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(_As sung by_ MR. CHARLES CHARRINGTON _in the play of_ "_The Three / Wayfarers_")
O MY trade it is the rarest one, / Simple shepherds all- / My trade is a sight to see; / For my customers I tie, and take 'em up on high, / And waft 'em to a far countree!
My tools are but common ones, / Simple shepherds all- / My tools are no sight to see: / A little hempen string, and a post whereon to swing, / Are implements enough for me!
To-morrow is my working day, / Simple shepherds all- / To-morrow is a working day for me: / For the farmer's sheep is slain, and the lad who did it ta'en, / And on his soul may God ha' mer-cy!