Over In The Meadow

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