Written by Cheryl Richard’s 5th Grade Class from Malcolm Elementary School, 1991
Oh Hard Bargain what a farm E-I-E-I-O
With lots of animals everywhere E-I-E-I-O
With chicks over here and cows over there.
Here a chick, there a cow,
Everywhere a chick and cow.
Oh Hard Bargain what a farm E-I-E-I-O
Oh Hard Bargain what a farm E-I-E-I-O
With lots of classes everywhere E-I-E-I-O
With art classes here, survival over there,
Paint a pic, climb a rope,
Even tell a funny joke.
Oh Hard Bargain what a farm E-I-E-I-O
We’ll be outside in rain or shine E-I-E-I-O
We’ve got to milk the cow on time E-I-E-I-O
With a squirt squirt here
And a squirt squirt there,
Here a squirt, there a squirt,
Everywhere a squirt squirt.
Oh Hard Bargain what a farm E-I-E-I-O
Campfires are lots of fun E-I-E-I-O
You get so scared you want to run E-I-E-I-O
With a spook story here and a spooky story there,
Here a spook, there a scream,
Everywhere a spook and scream.
Oh Hard Bargain what a farm E-I-E-I-O
Sleeping in the lodge is great E-I-E-I-O
So many snacks you get a bellyache E-I-E-I-O
With a cookie over here and soda over there,
Take a sip, take a bite,
Everywhere a sip and bite.
Oh Hard Bargain what a farm E-I-E-I-O
Oh Hard Bargain what a treat E-I-E-I-O
Gotta get on home to get some sleep E-I-E-I-O
We really had some fun
But we know we’ve got to run.
Everywhere fun, fun, fun.
Oh Hard Bargain what a treat E-I-E-I-O