Pete Seeger - Equinoxial lyrics

Equinoxial swore by the green leaves on the tree That he could do more work in a day than Pheobe could in three Three, he could do more work in a day than Pheobe could in three If that be true little Pheobe said then this you must allow You come do the work in the house and I'll go follow the plow, plow You come do the work in the house and I'll go follow the plow Its you must feed the little pig that stands in yonder sty You must milk the brindle cow for fear she could go dry, dry You must milk the brindle cow for fear she could go dry And you must churn the crock of cream that I left in the frame And you must watch the fat in the pot or it'll all go into flame, flame And you must watch the fat in the pot or it'll all go into flame And you must wind the hank of yarn that I spun yesterday And you must watch the little hen or so she'd run away And you must watch the speckled hen for fear she'd run astray Little Pheobe took the whip and went to follow the plow And Equinoxial took the pale and went to milk the cow, cow Equinoxial took the pale and went to milk the cow Well the brindle cow she turned around and wrinkled up her nose She give him a dip upon the lip and the blood run to his toes, toes She give him a dip upon the lip and the blood run to his toes He went to churn the crock of cream that she left in the frame And he forgot the fat in the pot and it all went into flame He forgot the fat in the pot and it all went into flame He went to wind the hank of yarn that she spun yesterday He forgot the speckled hen so she run astray, stray He forgot the speckled hen so she run astray He looked to the East he looked to the West, he saw the setting sun He swore to himself it had been a long day and Pheobe hadn't come, come He swore to himself it had been a long day, Pheobe hadn't come Presently little, Pheobe came and saw him lookin' sad She clapped her hands upon her side and swore that she was glad, glad She clapped her hands upon her side and swore that she was glad So Equinoxial swore by all the stars in heaven That she could do more work in a day than he could do in seven, seven She could do more work in a day than he could do in seven