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Barnyard Song

I had a cat and my cat pleased me

Tune: [I had a cat and my cat pleased me]
Published in 1 hymnal

Representative Text

1 I had a cat and my cat please me.
I fed my cat under yonder tree.
Cat goes fiddle-i-fee.

2 I had a hen and my hen pleased me.
I fed my hen under yonder tree.
Hen does chimny chuck, chimny chuck,
Cat goes fiddle-i-fee.

3 I had a duck and my duck pleased me.
I fed my duck under yonder tree.
Duck goes quack, quack,
Hen goes chimny chuck, chimny chuck,
Cat goes fiddle-i-fee.

4 I had a goose and my goose pleased me.
I fed my goose under yonder tree.
Goose goes swishy, swishy,
Duck goes quack, quack,
Hen goes chimny chuck, chimny chuck,
Cat goes fiddle-i-fee.

5 I had a sheep and my sheep pleased me,
I fed my sheep under yonder tree.
Sheep goes ba, ba,
Goose goes swishy, swishy,
Duck goes quack, quack,
Hen goes chimny chuck, chimny chuck,
Cat goes fiddle-i-fee.

6 I had a hog and my hog pleased me.
I fed my hod under yonder tree.
Hog goes griffy, gruffy,
Sheep goes ba, ba,
Goose goes swishy, swishy,
Duck goes quack, quack,
Hen goes chimny chuck, chimny chuck,
Cat goes fiddle-i-fee

7 I had a cow and my cow pleased me
I fed my cow under yonder tree.
Cow goes moo, moo,
Hog goes griffy, gruffy,
Sheep goes ba, ba,
Goose goes swishy, swishy,
Duck goes quack, quack,
Hen goes chimny chuck, chimny chuck,
Cat goes fiddle-i-fee

8 I had a horse and my horse pleased me.
I fed my horse under yonder tree.
Horse goes neigh, neigh,
Cow goes moo, moo,
Hog goes griffy, gruffy,
Sheep goes ba, ba,
Goose goes swishy, swishy,
Duck goes quack, quack,
Hen goes chimny chuck, chimny chuck,
Cat goes fiddle-i-fee

9 I had a dog and my dog pleased me.
I fed my dog under yonder tree.
Dog goes bow, wow,
Cow goes moo, moo,
Hog goes griffy, gruffy,
Sheep goes ba, ba,
Goose goes swishy, swishy,
Duck goes quack, quack,
Hen goes chimny chuck, chimny chuck,
Cat goes fiddle-i-fee

Source: Children's Hymnal #A-37

Text Information

First Line: I had a cat and my cat pleased me
Title: Barnyard Song

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Children's Hymnal #A-37

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