[Illustration] THE FARMER'S BOY ONE OF R. CALDECOTT'S PICTURE BOOKS Frederick Warne and Co. , Ltd. Printed in Great Britain The Farmer's Boy. [Illustration] [Illustration] When I was a farmer, a Farmer's Boy, I used to keep my master's HORSES, With a GEE-WO here, and a GEE-WO there, And here a GEE, and there a GEE, And everywhere a GEE; Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh? [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] When I was a farmer, a Farmer's Boy, I used to keep my master's LAMBS, With a BAA-BAA here, and a BAA-BAA there, And here a BAA, and there a BAA, And everywhere a BAA; With a GEE-WO here, and a GEE-WO there, And here a GEE, and there a GEE, And everywhere a GEE; Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh? [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] When I was a farmer, a Farmer's Boy, I used to keep my master's HENS, With a CHUCK-CHUCK here, and a CHUCK-CHUCK there, And here a CHUCK, and there a CHUCK, And everywhere a CHUCK; With a BAA-BAA here, and a BAA-BAA there, And here a BAA, and there a BAA, And everywhere a BAA; With a GEE-WO here, and a GEE-WO there, &c. , &c. , &c. Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh? [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] When I was a farmer, a Farmer's Boy, I used to keep my master's PIGS, With a GRUNT-GRUNT here, and a GRUNT-GRUNT there, And here a GRUNT, and there a GRUNT, And everywhere a GRUNT; With a CHUCK-CHUCK here, and a CHUCK-CHUCK there, And here a CHUCK, and there a CHUCK, And everywhere a CHUCK; With a BAA-BAA here, and a BAA-BAA there, &c. , &c. , &c. With a GEE-WO here, and a GEE-WO there, &c. , &c. , &c. Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh? [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] When I was a farmer, a Farmer's Boy, I used to keep my master's DUCKS, With a QUACK-QUACK here, and a QUACK-QUACK there, And here a QUACK, and there a QUACK, And everywhere a QUACK; With a GRUNT-GRUNT here, and a GRUNT-GRUNT there, &c. , &c. , &c. With a CHUCK-CHUCK here, &c. With a BAA-BAA here, &c. With a GEE-WO here, &c. Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh? [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] When I was a farmer, a Farmer's Boy, I used to keep my master's DOGS, With a BOW-BOW here, and a BOW-WOW there, And here a BOW, and there a WOW, And everywhere a WOW; With a QUACK-QUACK here, and a QUACK-QUACK there, &c. , &c. , &c. With a GRUNT-GRUNT here, &c. With a CHUCK-CHUCK here, &c. With a BAA-BAA here, &c. With a GEE-WO here, &c. Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh? [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] When I was a farmer, a Farmer's Boy, I used to keep my master's CHILDREN, With a SHOUTING here, and a POUTING there, And here a SHOUT, and there a POUT, And everywhere a SHOUT; With a BOW-BOW here, and a BOW-WOW there, &c. , &c. , &c. With a QUACK-QUACK here, &c. With a GRUNT-GRUNT here, &c. With a CHUCK-CHUCK here, &c. With a BAA-BAA here, &c. With a GEE-WO here, &c. Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh? [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] When I was a farmer, a Farmer's Boy, I used to keep my master's TURKEYS, With a GOBBLE-GOBBLE here, and a GOBBLE-GOBBLE there, And here a GOBBLE, and there a GOBBLE; And everywhere a GOBBLE; With a SHOUTING here, and a POUTING there, &c. , &c. , &c. With a BOW-WOW here, &c. With a QUACK-QUACK here, &c. With a GRUNT-GRUNT here, &c. With a CHUCK-CHUCK here, &c. With a BAA-BAA here, &c. With a GEE-WO here, &c. Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh? [Illustration] [Illustration] Randolph Caldecott's Picture Books "The humour of Randolph Caldecott's drawings is simply irresistible, no healthy-minded man, woman, or child could look at them without laughing. " _In square crown 4to, picture covers, with numerous coloured plates. _ 1 John Gilpin 2 The House that Jack Built 3 The Babes in the Wood 4 The Mad Dog 5 Three Jovial Huntsmen 6 Sing a Song for Sixpence 7 The Queen of Hearts 8 The Farmer's Boy 9 The Milkmaid 10 Hey-Diddle-Diddle and Baby Bunting 11 A Frog He Would a-Wooing Go 12 The Fox Jumps over the Parson's Gate 13 Come Lasses and Lads 14 Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury Cross, &c. 15 Mrs. Mary Blaize 16 The Great Panjandrum Himself _The above selections are also issued in Four Volumes, square crown 4to, attractive binding, red edges. Each containing four different books, with their Coloured Pictures and innumerable Outline Sketches. _ 1 R. Caldecott's Picture Book No. 1 2 R. Caldecott's Picture Book No. 2 3 Hey-Diddle-Diddle-Picture Book 4 The Panjandrum Picture Book And also _In Two Volumes, handsomely bound in cloth gilt, each containing eightdifferent books, with their Coloured Pictures and numerous OutlineSketches. _ R. Caldecott's Collection of Pictures and Songs No. 1 R. Caldecott's Collection of Pictures and Songs No. 2 Miniature Editions, size 5-1/2 by 4-1/2 Art Boards, flat back. FOUR VOLUMES ENTITLED R. CALDECOTT'S PICTURE BOOKS Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4. _Each containing coloured plates and numerous outline sketches in the text. _ _Crown 4to, picture covers. _ Randolph Caldecott's Painting Books Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4. _Each with Outline Pictures to Paint, and Coloured Examples. _ _Oblong 4to, cloth. _ A Sketch Book of R. 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