This is a powerful story song with a historical theme: the replacement of Shire horses with tractors.
Image: Alan Parkinson, shared on Flickr under CC license.
(by Davy Steele and John McCusker)
A've ay worked on farms an' fae the start
The muckle horses won ma heart,
Wi' big broad backs they proudly stand,
The uncrowned kings o' a' the land,
An' yet for a' their power and strength,
They're as gentle as a summer's wind.
So steady boys, walk on,
Oor work is nearly done,
No more we'll till or plough the fields,
The horses' day is gone,
An' this will be oor last trip home,
So steady boys, walk on.
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