OVER IN THE MEADOW

Traditional ©1998 arr. by Cindy Kays

C. Shells – “Animal Tails”  CD/Cassette

1.  Over in the meadow in a pond in the sun

     Sat an old mother frog and her little froggie, one

     “Hop,” said the mother. “I hop,” said the one

     And they hopped and were happy in a pond in the sun

2.  Over in the meadow in a worn out shoe

     Sat an old mother cat and her little kittens, two

     “Purr,” said the mother. “We purr,” said the two

     And they purred and were happy in a worn out shoe

3.  Over in the meadow in a nest in a tree

     Sat an old father bird and his little birdies, three

     “Sing,” said the father. “We sing,” said the three

     And they sang and were happy in a nest in a tree

4.  Over in the meadow in an old apple core

     Sat an old mother worm and her little wormies, four

     “Squirm,” said the mother. “We squirm,” said the four

     And they squirmed and were happy in the old apple core

5.  Over in the meadow in an old bee hive

     Sat and old mother bee and her little bees, five

     “Buzz,” said the mother. “We buzz,” said the five

     And they buzzed and were happy in the old bee hive

6.  Over in the meadow in a house made of sticks

     Sat an old father dog and his little puppies, six

     “Bark,” said the father. “We bark,” said the six

     And they barked and were happy in a house made of sticks

7.  Over in the meadow in a tree of heaven

     Sat an old mother owl and her little owlets, seven

     “Hoot,” said the mother. “We hoot,” said the seven

     And they hooted and were happy in a tree of heaven

8.  Over in the meadow in an old packing crate

     Sat an old mother duck and her little ducklings, eight

     “Quack,” said the mother. “We quack,” said the eight

     And they quacked and were happy in the old packing crate

9.  Over in the meadow in a ball of twine

     Sat an old father mouse and his little mice, nine

     “Squeak,” said the father. “We squeak,” said the nine

     And they squeaked and were happy in a ball of twine

10.  Over in the meadow in a cozy little den

       Sat an old mother spider and her little spiders, ten

       “Spin,” said the mother. “We spin,” said the ten

        And they spun and were happy in their cozy little den