Strawbs - Sheep lyrics
rate meJuly the fourth in the market town<br />
Farmers have come for miles around<br />
Bringing their wives and children.<br />
<br />
A farmer stands with his youngest son<br />
Watching their sheep driven from the pen<br />
The slaughterhouse is waiting.<br />
<br />
Look they're turning back<br />
They're frightened<br />
Dogs are snapping at their heels<br />
Jumping on each other's backs<br />
Hear their squeals.<br />
<br />
The young boy stands looking quite dismayed<br />
How can they know they're just animals<br />
Come pull yourself together.<br />
<br />
The farmer tells him to look inside<br />
Row after row of raw carcasses<br />
Their blood runs in the gutters.<br />
<br />
Listen to their silly bleating<br />
Farmer beats them with his stick<br />
Milling by the open door<br />
Don't be sick.<br />
<br />
The young boy<br />
Takes a look around<br />
See people watching blankly<br />
And he pities them<br />
For they too<br />
Look like sheep<br />
And he tells himself<br />
When he grows up<br />
When he becomes a farmer<br />
He will just plant seeds of love<br />
He will just plant seeds of love<br />
He will just plant seeds of love<br />
And he will harvest peace.
