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The farmer
in the dell,
He 'fell' into a well,
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
The story's here to tell.
It seems
he took a wife,
But then she took his life,
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
She killed him with a knife.
The wife
had a child,
He grew up very wild,
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
His mother never smiled.
The child
had a nurse,
Who criticized and cursed,
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
It couldn't have been worse.
The nurse
had a 'cow',
Because he wouldn't bow,
To all things she said and did,
And things she'd not allow.
He lived
like a dog,
Confused and in a fog,
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
Caught up inside a cog.
He fought
like a cat,
And acted like a rat,
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
He turned into a brat.
He
thought he was 'big cheese',
And never would say please,
Soon life would strike him down,
And bring him to his knees.
The
'cheese' stands alone,
He's out on his own,
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
His heart is hard as stone.
The story
has been told,
The way it did unfold,
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
And leaves us feeling cold.
by David Ronald Bruce Pekrul
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