When I lived with my father
As an apprentice shepherd
He sent me to the moor
To look after the sheep
Sheep, sheep
I had but a few
Sheep, sheep
I had none that were bonny

No, I had but a few
I had but three lambs;
And the wolf from the plain
Ate the finest of those
Sheep, sheep, ...

He was so ravenous
He left only the pelt
He left only the tail
To put on my hat
Sheep, sheep, ...

But the bones of the animal
Made me pipe
To play at the fair
At the village fair
Sheep, sheep, ...
So the village could dance
Beneath the great elm
Young women and old
With clogs on their feet
Sheep, sheep, ...