Farmer in the Dell
Hi everyone
Big Bird here
And I'm ready to teach you one of my favorite songs
Listen
The farmer in the dell, the farmer in the dell
Hi, ho, the derry-o
The farmer in the dell
That was fun, huh?
Hey, I've got a great idea
I'm gonna sing it again, and you, why don't you sing it with me?
The farmer in the dell, the farmer in the dell
Hi, ho, the derry-o
The farmer in the dell
Great job, now sing "The farmer takes a wife"
The farmer takes a wife, the farmer takes a wife
Hi, ho, the derry-o
The farmer takes a wife
The wife takes a child
The wife takes a child, the wife takes a child
Hi, ho, the derry-o
The wife takes a child
The child takes a dog
The child takes a dog, the child takes a dog
Hi, ho, the derry-o
The child takes a dog
Girls only
The dog takes the cat
The dog takes the cat, the dog takes the cat
Hi, ho, the derry-o
The dog takes the cat
This time, boys sing
The cat takes the rat
The cat takes the rat, the cat takes the rat
Hi, ho, the derry-o
The cat takes the rat
Now you rest your voices while we birds sing
The rat takes the cheese, the rat takes the cheese
Hi, ho, the derry-o
The rat takes the cheese
The rest is up to you
The rest is up to you, the rest is up to you
Hi, ho, the derry-o
The rest is up to you, ha, ha
Hi, ho
Big Bird here
And I'm ready to teach you one of my favorite songs
Listen
The farmer in the dell, the farmer in the dell
Hi, ho, the derry-o
The farmer in the dell
That was fun, huh?
Hey, I've got a great idea
I'm gonna sing it again, and you, why don't you sing it with me?
The farmer in the dell, the farmer in the dell
Hi, ho, the derry-o
The farmer in the dell
Great job, now sing "The farmer takes a wife"
The farmer takes a wife, the farmer takes a wife
Hi, ho, the derry-o
The farmer takes a wife
The wife takes a child
The wife takes a child, the wife takes a child
Hi, ho, the derry-o
The wife takes a child
The child takes a dog
The child takes a dog, the child takes a dog
Hi, ho, the derry-o
The child takes a dog
Girls only
The dog takes the cat
The dog takes the cat, the dog takes the cat
Hi, ho, the derry-o
The dog takes the cat
This time, boys sing
The cat takes the rat
The cat takes the rat, the cat takes the rat
Hi, ho, the derry-o
The cat takes the rat
Now you rest your voices while we birds sing
The rat takes the cheese, the rat takes the cheese
Hi, ho, the derry-o
The rat takes the cheese
The rest is up to you
The rest is up to you, the rest is up to you
Hi, ho, the derry-o
The rest is up to you, ha, ha
Hi, ho
Credits
Writer(s): Traditional, Alf Clausen
Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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