onlight
See, the sea-gull's gone to sleep.
Rocking, rocking on the water,
Sleeping, sleeping on the waves,
Rocking--sleeping--sleeping--rocking,
Fast asleep upon the waves.

THE FARMER TRIES TO SLEEP

It has seemed appropriate to let the children realize the incessant
quality of farm work before that of the factory.

THE FARMER TRIES TO SLEEP

The farmer woke up in the morning
And sleepy as sleepy was he,
He turned in his bed and he grouchily said:
"Today I will sleep! Let me be, let me be!
Today I will sleep! Let me be!"

Now Puss in the corner she heard
She heard what the farmer had said,
She ran to the barn and she mewed in alarm;
"The farmer will sleep in his bed, in his bed!
Today he will sleep in his bed!"

Then Horse in the stable looked up,
He whinneyed and shook his old head;
"Shall I stand here all day without any hay?
Whey-ey-ey! Farmer, come feed me!" he said, so he said,
"Whey-ey-ey! Farmer, come feed me!" he said.

But the farmer he tight closed his eyes
For sleepy as sleepy was he,
He turned in his bed and he angrily said:
"Horse, I will sleep! Let me be, let me be!
Horse, I will sleep! Let me be!"

Down under the barn in the dirt
Pig heard what the Pussy cat mewed.
"Can he give me the scraps when he's taking his naps?
Wee-ee, Farmer, come give me my food, oh, my food!
Wee-ee, Farmer, come give me my food!"

But the farmer he tight closed his ears
For sleepy as sleepy was he,
He turned in his bed and he sulkily said:
"Pig, I will sleep! Let me be, let me be!
Pig, I will sleep! Let me be!"

Now Rooster with Chickens and Hen
Had been crowing since early that morn,
And he crowed when he heard this terrible word:
"Cock-a-doo! Farmer, give us our corn, us our corn!
Cock-a-doo! Farmer, give us our corn."

But the farmer he pulled up the covers
For sleepy as sleepy was he,
He turned in his bed and crossly he said:
"Cock, I will sleep! Let me be, let me be!
Cock, I will sleep! Let me be!"

Cow heard in the pasture and lowed;
"My cud no longer I chew,
I stand by the gate and I wait and I wait,
Oh, Farmer, come milk me! Moo-oo, moo-oo!
Oh, Farmer, come milk me, moo-oo!"