The Sheep-stealer

歌詞

The Sheep Stealer I am a brisk lad but my fortune is bad And I am most wonderful poor Oh, indeed I intend my life for to mend And to build a house down on the moor, brave boys And to build a house down on the moor The farmer he do keep fat oxen and sheep In a neat little nag on the downs In the middle of the night when the moon do shine bright There's a number of work to be done, brave boys There's a number of work to be done Then I'll roam all around in another man's ground And I'll take a fat sheep for my own Oh, I'll end his life by the aid of my knife And then I will carry him home, brave boys And then I will carry him home My children will pull the skin from the ewe And I'll be in a place where there's none When the constable do come, I'll stand with my gun And swear all I have is my own, brave boys And swear all I have is my own