The Farmer Boy

Improvement Era, vol. 21, no. 3, January 1918, pp. 250 to 252

Evan Stephens

The Farmer Boy

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I sing of the lad that tills the soil, With the tan up-

I sing of the lad that works the farm With its wealth of

I sing of the lad who feeds the world With the gifts his

I sing of the lad with hoe and plow And the loads of

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on his

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face, With his

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lends, Who with

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stur - dy limbs, Grown by

face his task, Un-dis-

work up - hold - ing his

hon - est sweat shining

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hon-est toil — Counting la - bor no dis

may'd by harm, In the sunshine or the

flag unfurled, Doth a - far his por - tion

on his brow, As the wait-ing world he

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grace, Counting

rain, In the

send, Doth a-

feeds, As the

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sunshine or the rain.

far his portion send.

wait-ing world he feeds.

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farm - er boy, And the

all to God, For the

dead - ly strife; Calling

in the strife To whom

joys

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fame

that bless his

vest he shall

for his time-ly

and praise be

life,

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He has health and wealth free of such al - loy, As the

And who loves each blade that a - dorns the sod He is

Aye the farm - er lad gives his toil and life All for

But the farm-er lad with his toil - ing life, Wins the

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cit - y's noise and

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strife, As the cit - y's noise and strife,

keep, He is proud to guard and keep.

fraid, All for freedom un - a - fraid.

song, Wins the homage of my song.