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Little Shepherd

from African Numbers by African Treehouse

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Little Shepherd
Graeme Sacks & Erika Strydom

Chorus
On a hot, dry, African day
The little shepherd boy sits in the shade
Of a big, big, baobab tree
Of a big, big, baobab tree
His twenty sheep are grazing all around
And sleepily he starts to count
On a hot, dry, African day
On a hot, dry, African day
He only counts fourteen, six are gone.
He starts to call their names, one by one

(instrumental)

" Look! There’s a tail sticking out from behind that bush."
It’s sheep number fifteen, he’s stuck, we’ll have to push

Chorus
On a hot, dry, African day
The little shepherd boy sits in the shade
Of a big, big, baobab tree
Of a big, big, baobab tree
Behind a tree, where can they be?
Upon a hill, down by the mill?
Oh where, can, the other sheep be?
Oh where, can, the other sheep be?
"Look! There’s another two standing on that rock"
"Let’s help them down and lead them to the flock"
"Look! There’s one drinking from the dam"
"Let’s go down and fetch, the little lamb."

Chorus
On a hot, dry, African day
The little shepherd boy sits in the shade
Of a big, big, baobab tree
Of a big, big, baobab tree
He has eighteen now, two more to go
He has to search, high and low
Oh where, can, the other sheep be?
Oh where, can, the other sheep be?

(instrumental)
"Look! There’s something behind the waterfall"
"Yay! It’s the last two, now we have them all"
His twenty sheep are grazing all around
They’re happy now, safe and sound
On a hot, dry, African day
On a hot, dry, African day
On a hot, dry, African day
On a hot, dry, African day

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from African Numbers, released October 1, 2010

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African Treehouse Johannesburg, South Africa

"African Treehouse" is an ongoing project to bring African music to kids around the world. Top South African musicians appear on the albums including: Relebogile "Lebo" Mabotja, Concord Nkabinde and Kelly Petlane.
"African Treehouse" is the brainchild of the SAMA (South African Music Award) winning team of Graeme Sacks and Erika Strydom.
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