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I Love My Rooster

I love my rooster, my rooster loves me.
I feed my rooster on Tenderleaf Tea.
My little rooster goes cock-a-doodle-doodle-doodle-doodle-do.

I love my doggie, my doggie loves me.
I feed my doggie on Tenderleaf Tea.
My little doggie goes bow-wow-wow.
My little rooster goes cock-a-doodle-doodle-doodle-doodle-do.

Other verses: Insert the different animals and their particular sounds to the above rhyme. The song continues using all the animals and their respective sound.

kittie-meow-meow-meow -- doggie, rooster

duckie-quack-quack-quack -- kittie, doggie, rooster

sweetie-smack-smack-smack -- duckie, kittie, doggie, rooster

I love my giraffe (pronounced gee-raf), my giraffe loves me.
I feed my giraffe on Tenderleaf Tea.
My little giraffe goes --
(giraffes are silent--and that ends that)

 

Submitter comment:

Origin: Free Press Fresh Air Camp, 1953


 

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 18254 LIVERNOIS

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Song

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