We Shepherds are the Best of Men

We shepherds are the best of men who e'er trod English ground

And when we reach an alehouse, we value not a crown

We drink our liquor freely and pays before we go

For there is no ale out on the wold, where stormy winds do blow

A man who is a shepherd must have a valiant heart

He must not be too timid, but bravely play his part

He must not be faint-hearted, be it ice or rain or snow

For there is no ale out on the world where the stormy winds do blow

We shepherds are the best of men who e'er trod English ground

And when we reach an alehouse we value not a crown

We drink our liquor freely and pays before we go

For there is no ale out on the wold where the stormy winds do blow

When I keep sheep on Blockley Hill, it made my heart to weep

To see the ewes hang out their tongues and hear the lambs to bleat

So I plucked up me courage and o'er the hills did go

For to pen my sheep out in the folds where the stormy winds do blow

We shepherds are the best of men who e'er trod English ground

And when we reach an alehouse we value not a crown

We drink our liquor freely and pays before we go

For there is no ale out on the wold where stormy winds do blow

And when I safely pen my sheep, I turned my back in haste

Unto some jovial company, good liquor for to taste

For drink and jovial company, they are my heart's delight

Uh, while my sheep safely sleep until the morning light

We shepherds are the best of men who e'er trod English ground

And when we reach an alehouse we value not a crown

We drink our liquor freely, and we pays before we go

For there is no ale out on the wolds, where the stormy winds do blow

Yeah, there is no ale out on the wolds where the stormy winds do blow