Know your Food

In the spirit of sustainability, living and eating closer to one's food sources and due to the fact that we've been studying early American history/lifestyles in our home school, I have composed the following endless ditty: (Really I just wanted an excuse to make chickin noises while picking my guitar):

Chickin in the barnyard
Farmer with an axe
Chickin in the barnyard
Farmer with an axe
Chickin in the barnyard
Farmer with an axe
...Farmer wins

Veggies in the garden
Junior has a hoe
Veggies in the garden
Junior has a hoe
Veggies in the garden
Junior has a hoe
...Bring some in

Chickin in the crockpot
Mama rolls the dough
Chickin in the crockpot
Mama rolls the dough
Chickin in the crockpot
Mama rolls the dough
...Put it in

Dinner on the table
Chickin dumplin stew
Dinner on the table
Chickin dumplin stew
Dinner on the table
Chickin dumplin stew
...Call the Kin

Mama's in the kitchen
cleaning up the mess
Mama's in the kitchen
cleaning up the mess
Mama's in the kitchen
cleaning up the mess
...Begin again

Buck is in the forrest
Junior has a gun
Buck is in the forrest
Junior has a gun
Buck is in the forrest
Junior has a gun
...Venison! {Prounounced Ve-ni-sin}

Veggies in the cellar
winter comin' in
Veggies in the cellar
winter comin' in
Veggies in the cellar
winter comin' in
...check the bin

Meat is in the pan
while Sissy makes the dough
Meat is in the pan
while Sissy makes the dough
Meat is in the pan
while Sissy makes the dough
...Roll it thin

Pie is in the Oven
Daddy says a prayer
Pie is in the oven
Daddy says a prayer
Pie is in the oven
Daddy says a prayer
...Dig right in

Mama's in the kitchen
cleaning up the mess
Mama's in the kitchen
cleaning up the mess
Mama's in the kitchen
cleaning up the mess
...Begin again

etc. etc. etc.

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