Source: Sharp-EnglishFolkSongsFromSouthernAppalachians 218, "The Farmyard" (1 text, 1 tune)


THE FARMYARD

Had me a cat and the cat pleased me,
Fed my cat in yonders tree;
The cat went fiddle-i dee.

Had me a dog and the dog pleased me,
Fed my dog in yonders tree;
The dog went boo, boo, boo,
And the cat went fiddle-i dee

3 The hen went ka, ka, ka.
4 The hog went kru-si, kru-si, kru-si.
5 The sheep went baa, baa, baa.
6 The cow went moo, moo, moo.
7 The calf went ma, ma, ma.

This song can be extended at will by adding the names and characteristic cries of other animals.

Sung by Mrs. Jane Gentry at Hot Springs NC, Sept 12, 1916