Sutton, Sarah “Nettie”

We Miss The Hogs And Cattle

1. Some years ago our valley teemed
2. with cattle, hogs and sheep,
3. The people planted corn and such and
4. made the farm complete
5. We used to drive out visiting and we’d
6. see the piggies eat
7. We’d hear the cows a lowing and we’d
8. hear the lambkins bleat;
9. But now that day is passed away
10. within this vast domain,
11. We miss the hogs and cattle and we
12. wish them back again.
13. One day a greedy farmer came and
14. planted too much wheat
15. And when he harvested the crop the
16. stubble caused the heat
17. And it spread and drove the rain
18. away and corn was on the bum,
19. And the farmers blamed the country
20. when the rain drops failed to come.
21. And they sold their hogs and cattle,
22. when they didn’t have the grain,
23. But we miss them, yes we miss them,
24. And we wish them back again.
25. And the farmers took to planting
26. wheat and let the corn crops go
27. The money for the cows and pigs they
28. put in wheat to sow,
29. And the Lord did not make rain de-
30. scend on stubble hot and dry
31. So when a cloudlet tried to rain, it
32. failed, we all know why,
33. And the apples failed to ripen when
34. they didn’t get the rain,
35. So we miss them, yes we miss them,
36. and we wish them back again.
37. And we miss the grapes and berries
38. that ripened in the fall,
39. And the garden truck and melons,
40. yes, indeed we miss them all
41. And we hope to see a corn crop grow-
42. ing in the place of wheat
43. And the pigs again a squealing and to
44. hear the lambkins bleat,
45. And we wish for apples, grapes and
46. pears, cattle lowing in the lane,
47. For we miss them, yes we miss them,
48. and we wish them back again.