An Acre of Land Songtext
von Brass Monkey

Oh my father he left me an acre of land
Sing oh be, sing ivy
My father he left me an acre of land
And a bunch of green holly and ivy

I ploughed it with an ox′s horn
Sing oh be, sing ivy
I ploughed it with an ox's horn
And a bunch of green holly and ivy

I sowed it with two peppering corns
Sing oh be, sing ivy
I sowed it with two peppering corns
And a bunch of green holly and ivy

I harrowed it with a bramble bush
Sing oh be, sing ivy
I harrowed it with a bramble bush
And a bunch of green holly and ivy


And I rolled it with a rolling pin
Sing oh be, sing ivy
I rolled it with a rolling pin
And a bunch of green holly and ivy

I reaped it with my little penknife
Sing oh be, sing ivy
I reaped it with my little penknife
And a bunch of green holly and ivy

And I thrashed it out with a goose′s quill
Sing oh be, sing ivy
I thrashed it out with a goose's quill
And a bunch of green holly and ivy

And I stowed it all in a mouse's hole
Sing oh be, sing ivy
I stowed it all in a mouse′s hole
And a bunch of green holly and ivy

And off to the mill with a team of rats
Sing oh be, sing ivy
And off to the mill with a team of rats
And a bunch of green holly and ivy


My team of rats came rattling back
Sing oh be, sing ivy
My team of rats came rattling back
With fifty bright guineas in an empty sack
And a bunch of green holly and ivy