Sing Along
With Duck

Jim, The Carter Lad

My name is Jim the carter lad
A jolly lad am I
I always am contented
Be the weather wet or dry
I crack my fingers at the snow
And whistle at the rain
And I've braved the storm for many a day
And can do so again.

So its crack, crack goes my whip
I whistle and I sing
I sit upon my wagon
I'm as happy as a king
My horse is always willing
And for me I'm never sad
There's none can lead a jollier life
Than Jim the carter lad.

My father was a carrier
Many years 'ere I was born
He used to rise at daybreak
And go his round each morn.
He would often take me with him
Especially in the spring
When I loved to sit upon the cart
And hear my father sing.

So its crack, crack goes my whip
I whistle and I sing
I sit upon my wagon
I'm as happy as a king
My horse is always willing
And for me I'm never sad
There's none can lead a jollier life
Than Jim the carter lad.

Its now the girls all smile on me
As I go driving past
The horse is such a beauty
As we jog along so fast
We've travelled many weary miles
But happy days we've had
And there's none can use a horse more kind
Than Jim the carter lad.

So its crack, crack goes my whip
I whistle and I sing
I sit upon my wagon
I'm as happy as a king
My horse is always willing
And for me I'm never sad
There's none can lead a jollier life
Than Jim the carter lad.

Now friends I bid you all adieu
Tis time I was away
I know my horse will weary
If I much longer stay
To see your smiling faces here
It makes me feel quite glad
And I know you'll grant your kind applause
To Jim the carter lad.

So its crack, crack goes my whip
I whistle and I sing
I sit upon my wagon
I'm as happy as a king
My horse is always willing
And for me I'm never sad
There's none can lead a jollier life
Than Jim the carter lad.