The Old Hen
Cackles of Life: Unveiling the Peculiar Narratives in Pete Seeger's 'The Old Hen'
Lyrics
The old hen she cackled
The old hen expresses herself with a cackling sound.
She cackled in the loft
The hen cackles in the loft, a space typically used for storage.
The next time she cackled
Again, the hen cackles, this time in the trough, a container for feeding animals.
She cackled in the trough
Continuing to cackle, now in the stable where animals are kept.
The old hen she cackled
A repetition of the hen's cackling.
She cackled in the stable
Another instance of cackling, this time in the stable.
The next time she cackled
Once more, the hen cackles, now on the table.
she cackled on the table
Repetition of the hen cackling on the table.
The old hen she cackled
Reiteration of the old hen's cackling in the loft.
She cackled in the loft
Another occurrence of the hen cackling in the loft.
The next time shе cackled
The hen now cackles, and this time it is in the pot, suggesting a change in setting.
She cackled in thе pot
Continued cackling, this time in the pot.
The old hen she cackled
The old hen continues to make noise, now in the stable.
She cackled in the stable
Repetition of the hen cackling in the stable.
The next time she cackled
Another instance of cackling, this time on the table.
She cackled on the table
Repetition of the hen cackling on the table.
The old hen she cackled
Reiteration of the old hen's cackling.
She cackled and she flew
The hen cackles and takes flight.
The old hen she cackled and
Continued cackling by the old hen, and now the rooster joins in with its own cackling.
The rooster cackled too
Repetition of the old hen cackling, and the rooster cackling as well.
The old hen she cackled
Again, the old hen cackles and takes flight.
She cackled and she flew
Repetition of the hen's flight and the rooster cackling.
The old hen she cackled and
Continued cackling by the old hen, and the rooster cackles in tandem.
The rooster cackled too
Repetition of the old hen's cackling, and the rooster cackling as well.
The old hen she cackled
Once more, the old hen cackles, now back in the stable.
She cackled in the stable
Repetition of the hen cackling in the stable.
The next time she cackled
Another instance of cackling, this time on the table.
She cackled on the table
Repetition of the hen cackling on the table.
The old hen she cackled
Reiteration of the old hen's cackling.
The rooster laid the egg
A playful and humorous line suggesting an absurd scenario where the rooster lays an egg.
The old hen she cackled
Repetition of the old hen's cackling.
The rooster laid the egg
Reiteration of the playful notion that the rooster lays an egg.
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