[Verse]
Well, once there lived a farmer,
A grand old soul was he,
He used to own a little farm,
Way down the country.

He had an only daughter,
And her I chanced to wed,
And when I asked him for her hand,
Was this to me he said.

[Chorus]
"Oh, treat me daughter kindly,
And shade her from all harm,
And when I die, I'll will to you,
My little house and farm.

My horse, my dog, my cow,
And my bonnie sheep and farm,
And all the little chickens,
Round the garden."

[Verse]
I knew I loved this darling girl,
And she loved me the same,
And when my daily work was done,
With her I would remain.

For to watch her milk her father's cows,
And shade them from all harm,
And many a glass of stout I had,
Before I left the farm.

[Chorus]
"Oh, treat me daughter kindly,
And shade her from all harm,
And when I die, I'll will to you,
My little house and farm.

My horse, my dog, my cow,
And my bonnie sheep and farm,
And all the little chickens,
Round the garden."

[Verse]
Well, now that we are married,
And settled down for life,
I oft time think upon the words,
Her father used to say.

For to treat his daughter kindly,
And shade her from all harm,
And now I am the owner of,
His little house and farm.

[Chorus]
"Oh, treat me daughter kindly,
And shade her from all harm,
And when I die, I'll will to you,
My little house and farm.

My horse, my dog, my cow,
And my bonnie sheep and farm,
And all the little chickens,
Round the garden."

[Outro]
"And all the little chickens,
Round the garden.".