Shirley the Lawn Mowing Sheep

The path to the clothes hoist was getting very hard

It was more like a jungle and less like a yard

Clover and onion weed up to our knees

And daisies and dandelions sprouting like trees

With lots of warm sunshine and good falls of rain

We doubted that we'd ever see that back fence again

Lawnmowers are useless and tractors are cheap

That's why Dad bought Shirley, the lawnmowing sheep

Let's hear it for Shirley, the lawnmowing sheep

You don't have to garden and you don't have to weed

Thank goodness for Shirley, a pet that earns her keep

Let's hear it for Shirley, the lawnmowing sheep

A big hot merino with a huge appetite

She'll nibble by day and she nibble by night

She'll start it early and she'll finish late

She'll never worry about putting on weight

She gobbled down sheep loads of plants, grass and weeds

And took care of all of our gardening needs

She trimmed all the edges with her grass-munching teeth

Let's hear it for Shirley, the lawnmowing sheep

Let's hear it for Shirley, the lawnmowing sheep

You don't have to garden and you don't have to weed

Thank goodness for Shirley, a pet that earns her keep

Let's hear it for Shirley, the lawnmowing sheep

Let's hear it for Shirley, the lawnmowing sheep

You don't have to garden and you don't have to weed

Thank goodness for Shirley, a pet that earns her keep

Let's hear it for Shirley, let's hear it for Shirley

Let's hear it for Shirley, the lawnmowing sheep!