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'Old Macdonald had a Farm' FREE ANIMATION!

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Lyrics:
Old Macdonald had a farm,
E-i-e-i-o!
And on that farm he had a cow,
E-i-e-i-o!
With a moo, moo here and a moo, moo there,
Here a moo, there a moo, everywhere a moo, moo,
Old MacDonald had a farm,
E-i-e-i-o!

Suggestions for other verses
And on that farm he had a sheep,
E-i-e-i-o!
With a ba, ba here and a ba, ba there,
Here a ba, there a ba, everywhere a ba, ba,

And on that farm he had a horse,
E-i-e-i-o!
With a neigh, neigh here and a neigh, neigh there,
Here a neigh, there a neigh, everywhere a neigh, neigh,

And on that farm he had a dog,
E-i-e-i-o!
With a woof, woof here and a woof, woof there,
Here a woof, there a woof, everywhere a woof, woof,

And on that farm he had a hen,
E-i-e-i-o!
With a bawk, bawk here and a bawk, bawk there,
Here a bawk, there a bawk, everywhere a bawk, bawk,

History:
Bits of this song can be found in songs throughout history.  The earliest of these songs was from an opera called ‘Kingdom of the Birds’ (1719-20), and contains the words, ‘Here a Boo, there a Boo, everywhere a Boo’.  In 1917, the song, ‘Old Macdougal Had a Farm’ was published in the book ‘Tommy’s Tunes’, and is very similar to the song we know today.

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