Man of Double Deed

"There was a man of double deed,

Who sowed his garden full of seed.

   When the seed began to grow,

'twas like a garden full of snow.

When the snow began to fall,

like birds it was upon the wall.

When the birds began to fly,

'twas like a shipwreck in the sky.

When the sky began to crack,

'twas like a stick upon my back.

When my back began to smart,

'twas like a penknife in my heart.

                   then I was dead and dead indeed."

                   Traditional