An acre of land

My father left me an acre of land,

Ivy, sing Ivery,

My father left me an acre of land,

And a bunch of green holly and Ivery.

I ploughed it with a ram's horn;

Ivy, sing Ivery,

I sowed it with a thimble,

And a bunch of green holly and Ivery.

I harrowed it with a bramble bush;

Ivy, sing Ivery,

I reaped it with a penknife,

And a bunch of green holly and Ivery.

I sent it home in a walnut shell;

Ivy, sing Ivery,

I threshed it with my needle and thread,

And a bunch of green holly and Ivery.

I winnowed it with my handkerchief;

Ivy, sing Ivery,

I sent it to mill with a team of great rats;

And a bunch of green holly and Ivery.

The carter brought a curly whip;

Ivy, sing Ivery,

The whip did pop and the wagon did stop;

And a bunch of green holly and Ivery.