Old MacDonald Had A Farm
Musical Farm Harmony: Old MacDonald's Animal Symphony
Lyrics
Old MacDonald had a farm
Old MacDonald owned a farm.
Ee i ee i o
A rhythmic refrain, nonsensical.
And on that farm he had a cow
There was a cow on his farm.
Ee i ee i oh
A variation of the refrain, nonsensical.
With a moo-moo here
Describing the sound a cow makes.
And a moo-moo there
Expressing the cow's sound in different places.
Here a moo, there a moo
Emphasizing the cow's sound in various locations.
Everywhere a moo-moo
Reiteration of the cow's sound being heard everywhere.
Old MacDonald had a farm
Reiteration of Old MacDonald owning a farm.
Ee i ee i o
Repetition of the nonsensical refrain.
Old MacDonald had a farm
Reiteration of Old MacDonald having a farm.
Ee i ee i o
Repetition of the nonsensical refrain.
And on that farm he had some sheep
There were sheep on his farm.
Ee i ee i o
Repetition of the nonsensical refrain.
With a baa baa here
Describing the sound sheep make.
And a baa baa there
Expressing the sheep's sound in different places.
Here a baa there a baa
Emphasizing the sheep's sound in various locations.
Everywhere a baa baa
Reiteration of the sheep's sound being heard everywhere.
Old MacDonald had a farm
Reiteration of Old MacDonald owning a farm.
Ee i ee i o
Repetition of the nonsensical refrain.
Old MacDonald had a farm
Reiteration of Old MacDonald having a farm.
Ee i ee i o
Repetition of the nonsensical refrain.
And on his farm he had some chicks
There were chicks on his farm.
Ee i ee i o
Repetition of the nonsensical refrain.
With a cluck cluck here
Describing the sound chicks make.
And a cluck cluck there
Expressing the chicks' sound in different places.
Here a cluck, there a cluck
Emphasizing the chicks' sound in various locations.
Everywhere a cluck cluck
Reiteration of the chicks' sound being heard everywhere.
Old MacDonald had a farm
Reiteration of Old MacDonald owning a farm.
Ee i ee i o
Repetition of the nonsensical refrain.
Old MacDonald had a farm
Reiteration of Old MacDonald having a farm.
Ee i ee i o
Repetition of the nonsensical refrain.
And on that farm he had some pigs
There were pigs on his farm.
Ee i ee i o
Repetition of the nonsensical refrain.
With an oink-oink here
Describing the sound pigs make.
And an oink-oink there
Expressing the pigs' sound in different places.
Here an oink, there an oink
Emphasizing the pigs' sound in various locations.
Everywhere an oink-oink
Reiteration of the pigs' sound being heard everywhere.
Old MacDonald had a farm
Reiteration of Old MacDonald owning a farm.
Ee i ee i o
Repetition of the nonsensical refrain.
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