Happy Family Oh, me father he had a horse And me mother she had a mare Sister Susan had a rabbit And Jonah had a hare We'd a ride from father's horse And a ride from mother's mare A pie from Susan's rabbit And a race with Jonah's hare Oh, me father he had a bull And me mother she had a cow Sister Susan had a pig And Jonah had a sow Oh the beef from father's bull And the milk from mother's cow The pork from Susan's pig And the pigs from Jonah's sow Oh, the more we have to drink, me boys The merrier we shall be For we all belong to one happy family Oh, me father he had a buck And me mother she had a doe Sister Susan had a tup And Jonah had a ewe And the horn on father's buck And the venison from mother's doe The mutton from Susan's tup And the lamb from Jonah's ewe Oh, me father he had a cock And me mother she had a hen Sister Susan had a robin And Jonah had a wren And the fight in father's cock And the eggs from mother's hen The chicks from Susan's robin And the hunt from Jonah's wren Oh, me father he had a rat And me mother she had a mouse Sister Susan had a flea And Jonah had a louse Oh, the rat did eat the corn And the mouse did nibble the bread The flea bit poor old Susan's arm And the louse bit Jonah's head Oh, the more we have to drink, me boys The merrier we shall be For we all belong to one happy family Oh me father he had a knife And me mother she had a fork Sister Susan had a bottle And Jonah had a cork We'd a cut from father's knife And a pick from mother's fork A drink from Susan's bottle Jonah bunged it with his cork recorded on Folksongs of Britain 10 SOF
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