[Verse 1]
I was rounding up my flock when
Father called and said I should make my way to town
Was a job there for a shearer
And our money every year was short supplied
[Verse 2]
I made my way down the briar lined path
And I went cold when a shadow did cast
Darkened the sky and it darkened the land
There before me stood the giant Darby ram
[Verse 3]
Back so tall that eagles nested
Some attested wool was as deep as oceans wide
Took me 7 months to shear him
And when finished found that my family’s fortune turned
[Verse 4]
Wool of the ram filled the bags by the thousand
Money we made for to buy a new plough and
Riches abound and my family was able
Ever more to have a full table
[Outro]
I am rounding up my flock and
Father calls and says, dinner’s ready come sit down