[Verse 1]
Oxen can't get sleep
Onward marching [?]
Cannot check for broken leg
Little tot with little head
Guiding bullock with a pole
Up towards a fading knoll
Open fire at the fawn
Just make sure you keep the oxen calm

[Verse 2]
Oxen can't go steep
Where the nimble play for keep
They are swollen and in tow
Constant watching for their foe
Left behind, their children dead
Little tot with little head
Conjure up the will to on
Just make sure you keep the oxen calm
You've got to keep the oxen calm