A family of farmers near there be That treateth all folk kindily Who follow by the chapel creed And gladly lend a hand to those in need Three brothers are they in truth No longer in the prime of youth Though the father is still alive And longer may he live and thrive
On the corner with his wife there be A farmer now retired comfortably Often when he sees folks walk He stops his car to have a talk Common sense he has in good measure And to hear him always is a pleasure
Another farmer too lives off the layne With his wife, the same again They have two cottages they rent out As well as sundry acres round about Which bring them rent into their hand And so they live off the fat of the land
A woman lives half way down our layne Her husband died which was a shame She must have shed many tears For he was only sixty-five in years But she does not live alone Her daughter lives with her at home She keeps her house as would a saint No cracks in walls or flaking paint Like a wooden ship of old It faces out on fields that gently fold Also she has her parents there In a barn converted with great care
And then we have a bungalow I say Where the father works on the farm all day He drives a tractor he calls his own And they have two boys now fully grown
There is a little cottage at the end Where the owners like to spend A day or two to come to stay For they are vets and work away
Then there is us here as well But for sure truth to tell You know me well enough I fear So I'll not describe myself just here