Daddy, Tell Us About the Farm by Charles R. Moore

Daddy, tell us about the farm;
The horses, sheep and cows.
Tell us about the machinery,
The tractors and the plows.

The pleasant sound the milk makes
When the streams hit the pail,
And how we'll feed the baby calf
While sitting on a bale.

And how, on summer evenings,
We'll gather eggs with you.
And the way we'll awaken each morning
To the cock-a-doodle-do.

And can we help to feed the pigs,
And hold the baby lamb,
And help mom bake the homemade bread,
And watch her make the jam.

And don't forget to mention how
We'll saddle up the mare,
And then each one will take his turn,
We won't forget to share!

Then we'll work and play together
And then give thanks every day.
Daddy, tell us about the farm--
Can we leave right away?