Vol. JIL, No. 2
FEBRUARY, 1920
The Journal of the Land Girl and Every Country Woman
hdltorlat and Adv«:rtisini OffictSt Stone Fitld, Kidbrook Grovt', Blackhe.tth, SF.
THE LAMBING SEASON
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The l1'armer speaks :
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''Cruel days are com1ng,
There's bad weather in the sky,
~o get some straw and thatch the pens.
And make them wn.rm tmd dry. ·
.. Cruel days arc coming
There are warnings in the ::.k~ ·
Of raw days and ble~n~ .days
When little lambs die
'l'bc Land Uirl speaks :
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" Hot your mind at re~t, Hn·;
Lord love you; wh•t.t caro 1
.l!'or raw days and bleak days,
And warnin~s in the sky?
" The pens are thatcheci and bedded down,
All cosy, warm and dry,
And I'll swallow my boots,
And go and cat roots, . ,
Ere ever a lamb shall du~.
The Ewe speaks:
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" Poor little slimy, sodden thmg,
Don' t cry so bitterly;
Just why you're hero 1 cannot tell
But you belong to me
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•· Lie clo"-C, lie do t•, my httle lamh,
Your tiny body's numb.;
Lie close, li«:~ cloge, my httl~. lamb,
.\nd help will snrrly come.
'fhc Land Girl speaks :
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.. Little fluffy, woolly thmg •
C'ome underneath my arm,
.\nd follow <•lof\e, you brave old C\\ <·,
L do your htm no harm.
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" ['ve got a pen {rcoh bedded do\\ n
All cosy, "urm and dry,
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~ 0 trust in mr, you b~av~ 0 ~~~ C\\ c,
your lit tlc lam u sho.n t die .
The lfarmer speaks :
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" Sunny clays a:o c~mmg.
There is promu;c m the sky ;
The little lambs nrc fa~ and -..trong
And kick their heels h1gh.
" Bra.vely done, you L~nd Girl,
And lone; with me abtde ;
And don't cat roots,
Or swallow your boot~.. ,
J LAN CnL;\1 ER.
}i~or never a lamb hq,s dted.
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