The Lincolnshire Shepherd Chords & Lyrics - The Watersons

[CHORUS]
[F]Yan, tan, [Bb]tethera, [F]tethera, pethera, [C]pimp.
Yon [F]owd ewe's far-[Bb]welted, this [C]ewe's got a [F]limp
[F]Sethera, methera, [Bb]hovera, and [F]covera up to [C]dik,
[F]Whose ta deal [Bb]wi' 'em all, and [C]wheer's me crook and [F]stick?

[VERSE 1]
Why I [F]count 'em up to [Bb]figgits, and [F]figgit there's a [C]notch,
Why there's [F]more to being a [Bb]shepherd than to [C]being on [F]watch;
For there's [F]swedes to chop and there's [Bb]lambing time and [F]snow upon the [C]rick,
[F]Yan, tan, [Bb]tethera, and [C]covera up to [F]dik.

[CHORUS]
[F]Yan, tan, [Bb]tethera, [F]tethera, pethera, [C]pimp.
Yon [F]owd ewe's far-[Bb]welted, this [C]ewe's got a [F]limp
[F]Sethera, methera, [Bb]hovera, and [F]covera up to [C]dik,
[F]Whose ta deal [Bb]wi' 'em all, and [C]wheer's me crook and [F]stick?

[VERSE 2]
Why from [F]Caistor down to [Bb]Spilsby from [F]Sleaford up to [C]Brigg,
There's [F]Lincoln sheep all [Bb]on the chalk, all [C]hung wi' wool and [F]big.
And [F]I'm here in [Bb]Langton [F]wi' this same old [C]flock,
Just [F]like me grandad [Bb]did afore they [C]meddled with the [F]clock.

[CHORUS]
[F]Yan, tan, [Bb]tethera, [F]tethera, pethera, [C]pimp.
Yon [F]owd ewe's far-[Bb]welted, this [C]ewe's got a [F]limp
[F]Sethera, methera, [Bb]hovera, and [F]covera up to [C]dik,
[F]Whose ta deal [Bb]wi' 'em all, and [C]wheer's me crook and [F]stick?

[VERSE 3]
For we've [F]bred our tups and [Bb]gimmers for the [F]shape and length and [C]girth,
And [F]sheep have bred, have [Bb]gone away all [C]o'er all the [F]earth.
Why they've [F]bred in foreign [Bb]flocks to give the [F]wool its length and [C]crimp,
[F]Yan, tan, [Bb]tethera, [C]pethera, [F]pimp.

[CHORUS]
[F]Yan, tan, [Bb]tethera, [F]tethera, pethera, [C]pimp.
Yon [F]owd ewe's far-[Bb]welted, this [C]ewe's got a [F]limp
[F]Sethera, methera, [Bb]hovera, and [F]covera up to [C]dik,
[F]Whose ta deal [Bb]wi' 'em all, and [C]wheer's me crook and [F]stick?

[VERSE 4]
For they're [F]like a lot of [Bb]bairns, they are, like [F]youngsters of me [C]own,
when They [F]fondle around [Bb]about owd Shep [C]until they're strong and [F]grown;
But [F]they gets inde[Bb]pendent-like, [F]an a'fore i knows, they've [C]gone,
And yet [F]come round next [Bb]lambing time some [C]more'll carry [F]on.

[CHORUS]
[F]Yan, tan, [Bb]tethera, [F]tethera, pethera, [C]pimp.
Yon [F]owd ewe's far-[Bb]welted, this [C]ewe's got a [F]limp
[F]Sethera, methera, [Bb]hovera, and [F]covera up to [C]dik,
[F]Whose ta deal [Bb]wi' 'em all, and [C]wheer's me crook and [F]stick?

[VERSE 5]
Why [F]Yan, tan, [Bb]tethera, [F]tethera, pethera, [C]pimp,
Fi[F]fteen notches [Bb]up to now and [C]one ewe with a [F]limp.
Why you [F]reckons I should [Bb]go away, but you [F]know I'll never [C]go,
For [F]lambing time's on [Bb]top of us and [C]it'll surely [F]snow.

[CHORUS]
[F]Yan, tan, [Bb]tethera, [F]tethera, pethera, [C]pimp.
Yon [F]owd ewe's far-[Bb]welted, this [C]ewe's got a [F]limp
[F]Sethera, methera, [Bb]hovera, and [F]covera up to [C]dik,
[F]Whose ta deal [Bb]wi' 'em all, and [C]wheer's me crook and [F]stick?

[VERSE 6]
For it's [F]lambing time comes [Bb]reg'lar-like, just [F]as it's always [C]been,
And [F]shepherds have to [Bb]tend to them un[C]til they're strong an [F]weaned
Why my [F]family did it a'[Bb]fore I came, they'll [F]have it when I [C]sleep,
And [F]they shall count their [Bb]lambing times like [C]I am countin' [F]sheep.

[CHORUS]
[F]Yan, tan, [Bb]tethera, [F]tethera, pethera, [C]pimp.
Yon [F]owd ewe's far-[Bb]welted, this [C]ewe's got a [F]limp
[F]Sethera, methera, [Bb]hovera, and [F]covera up to [C]dik,
[F]Whose ta deal [Bb]wi' 'em all, and [C]wheer's me crook and [F]stick?