When I First Came To This Land
(source: "Musical Fun With The Brownie Pack", Girl Guides Association, 1986.)

When I first came to this land

I was not a wealthy man

So I built myself a shack

And I did what I could

And I called my shack - Break my back

But the land was sweet and good

And I did what I could.

Repeat with cow, hen, duck, donkey, wife and son. The end verse should look like this:

When I first came to this land

I was not a wealthy man

So I got myself a son

And I did what I could

And I called my son - My work is done

And I called my wife - Love of my life (run for your life)

And I called my donkey - Horse gone wonkey

And I called my duck - Out of luck

And I called my hen - Now and then

And I called my cow - no milk now

And I called my shack - Break my back

But the land was sweet and good

And I did what I could