Lake Fork Verne - Shearin Sheep Today

      Shearin Sheep Today
 by: Verne Garrison, Valley Park, Mo- May 9, 2007
Shearin Sheep Today

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We are going to shear sheep today,
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Thats what I heard my grandmother say
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They gathered them into pens,
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And the Shearers had their way

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Little sheep were crying and bleating
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So afraid of what was going one
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They ran to their mamas
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When the shearing was done

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Oh it didnt take very long
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To rob them of their coats
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And they stood there, shakin
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It seemed so very wrong

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Shearing was a necessary oper- -ation
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As the folks often exp- lained
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But it left a permanent impression
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On this little boy, just the same

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It happened every summer
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As best I can re- call
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The wool from their bodies
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Gave clothes for us all

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So I guess it was ok after all
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To treat them that a- way
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But as a little boy lookin in
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I wished not to see that day

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Yes, we are shearin sheep today
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Thats what I heard Grandma say
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If it is all the same to you
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I think I will stay away