrow my sheep shall be shorn.
Now as for those sheep they're delighful to see,
They're a blessing to a man on his farm;
It's the best of all food, for their flesh is good,
And the wool it will clothe us up warm.
Now the sheep they're all shorn and the wool carried home.
Here's a health to our master and flock,
And if we should stay till we all go away
I'm afraid 'twill be past twelve o'clock.
traditional
credits
from Waiting For The Word,
released June 23, 2006
Trad. Arr. Kev Adams
Trad. Arr. Kev Adams
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about
Kevin Adams Milton Keynes, UK
Blending traditional folk music with a love of other genres- classical, jazz, folk-rock, prog-rock, pop… music, music, music…
discography
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contact / help
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