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AN ACRE OF LAND My father left me an acre of land, Ivy, sing Ivery, My father left me an acre of land, And a bunch of green holly and Ivery. I ploughed it with a ram's horn; Ivy, sing Ivery, I sowed it with a thimble, And a bunch of green holly and Ivery. I harrowed it with a bramble bush; Ivy, sing Ivery, I reaped it with a penknife, And a bunch of green holly and Ivery. I sent it home in a walnut shell; Ivy, sing Ivery, I threshed it with my needle and thread, And a bunch of green holly and Ivery. I winnowed it with my handkerchief; Ivy, sing Ivery, I sent it to mill with a team of great rats; And a bunch of green holly and Ivery. The carter brought a curly whip; Ivy, sing Ivery, The whip did pop and the wagon did stop; And a bunch of green holly and Ivery. English folksong, first sung to the composer by Frank Bailey in 1904. Set by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958), 1934. JIB Child #2 filename[ ACRELAND TUNE FILE: ACRELAND CLICK TO PLAY JB oct99 |
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