Running of the sheep used to be my lullaby,
In the sunny grass when I was a tot so high,
And now that I have groan
And myself alone.

Cradle me with woolen thighs
Caress me with your mutton eyes
Oh, sing me to sleep, lullaby of the sheep

Cover me with mohair too
And let me dream a dream of ewe
Oh, sing me to sleep, lullaby of the sheep

I'm trudging along, along with the sheep
I'm singing a song, a song with the sheep
La da da da da

A fine lanolin caressing the sore
Slippery to me, I've used it before
La da da da da

That's grassland, Don't I hear them in my soul
Don't you know I've lost control
Oh, sing me to sleep, lullaby of the sheep