The Watersons
The Watersons - Chickens In The Garden songtekst
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Het lied wordt in de video gezongen door The Watersons, een Engelse folk groep uit Hull. De originele leden waren Norma Waterson, haar broer Mike en haar zuster Elaine, die echter de naam Lal gebruikte. Het vierde lid was John Harrison, een neef.
Mike overleed in 2011, Elaine in 1998, Norma in 2022.
When first I came down Yorkshire not many years ago I met with a little Yorkshire girl and I'd have you to know That she was so blithe, so buxom, so beautiful and gay Now listen while I tell you what her Daddy used to say "Treat my daughter decent, don't do her any harm And when I die I'll leave you both my tiny little farm My cow, my pigs, my sheep and goats, my stock, my field and barn And all the little chickens in the garden" Well, first I went to court the girl she was so awful shy But she never said a blooming word when other folks was by But as soon as we were on our own she made me name the day Now listen while I tell you what her Daddy used to say "Treat my daughter decent, don't do her any harm And when I die I'll leave you both my tiny little farm My cow, my pigs, my sheep and goats, my stock, my field and barn And all the little chickens in the garden" And so I wed this Yorkshire girl, so pleasing to me mind And I did prove true to her so she's proved true in kind We have three bairns, they're grown up now, there's a grandbairn on the way And when I look into their eyes I can hear their father say "Treat my daughter decent, don't do her any harm And when I die I'll leave you both my tiny little farm My cow, my pigs, my sheep and goats, my stock, my field and barn And all the little chickens in the garden"