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Thread #137261   Message #3138624
Posted By: Jim Dixon
19-Apr-11 - 10:26 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Songs sung by Leslie Sarony
Subject: Lyr Add: DOWN UPON THE FARM (Leslie Sarony)
Here's my transcription from the recording at YouTube:


DOWN UPON THE FARM
Words and music by Leslie Sarony.
As sung by The Two Leslies, 1935.

1. The folks are never very wealthy,
Down upon the farm.
But it's a life that's good and healthy
Down upon the farm.
You'll always be contented and never come to harm,
And you'll get all the fun you're needing,
Down upon the farm.

CHORUS: So give me the country life, the country life, the country life.
Give me the country life, down upon the farm.

2. A lovely cat and dog they brought us
Down upon the farm.
And they both held up with the tortoise
Down upon the farm.
In fact they've been too friendly; it fills me with alarm.
Today the cat had pups with shells on,
Down upon the farm.

CHORUS: So give me the country life...etc.

3. They've got a nice new milkmaid now there,
Down upon the farm.
They said, "Go out and milk that cow there,"
Down upon the farm.
For hours she tried to do so, then murmured with alarm:
"It's either you or me not trying,"
Down upon the farm.

CHORUS: So give me the country life...etc.

[Segue into a new tune:]

Now there was an old farmer; he had an old sow,
[Snort], ow [ptppt], ow [whistle], idly dow.
Susannah's a funniful man,
[Snort], an [ptppt], an [whistle], idly dan.
Susannah's a funniful man.
Sing lassie-go-rings-o'er-all,
Susannah's a funniful man,
[Snort], an [ptppt], an [whistle], idly dan.
Susannah's a funniful man.

This old sow, she had some little pigs,
[Snort], igs [ptppt], igs [whistle], idly digs.
Susannah's ... etc.

These little pigs they had to be stuffed,
[Snort], uffed [ptppt], uffed [whistle], idly duffed.
Susannah's ... etc.

CHORUS: So give me the country life...etc.