Over In The Meadow
(Traditional)
Performer(s): John McCutcheon;
and various other artists



Over in the meadow 
In the sand in the sun, lived an 
Old mother turtle and her 
Little turtle one 
"Dig," said the mother
"I dig," said the one, and they 
Dug all day in the sand in the sun

Over in the meadow where the 
Stream runs blue, lived an 
Old mother fish and her 
Little fishies two
"Swim," said the mother
"We swim," said the two, and they 
Swam all day where the stream runs blue

Over in the meadow in a hole in the tree
Lived an old mother owl and her 
Little owls three
"Whoo," said the mother
"We whoo," said the three, and they 
Whooed all day in the hole in the tree

Over in the meadow by the old barn door
Lived an old mother rat and her 
Little ratties four
"Gnaw," said the mother
"We gnaw," said the four, and they 
Gnawed all day on by the old barn door

Over in the meadow in a snug beehive 
Lived an old mother bee and her 
Little bees five
"Buzz," said the mother
"We buzz," said the five, and they 
Buzzed all day in the snug beehive

Over in the meadow in a nest built of sticks
Lived an old mother crow and her 
Little crows six
"Caw," said the mother
"We caw," said the six, and they 
Cawed all day in the nest built of sticks

Over in the meadow where the grass grows so even
Lived an old mother frog and her 
Little froggies seven
"Jump," said the mother
"We jump," said the seven, and they 
Jumped all day where the grass grows so even

Over in the meadow by the old mossy gate
Lived an old mother lizard and her 
Little lizards eight
"Bask," said the mother
"We bask," said the eight, and they 
Basked all day by the old mossy gate

Over in the meadow by the old scotch pine
Lived an old mother duck and her 
Little duckies nine
"Quack," said the mother
"We quack," said the nine, and they 
Quacked all day by the old scotch pine

Over in the meadow in a cozy, wee den 
Lived an old mother beaver and her 
Little beavers ten
"Beave," said the mother
"We beave," said the ten, and they 
Beaved all day in their cozy, wee den