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Then it's "Harry, feed old Roaney!" And it's "Bill, put up the rail!" And it's "Tom, turn out the pony!" "Mary, hurry with that pail!" And the kiddies run to meet us, and are begging for a ride On the broad old "Prince" and "Darky" they can hardly sit astride; And mother, she is bustling with the supper things inside, When the sun's behind the hill.

Then it's sitting down and yarning When we've had our bite and sup, And the mother takes her darning, While our Mary tidies up. And Bess tells how the baldy cow got tangled in the wire; And Katie keeps the baby-boy from tumbling in the fire; And the baccy smoke goes curling as I suck my soothing briar, When the sun's behind the hill.

Then we talk about the season, And of how it's turning out, And we try to guess the reason For the long-continued drought.