Subject: Lyr Add: TO THE MERRY GREEN FIELDS AWAY
From:
masato sakurai
Date: 12 Oct 03 - 10:10 PM
From American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1940:FOLKLORE
NEW YORK
FORM B Personal History of informant
STATE NEW YORK
NAME OF WORKER DOROTHY WEST
ADDRESS 131 West 110th Street, New York
DATE October 7 and 14, 1938
SUBJECT "MRS. LAURA M." (SONGS AND RHYMES * (Game Songs & Rhymes of Children))
We used to sing this a lot when we were kids ... No, you didn't play any game with it. You just sat around singing it; a bunch could sing it, or just one or two. The number didn't matter since no game was attached to it.
1.
My grandfather had some very fine sheep,
Some very fine sheep had he.
It was a baa, baa here,
A baa, baa there; a baa, baa everywhere.
Chorus:
Come along boys, come along girls,
To the merry green fields away.
II.
My grandfather had some very fine cows,
Some very fine cows had he.
It was a moo, moo here,
A moo, moo there; a moo, moo everywhere.
Chorus:
Come along boys, come along girls,
To the merry green fields away.
III.
My grandfather had some very fine pigs,
Some very fine pigs had he.
It was an oink, oink here,
An oink, oink there; an oink, oink everywhere.
Chorus:
Come along boys, come along girls,
To the merry green fields away.
IV.
My grandfather had some very fine ducks,
Some very fine ducks had he.
It was a quack, quack here,
A quack, quack there; a quack, quack everywhere.
Chorus:
Come along boys, come along girls,
To the merry green fields away.
V.
My grandfather had some very fine chickens,
Some very fine chickens had he.
It was a cluck, cluck here,
A cluck, cluck there; a cluck, cluck everywhere.
Chorus;
Come along boys, come along girls,
To the merry green fields away.
VI.
My grandfather had some very fine horses,
Some very fine horses had he.
It was a neigh, neigh here,
A neigh, neigh there; a neigh, neigh everywhere.
Chorus:
Come along boys, come along girls,
To the merry green fields away.
VII.
My grandfather had some very fine mules,
Some very fine mules had he.
It was a hee-haw here,
A hee-haw there; a hee-haw everywhere.
Chorus:
Come along boys, come along girls,
To the merry green fields away.
VIII.
My grandfather had some very fine dogs,
Some very fine dogs had he.
It was a woof-woof here,
A woof-woof there; a woof-woof everywhere.
Chorus:
Come along boys, come along girls,
To the merry green fields away.
IX.
My grandfather had some very fine cats,
Some very fine cats had he.
It was a meow-meow here,
A meow-meow there; a meow-meow everywhere.
Chorus:
Come along boys, come along girls,
To the merry green fields away.
X.
My grandfather had some very fine pigeons,
Some very fine pigeons had he.
It was a coo-coo here,
A coo-coo there; a coo-coo everywhere.
Chorus:
Come along boys, come along girls,
To the merry green fields away.
XI.
A baa, baa here,
A moo, moo there,
An oink, oink here,
A quack, quack there,
A cluck, cluck here,
A neigh, neigh there,
A hee-haw here,
A woof-woof there,
A meow-meow here,
A coo-coo there.
A baa, baa; a moo, moo; oink, oink; a quack, quack;
cluck, cluck; neigh, neigh; hee-haw, hee-haw; woof-woof;
meow, meow; coo-coo everywhere.
Chorus:
Come along boys, come along girls,
To the merry green fields away.
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