Oats Peas Beans And Barley Grow — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

Oats, peas, beans and barley grow,
Oats, peas, beans and barley grow,
Can you or I or anyone know
How oats, peas, beans and barley grow?
First the farmer sows his seed,
Stands erect and takes his ease,
He stamps his foot and claps his hands,
And turns around to view his lands.
Next the farmer waters the seed,
Stands erect and takes his ease,
He stamps his foot and claps his hands,
And turns around to view his lands.
Next the farmer hoes the weeds,
Stands erect and takes his ease,
He stamps his foot and claps his hands,
And turns around to view his lands.
Last the farmer harvests his seed,
Stands erect and takes his ease,
He stamps his foot and claps his hands,
And turns around to view his lands.

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What are the words to Oats Peas Beans And Barley Grow?
The lyrics to Oats Peas Beans And Barley Grow are: Oats, peas, beans and barley grow, / Oats, peas, beans and barley grow, / Can you or I or anyone know / How oats, peas, beans and barley grow? / First the farmer sows his seed, / Stands erect and takes his ease, ... Read the full 20-line nursery rhyme at Rhyme Buster.
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"Oats Peas Beans And Barley Grow" has 20 lines of verse.

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