In Tom Boyd's musical, Aunt Polly grounds Tom for playing hookey, and makes him whitewash the board fence. Anyone who knows anything about Tom Sawyer knows how he gets his chums to do the work - the classic scene.
TOM:
THIRTY YARDS O' BOARD FENCE
FOUR FOOT HIGH,
PAINTIN' YOU IS WORSE
THAN BEIN' CURSED TO DIE.
FOUR FOOT O' BOARD FENCE
THIRTY YARDS LONG,
LIFE FOR ME WILL ALWAYS BE
AN OFF-KEY SONG .
(to Joe, which the boys repeat and sing as a round as they paint)
THIRTY YARDS O' BOARD FENCE
FOUR FOOT HIGH
PAINTIN' IS A PLEASURE
MAKES THE TIME FLY BY.
FOUR FOOT O' BOARD FENCE
THIRTY YARDS TO GO
LIFE CAN ALL BE LEISURE
IF YOU MAKE IT SO.
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