(As sung by MR.CHARLES CHARRINGTON in the play of "The Three Wayfarers")O my trade it is the rarest one, Simple shepherds all -My trade is a sight to see;
For my customers I tie, and take 'em up on high, And waft 'em to a far countree!
My tools are but common ones, Simple shepherds all -My tools are no sight to see:
A little hempen string, and a post whereon to swing, Are implements enough for me!
To-morrow is my working day, Simple shepherds all -To-morrow is a working day for me:
For the farmer's sheep is slain, and the lad who did it ta'en, And on his soul may God ha' mer-cy!
Printed in "The Three Strangers," 1883.
