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There's a soft and peaceful feeling Comes across the farming hand As the shadows go a-stealing Slow along the new-turned land. The lazy curling smoke above the thatch is showing blue. And the weary old plough horses wander home'ard two 'n' two, With their chains a-clinkin', clankin', when their daily toil is through, And the sun's behind the hill.

Then it's slowly homeward plodding As the night begins to creep, And the barley grass is nodding To the daisies, all asleep, The crows are flying heavily, and cawing overhead; The sleepy milking cows are lowing sof'ly in the shed, And above them, in the rafters, all the fowls have gone to bed, When the sun's behind the hill.