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click on the Tuba for the tune of the Farmers boy
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The Farmers Boy
The sun had set beyond yon hill,
Across the dreary moor,
When weary and lame, a boy there came,
Up to the farmer's door:
" Can you tell me whe'ere I be,
And one that will me employ,"
To plough and sow, to reap and mow,
And be a farmer's boy,
And be a farmer's boy?
My father is dead, and my mother is left
With five children, great and small;
And what is worse for my mother still,
I'm the oldest of them all.
Though little, i'll work as hard as a Turk,
I'm the oldest of them all
If you give me employ,
To plow and sow, and reep and mow,
And be a farmer's boy.
And be a farmer's boy?
"And if that you won't me employ,
One favour I've to ask, -
Will you shelter me, till break of day,
From the cold winter's blast?
At break of day, I'll trudge away
Elsewhere to seek employ,
To plow and sow, and reap and mow,
And be a farmer's boy"
And be a farmer's boy?
The farmer's wife cried "Try the lad,
Let him no longer seek".
"Yes Father do" the Daughter cried,
While the tears rolled down her cheek:
"For those who would work,
'tis hard to want and wander for employ".
Don't let him go, but let him stay,
And be a farmer's boy,
And be a farmer's boy?
The Farmer's Boy grew up a man,
And the good old couple died,
They left the lad the farm they had,
And the daughter for his bride;
Now the lad that was, the farm now has,
Oft he thinks and smiles with joy.
Oh, happy day he came that way,
To be a Farmer's Boy,
To be a Farmer's Boy.
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To Be A Farmers Boy - a bit of local history or just a yarn
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I'm told that the English folk song "To Be A Farmers Boy" was first introduced into the village of Neilston by Charlie Williams dad Dick. He first sang the song after a Neilston Juniors match(1944). It is now identified as Neilston's own Anthem.
It's origins are in dispute .... but 'Little Leigh Babtist Church' lays claim to the lovely ode
Little Leigh Village is in Cheshire England
The 1st Battalion theDuke Of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment were a front line British Army Infantry Regiment from1959 to 1994. Every one who served in this time from Private Soldier to General were known as "Farmers Boys"
They have their own web site http://farmersboys.com
Visit their site to hear the melody played in 'Regimental Fashion' and many other regimental tunes.
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Little Leigh Baptist Church - The Farmers Boy
To Be A Farmers Boy - a bit of local history or just a yarn?
It is said that the well known folk song ' To Be A Farmers Boy' was written by a Little Leigh man about a Little Leigh man........
One night in the early 1800's, a young man turned up at Heath Farm, Little Leigh looking for work. The Whiteheads who kept the farm, took him on. Eventually he was running the farm and married their daughter Sophia.
Meanwhile, the Whitehead's son, Charles (born 1792) was running Heathside farm and he wrote the folk song which tells of his brother-in-laws story.
But that was'nt the end of the story because the young man Thomas Fownes Smith (born 1807) also became Minister of the Baptist Church at Little Leigh. He preached the gospel for over 30 years until his death on 24-Sept-1866 (aged 64). There is a plaque in the Baptist Church and his grave is in the Churches burial ground.
The date stone in the Church dates the building as 1829. It is known that a fellowship of baptists was meeting in local houses well before that date.
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Neilston Farming News
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A young Neilston Farmer made an appointment with the family doctor, regarding sexual problems he was having with his new wife.
"Now listen, Luke," the doctor advised, "you have to be more loving to your wife. Give her attention, lots of hugs and kisses; show her how much you care."
"Well, I do the best I can Doc." the fellow moaned. "You see, I'm up before the sun, working in the fields until dusk. Of late it seems, Sarah Jane's always wanting to make love, and I'm just too plum tired."
The doctor thought for a moment and then said, "Take a shotgun with you next time you work in the field and shoot it off every time you're feeling a bit frisky. When your wife hears the noise, she'll come a-runnin'."
About a month later the same farmer went back to the doctor... this time really depressed. "What's wrong ?" asked the doctor. "Didn't you take my advice ?"
"Yep, I sure did, and everything was a-goin' just great until hunting season started..." moaned the farmer. "I ain't seen hide nor hair of her since."
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A Neilston farm couple scrimped and saved and sent their son to Paisley for both education and travel. The youth decided to grow both a mustache and a goatee. Thinking to surprise his parents, he sent a snapshot back home with the caption, "Do you think I now look like a Count ?"
The Father wrote back, "Here we are spending a fortune on your education and your spelling ain't improved one bit."
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A young businessman frae Doublehedges road Neilston was running to catch the morning train for Glasgow . Trotting up to a farmer, he asked, "Say, do you mind if I take a shortcut across your field ? I want to catch the 6:45."
"Sure, go ahead, young feller..." replied the farmer, "but if my bull sees you, you'll catch the 6:15."
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Very hostile farmer
A farmer and his brand new bride were riding home from the chapel in a wagon pulled by a team of horses, when the older horse stumbled.
The farmer said, "That's once."
A little further along, the poor old horse stumbled again.
The farmer said, "That's twice."
After a little, while the poor old horse stumbled again.
The farmer didn't say anything, but reached under the seat, pulled out a shotgun and shot the horse.
His brand new bride yelled, telling him, "That was an awful thing to do."
The farmer said, "That's once."
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A clergyman walking down a country lane and sees a young farmer struggling to load hay back onto a cart after it had fallen off.
"You look hot, my son," said the cleric. "why don't you rest a moment, and I'll give you a hand."
"No thanks," said the young man.
"My father wouldn't like it."
"Don't be silly," the minister said.
"Everyone is entitled to a break. Come and have a drink of water."
Again the young man protested that his father would be upset. Losing his patience, the clergyman said, "Your father must be a real slave driver. Tell me where I can find him and I'll give him a piece of my mind!"
"Well," replied the young farmer, "he's under the load of hay."
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Winning Nobel prize
A Nilston man is driving down a country road, when he spots a farmer standing in the middle of a huge field of grass. He pulls the car over to the side of the road and notices that the farmer is just standing there, doing nothing, looking at nothing.
The man gets out of the car, walks all the way out to the farmer and asks him, " excuse me mister, but what are you doing?"The farmer replies, "I'm trying to win a Nobel Prize."
"How?" asks the man, puzzled.
Well, I heard they give the Nobel Prize . . . to people who are out standing in their field."
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