And stop when I choose, or whenever you wish it.

Chorus—Certainly, certainly, etc.

While Jemmy is plowing and learning to whistle,

My wife is at home, in the shade of a thistle,

In a neat little nest, with a wild rose behind it.

You need not look for it, for you never can find it.

The farmer is plowing, and soon will be mowing;

While he’s cutting the daisies his corn will be growing.

When the heads on the barley are ripe, and the cherry,