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The Barnyard Song

by Alan Mills

on Animals, Vol.1 (1956), Folk Songs for Young Folk Volume 1. Animals (1956)

I had a cat and the cat pleased me
I fed my cat by yonder tree
Cat goes fiddle-i-fee

I had a hen and the hen pleased me
I fed my hen by yonder tree
Hen goes chimmy-chuck, chimmy-chuck
Cat goes fiddle-i-fee

I had a duck and the duck pleased me
I fed my duck by yonder tree
Duck goes quack, quack
Hen goes chimmy-chuck, chimmy-chuck
Cat goes fiddle-i-fee

I had a goose and the goose pleased me
I fed my goose by yonder tree
Goose goes swishy, swashy
Duck goes quack, quack
Hen goes chimmy-chuck, chimmy-chuck
Cat goes fiddle-i-fee

I had a sheep and the sheep pleased me
I fed my sheep by yonder tree
Sheep goes baa, baa
Goose goes swishy, swashy
Duck goes quack, quack
Hen goes chimmy-chuck, chimmy-chuck
Cat goes fiddle-i-fee

I had a pig and the pig pleased me
I fed my pig by yonder tree
Pig goes griffy, gruffy
Sheep goes baa, baa
Goose goes swishy, swashy
Duck goes quack, quack
Hen goes chimmy-chuck, chimmy-chuck
Cat goes fiddle-i-fee

I had a cow and the cow pleased me
I fed my cow by yonder tree
Cow goes moo, moo
Pig goes griffy, gruffy
Sheep goes baa, baa
Goose goes swishy, swashy
Duck goes quack, quack
Hen goes chimmy-chuck, chimmy-chuck
Cat goes fiddle-i-fee

I had a horse and the horse pleased me
I fed my horse by yonder tree
Horse goes neigh, neigh
Cow goes moo, moo
Pig goes griffy, gruffy
Sheep goes baa, baa
Goose goes swishy, swashy
Duck goes quack, quack
Hen goes chimmy-chuck, chimmy-chuck
Cat goes fiddle-i-fee

I had a dog and the dog pleased me
I fed my dog by yonder tree
Dog goes bow-wow, bow-wow
Horse goes neigh, neigh
Cow goes moo, moo
Pig goes griffy, gruffy
Sheep goes baa, baa
Goose goes swishy, swashy
Duck goes quack, quack
Hen goes chimmy-chuck, chimmy-chuck
Cat goes fiddle-i-fee