The Soja Bean Cow

“I’m a-goin’ to sell my cow,

Ain’t no use to keep her now;

Ain’t no use a-gittin’ out

‘Fore daylight, or thereabout,

Feedin’, milkin’, cleanin’ stalls

Bundled up in overalls.

No sir-ee,” said Amos Green,

“I shall plant a Soja bean.”

“In the papers I hev seen

In Japan they hev a bean

You kin plant an’ raise an’ boil,

With a mighty little toil,

Then you can squeeze out, I swow,

Milk ez good ez any cow.

Milk thet’s white an’ pure an’ clean

From the Japan Soja bean.”

“What’s the use a-raisin’ hay

Foolin’ all your time away?

What’s the use a-doin’ chores

When you jest could stay indoors,

Settin’ by the stove an’ boil

All your milk an’ save your toil?

“No sir-ee,” said Amos Green,

“I shall plant a Soja bean.”

Dec. 26, ‘09