Then we do work vrom dawn till dark;
Where zome do shear the sheep, and zome
Do mark their zides wi' meästers mark.
An' when the shearèn's all a-done,
Then we do eat, an' drink, an' zing,
In meäster's kitchen till the tun
Wi' merry sounds do sheäke an' ring.
Oh! I be shepherd o' the farm,
Wi' tinklèn bells an' sheep dog's bark,
An' wi' my crook a-thirt my eärm,