Traditional. Additional lyrics by Bill Harley

When I first came to this land I was not a wealthy man
So I got myself a cow and I did what I could
And I called my cow “No milk now”
But the land was sweet and good, and I did what I could.

When I first came to this land I was not a wealthy man
So I got myself a horse, and I did what I could
And I called my horse “Lame of course”
And I called my cow “No milk now”
But the land was sweet and good, and I did what I could.

When I first came to this land I was not a wealthy man
So I got myself a hen, and I did what I could
And I called my hen “No eggs again”
I called my horse “Lame of course”
I called my cow “No milk now”
But the land was sweet and good, and I did what I could.

When I first came to this land I was not a wealthy man
So I got myself a dog, and I did what I could
And I called my dog “What a hog”
I called my hen “No eggs again”
I called my horse “Lame of course”
Called my cow “No milk now”
But the land was sweet and good, and I did what I could.

When I first came to this land I was not a wealthy man
So I got myself an elephant!, and I did what I could
And I called my elephant “I’m so elegant”
And I called my dog “What a hog”
I called my hen “No eggs again”
I called my horse “Lame of course”
Called my cow “No milk now”
But the land was sweet and good, and I did what I could.