Most random thing you will see all week: Farmer sings ‘You Are My Sunshine’ to Ivy the donkey as he rocks her to sleep
- Dean Fagan sang a lullaby to his three-month-old donkey Ivy in Marengo, Ohio
- The farmer sat on a sofa in his field to serenade the animal, a tender video shows
- Mr Fagan runs his farm, humorously named Jackass Junction, with his wife Dawn
This is the adorable moment that an animal-loving farmer sang a sweet lullaby to one of the miniature donkeys in his herd.
Dean Fagan, who runs a farm in Marengo, Ohio, was caught on camera singing You Are My Sunshine to three-month-old donkey Ivy.
In the video, the relaxed donkey foal lies in her owner’s lap on a sofa in the middle of a field while he sings the classic tune a cappella and rocks her to sleep.
In an adorable video, farmer Dean Fagan rocks his three-month-old donkey Ivy to sleep as he sings her a lullaby on his farm Jackass Junction in Marengo, Ohio
The farmer starts to belt out the famous lyrics: ‘You are my sunshine, my only sunshine.
You make me happy when skies are grey.’
Ivy raises her head during the melody and stares at the camera with a sleepy look in her eyes before dropping her head back on to the sofa, the footage shows.
Other jealous donkeys crowd around to watch Mr Fagan’s peaceful performance, waiting for their turn to be rocked to sleep by the doting farmer.
Mr Fagan, who humorously named his farm Jackass Junction, often lets his affectionate animals clamber on to his lap despite their huge weight.
His wife Dawn recorded the footage of the tender moment and shared it on her TikTok account in August, where it racked up more than 700,000 views.
Mr Fagan regularly serenades his rescue donkeys on his 67-acre donkey sanctuary, which he co-manages with his wife Dawn, who recorded the tender moment
Viewers were quick to praise the farmer for his touching song as well as sharing their love for the miniature donkeys.
One viewer responded: ‘Only a person with an amazing soul would do this. So glad to see people loving animals.’
Another said: ‘Now that’s real LOVE.’
The married couple manage a donkey sanctuary on their 67-acre farm, where Mr Fagan regularly serenades their rescue donkeys.