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SAVING THE TURF.
Cuttin' the turf, cuttin' the turf, with our feet on the shinin' slan!Cuttin' the turf, cuttin' the turf, till the cows come home to the bawn!
Footin' the turf, footin' the turf, footin' and turnin' our best,
Footin' the turf, turnin' the turf, till the rook flies home to her nest!
Settin' the turf, settin' the turf, hither and over the land,
Settin' the turf, settin' the turf, till the say-turn sinks on the strand!
Drawin' the turf, drawin' the turf, with our ponies and asses away,
Drawin' the turf, drawin' the turf, till the boats are out in the bay!
Rickin' the turf, rickin' the turf, safe in the haggard at last,
To keep and to comfort us all from the rage of the rain and the blast.
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