THE BALLAD OF BORDERS FARM
THE BORDERS FARM WILL ALWAYS BE
By Douglas & Mary (Borders) Thoman

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AROUND THANKSGIVING OF ‘23,

MR. BORDERS AND HIS FAMILY

BOUGHT A FARM WITH A BEAUTIFUL VIEW

FARMS LIKE THIS, THERE ARE BUT A FEW.
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THERE WERE FOUR LITTLE CHILDREN AT THE TIME

ALL OF THEM LIKED THE FARM JUST FINE

EDWARD DUG POTATOES, RUSSELL HILLED THE CORN

AND BERTHA AND JEANETTE HELPED ALL DAY LONG

CHORUS   OHH….THEY WORKED THE FARM ALL DAY LONG

THEIR ARMS GREW BIG, AND THEIR BACKS GREW STRONG,

LEARNED TO KNOW RIGHT FROM WRONG

THEY HELPED ANYBODY THAT CAME ALONG.

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AFTER A FEW YEARS, CHARLES WAS BORN

ON A LOVELY APRIL MORN.

SISTER RUTH CAME NEXT IN LINE

THE TWO OF THEM SURE HAD SOME GOOD TIMES.
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 THEN RUSSELL WENT TO WAR AND THE GIRLS WERE WED,

EDWARD DROVE MILK TRUCK FOR MR. TED.

CHARLES STAYED HOME AND WORKED THE FARM,

LEARNED TO MILK AND CLEAN THE BARN.

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THERE WERE EGGS TO COLLECT, COWS TO MILK,

HORSES TO GROOM, SMOOTH AS SILK.

THEY WORKED THE FARM NIGHT AND DAY,

BUT ALWAYS MADE SOME TIME TO PLAY.
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CHORUS   OHH, THEY WORKED THE FARM ALL DAY LONG

THEIR ARMS GREW BIG, AND THEIR BACKS GREW STRONG,

LEARNED TO KNOW RIGHT FROM WRONG

THEY HELPED ANYBODY THAT CAME ALONG.
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THEN CHARLES MET MARGERY AND SAID I DO.

THEY MARRIED IN PLYMOUTH AND TIME JUST FLEW.

SOME TIME LATER THEY MOVED TO THE FARM,

TO KEEP CHARLES’ MOTHER SAFE FROM HARM.
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FOR YEARS THEY WORKED TO SET PLANS IN PLACE

TO SAVE THE FARM AS OPEN SPACE

AT LAST IN DECEMBER OF 20--03

THE FARM WAS SET FOR ETERNITY.
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WE ALL GOT TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE

THE FARM PRESERVATION THROUGH THE STATE

AS IT IS NOW, IT WILL ALWAYS REMAIN

BORDERS FARM FOREVER UNCHANGED.
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CHORUS  OHHH….THE BORDERS FARM WILL ALWAYS BE

‘CAUSE IT’S PRESERVED FOR ETERNITY.

ALWAYS THERE FOR ALL TO SEE --

THE BORDERS FARM WILL ALWAYS BE..