The Great Burl Ives - what a story teller and actor.

THE LITTLE WHITE DUCK - Recorded by Burl Ives - Written by Walt Barrows and Bernard Zaritzky

There's a little WHITE DUCK - sitting in the water/ A little WHITE DUCK - doing what he oughter/ He took a bite of a lily pad; flapped his wings and he said;/ "I'm glad - I'm a little WHITE DUCK - sitting in the water/ Quack (quack) quack (quack) quack (quack) (quack)."

There's a little GREEN FROG - swimming in the water/ A little GREEN FROG - doing what he oughter/ He jumped right off of the lily pad/ That the little DUCK bit, and he said;/ "I'm glad - I'm a little GREEN FROG - swimming in the water/ Glump (glump) glump (glump) glump (glump) (glump)."

There's a little BLACK BUG - floating on the water/ A little BLACK BUG - doing what he oughter/ He tickled the FROG on the lily pad/ That the little WHITE DUCK bit and he said;/ "I'm glad - I'm a little BLACK BUG floating on the water/ Chirp (chirp) chirp (chirp) chirp (chirp) (chirp)."

There's a little RED SNAKE - laying in the water/ A little RED SNAKE - doing what he oughter/ He frightened the DUCK and the FROG so bad/ He ate the little BUG and he said;/ "I'm glad - I'm a little RED SNAKE laying in the water/ Wriggle (swish) Wriggle (swish) Wriggle (swish) (swish)."

Now there's nobody left - sitting in the water/ Nobody left - doing what he oughter/ There's nothing left but the lily pad/ The DUCK and the FROG ran away;/ I'm sad - 'cause there's nobody left sitting in the water/ Blue (oooh) blue (oooh) blue (oooh) (oooh).