“The Praise of Ploughmen”
Description
"Ye lads and lasses a' draw near, I'm sure it will delight your ear... To sing the praise o' ploughmen." Workers at other occupations may regard themselves as better, but the ploughman feeds them. The girl choruses, "Happy is the ploughman's jo."
Cross references
- cf. "The Laddie That Handles the Ploo" (theme)
- cf. "The Farmer is the Man" (theme)
References
- Ord, p. 242-243, "The Praise of Ploughmen" (1 text)
- Roud #5579
- BI, Ord242