Farmer Emmerich went into his barn   And found a cow suckling a serpent   And a brown ape clanking a heavy chain   Said Farmer Emmerich to the ape   Never ask me to come into this barn again   So Long   Farewell   So Long      Farmer Emmerich caught the serpent   And the brown ape in a cage   And took them into his house   He fed the snake a vat of milk   And when the ape rattled its chain   He tossed the ape a mouse   So Long   Goodbye   Farewell      The villagers found out that Farmer Emmerich   Was nurturing a serpent   And descended upon his farm   All rabid in their blindness   They dragged the snake outside   Chopped it open with an axe   And the ground soaked   In the milk of human kindness   So Long   Farewell   So Long      But the brown ape escaped   And was heard to roam the ranges   Clanking its heavy chain   Down in the valley it sang to its friend   Whom he may never see again