Farmer Field

by Ralph McTell

What sort of thing does a farmer do?
He has to work ever so hard
Whether he's out in the fields all day
Or whether he's in the farm yard.

Feeding the chickens or milking the cows
Or rounding up the sheep.
When he goes to bed at the end of the day
He very soon falls asleep
(cos he's ever so tired).

What sort of thing does a farmer grow
Oats and barley and wheat
Potatoes and cabbages if he's got room
And grass for the cows to eat.

Digging and ploughing and sowing the ground
With different kinds of seeds.
Digging and ploughing and sowing the ground
He grows everything he needs
(and he sometimes grows fat).

What sort of thing does a farmer drive?
A tractor that's big and is strong
Whether he's ploughing a row in the field
Or pulling potatoes along.

A lorry to carry the cows and the sheep
From market and back to the farm,
And a car that he uses just on weekends
That stays all the week in the barn
(with the chickens and geese).

Now what sort of thing does a farmer wear
When he is working outside?
A waterproof jacket, a scarf when it's cold
And a hat with a brim that is wide.

Wellington boots and thick woolly socks
Things that are old and worn.
Clothes he can give to the old scarecrow
When they get tattered and torn
(and are no use to him).