It is so, so, doth the peasant, &c.,
Reap his barley and wheat!
Would you know how doth the peasant, &c.,
Thresh his barley and wheat?
It is so, so, doth the peasant, &c.,
Thresh his barley and wheat!
Would you know how doth the peasant, &c.,
When the seed time is o’er?
It is so, so, doth the peasant, &c.,
When the seed time is o’er!
Would you know how doth the peasant, &c.,
When his labour is done?
It is so, so, doth the peasant, &c.,
When his labour is done!
And it’s so, so, doth the peasant,
And it’s so, so, doth the peasant,
And it’s so, so, doth the peasant,
When his labour is o’er.
—Monton, Lancashire (Miss Dendy).