Yeah, I thought there was more on this song, but this is the only post I found:

Thread #36864   Message #512384
Posted By: John P
22-Jul-01 - 01:36 PM
Thread Name: Songs about crops
Subject: Lyr Add: CHRISIMAS DAY

There's a song called "Chrisimas Day" (yes, that's how it's spelled) about animals performing rural agrarian tasks. It's not really a Christmas song at all, but the chorus says "Chrisimas day, Chrisimas day in the morning" so we put it on our Christmas album anyway.

Chrisimas Day

There was a pig went out to dig
Chrisimas day, Chrisimas day
There was a pig went out to dig
On Chrisimas day in the morning.

There was a cow went out to plow…

There was a sparrow went out to harrow…

There was a drake went out to rake…

There was a crow went out to sow…

There was a sheep went out to reap . . .


John Peekstok

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Here's the Traditional Ballad Index entry on this song:

There Was a Pig Went Out to Dig

DESCRIPTION: "There was a pig went out to dig, Chris-e-mas day, Chris-e-mas day, There was a pig went out to dig, On Chris-e-mas day in the morning." Similarly, "There was a sparrow went out to harrow," "There was a cow went out to plow," etc.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1893 (Broadwood/Maitland)
KEYWORDS: animal work Christmas nonballad
FOUND IN: Britain(England(North)) US(Ap)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Broadwood/Maitland, p. 28, "There Was a Pig Went Out to Dig" (1 text, 1 tune)
Ritchie-Southern, p. 28, "There Was A Pig Went Out to Dig" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #1369
File: RitS028

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