My own home, my own home My own home Father's hunting in the forest Mother's cooking in the home I must go and fetch the water 'Til the day that I am grown 'Til I'm grown, 'til I'm grown I must go and fetch the water (I must go and fetch the water) ('Til the day that I'm grown) 'Til the day that I'm grown Then I will have a handsome husband And a daughter of my own And I'll send her to fetch the water I'll be cooking in the home Then I'll send her to fetch the water I'll be cooking in the home