Music and lyrics by Richie Kavanagh
Chorus
Oh Every year we make them, from rags an’ sticks an’ straws.
He was the grandest scarecrow, that you have ever saw.
We make a beard a horsehair an’ we’d stick it on his jaw.
Then we’d put him in the potato drills to frighten the jackdaw.
His trousers was me fathers with a patch upon its ass.
His coat it was me brothers that he used ta wear ta mass.
His hat it was me grandads, was made out ta straw.
A great combination, for to frighten the jackdaw.
Chorus
Oh Every year we make them, from rags an’ sticks an’ straws.
He was the grandest scarecrow, that you have ever saw.
We make a beard a horsehair an’ we’d stick it on his jaw.
Then we’d put him in the potato drills to frighten the jackdaw.
The birds they didn’t like him, of that there is no doubt.
They shit upon his hat an’ circled all about.
Me mammy said thats awful, the birds should not do that.
But every year they’d do the same, they’d shit upon his hat.
Chorus
Oh Every year we make them, from rags an’ sticks an’ straws.
He was the grandest scarecrow, that you have ever saw.
We make a beard a horsehair an’ we’d stick it on his jaw.
Then we’d put him in the potato drills to frighten the jackdaw.
The spiders, the earwigs, the ladybirds as well.
The snails an’ the slugs inside him, they would dwell.
A little mouse would make his house, inside the scarecrows chest.
An’ without a doubt, inside his mouth, the robin built her nest.
Chorus
Oh Every year we make them, from rags an’ sticks an’ straws.
He was the grandest scarecrow, that you have ever saw.
We make a beard a horsehair an’ we’d stick it on his jaw.
Then we’d put him in the potato drills to frighten the jackdaw.
A great combination for to frighten the jackdaw.