"Bingo (folk song) ""Bingo"", also known as ""Bingo Was His Name-O"", ""There Was a Farmer Had a Dog"", and ""C'era un contadino che aveva un cagnolino di nome Bingolino"" or informally ""B-I-N-G-O"", is a Scottish children's song of obscure origin. Additional verses are sung by omitting the first letter sung in the previous verse and clapping instead of actually saying the word. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 589. The contemporary version generally goes as follows: <poem> There was a farmer had a dog, and Bingo was his name-o. B-I-N-G-O B-I-N-G-O B-I-N-G-O And Bingo was his name-o."
"Old MacDonald Had a Farm ""Old MacDonald Had a Farm"" is a children's song and nursery rhyme about a farmer named MacDonald (sometimes known as ""McDonald"" or ""Macdonald"") and the various animals he keeps on his farm. Each verse of the song changes the name of the animal and its respective noise. In many versions, the song is cumulative, with the animal sounds from all the earlier verses added to each subsequent verse. For example, the verse uses a cow as an animal and ""moo"" as the animal's sound. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 745. In"
"have been recorded in classical arrangements by Frederick Ranalow (1925), John Langstaff (1952), and Richard Lewis (1960). Under the title ""Little Bingo"", a variation on the early version was recorded twice by folk singer Alan Mills, on ""Animals, Vol. 1"" (1956) and on ""14 Numbers, Letters, and Animal Songs"" (1972). The song should not be confused with the 1961 UK hit pop song ""Bingo, Bingo (I'm In Love)"" by Dave Carey, which originated as a jingle for radio station Radio Luxembourg. Bingo (folk song) ""Bingo"", also known as ""Bingo Was His Name-O"", ""There Was a Farmer Had a Dog"", and"
"dog leapt over the stile, his name was little Bingo. B with an I — I with an N, N with a G — G with an O; his name was little Bingo: B—I—N—G—O! His name was little Bingo. The farmer loved a cup of good ale, he called it rare good stingo, the farmer loved a cup of good ale, he called it rare good stingo. S—T with an I — I with an N, N with a G — G with an O; He called it rare good stingo: S—T—I—N—G—O! He called it rare good stingo And is"
"noted as adult drinking songs. Variations on the lyrics refer to the dog variously as belonging to a miller or a shepherd, and/or named ""Bango"" or ""Pinto"". In some variants, variations on the following third stanza are added: <poem> The farmer loved a pretty young lass, and gave her a wedding-ring-o. R with an I — I with an N, N with a G — G with an O; </poem> This stanza is placed before or substituted for the stanza starting with ""And is this not a sweet little song?"" Versions that are variations on the early version of ""Bingo"""
"it has been raining. Why has it been raining? Why has it been raining? Because the frog has been croaking."" The song was published as an illustrated children's book by David R. Godine, Publisher in 2004. The players form a circle holding hands around one who is designated as the farmer, singing the first verse while moving around. When the verse is over they stop and the farmer makes his choice of a wife (sometimes without looking). The wife joins him in the center for her verse and so through the verses until either the cheese or dog is selected"
"the 1917 book ""Tommy's Tunes"", a collection of World War I era songs by F. T. Nettleingham, the song ""Ohio"" has quite similar lyrics—though with a slightly different farmer's name and refrain: This version lists seven species of animal: some dogs (bow-wow), some hens (cluck cluck), some ducks (quack quack), some cows (moo moo), some pigs (oink oink), some cats (meow meow), and a donkey (hee-haw). The Traditional Ballad Index consider the ""Tommy's Tunes"" version to be the earliest known version of ""Old Macdonald Had a Farm"", though it cites numerous variants, some of them much older. Two of these"
"The Farmer in the Dell ""The Farmer in the Dell"" is a singing game, nursery rhyme and children's song. It probably originated in Germany, and was brought to North America by immigrants. From there it spread to many other nations and is popular in a number of languages. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 6306. Lyrics vary even within the same country. The following is a common version in the United States: One UK variant has the nurse and the dog; it ends by clapping [patting] the dog. The rhyme is first recorded in Germany in 1826,"
"short sequences related to the show's plot, and sequences of singing and dancing with Max, Milly and some other children (who are older than pre-school age). Max is a forgetful, funny and energetic farm worker, who often gets his foot stuck in a bucket. Milly, on the other hand, is an intelligent, helpful and caring farmhand, who often helps Max out of his sticky situations. Each episode is half an hour long. The name of the show suggests that it was inspired by the classic children's song Old McDonald Had a Farm. Which is quite suitable, as it is not"
"the Hills and Far Away"", in which the hero is called Tom. Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son ""Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son"" is a popular English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19621. Modern versions of the rhyme include: The 'pig' mentioned in the song is almost certainly not a live animal but rather a kind of pastry, often made with an apple filling, smaller than a pie. Another version of the rhyme is: This rhyme is often conflated with a separate and longer rhyme: Both rhymes were first printed separately in a ""Tom"
"fells him and now has three horses. He sells one horse for money and a good milk cow. With his lord's leave, he moves to avoid the Armstrongs. Dick o the Cow Dick o the Cow is Child ballad 185 and a border ballad. The ballad tells the story of a man who regains his stolen cows. John Armstrang raids England, but finds only six sheep, which would humiliate him to steal. He asks his companion, Billie, about a man they met; Billie says that he's a simpleton, named Dick o the Cow. They steal his three cows. Dick gets"
"Old MacDonald Had a Farm (film) Old MacDonald Had a Farm is an animated musical-comedy short, produced by Famous Studios and released by Paramount Pictures in June 7, 1946. Old MacDonald is tired, then goes to the barn, and warms up the farm animals which leads to blackout gags: The rabbit tries to concentrate on playing his flute, but ends up with the snoring goose swallowing his flute, and causing the rabbit to play flute in a ""strangling"" manner. The pig plays the stovepipe like a tuba, and the ewes sing ""Mary Had a Little Lamb"", in a fashion like"
"The Crafty Farmer The Crafty Farmer is Child ballad 283, existing in several variants. A farmer is traveling with a sum of money—sometimes because he must pay his rent for a long period of time, sometimes because he has sold a cow—when he falls in with a highwayman. He either admits to the money, or the highwayman has overheard where he keeps it. The highwayman demands it and the farmer throws the money (in saddlebags or sewed in coat) off the road. The highwayman goes after it, and finds it empty, or filled with straw. The farmer steals the highwayman's"
"The Farmer's Boy ""The Farmer's Boy"" is a traditional English folk song or ballad. It has been arranged as a military march. The earliest written record of the song is under the name ""The Lucky Farmer's Boy"" in an 1832 catalogue of street ballads printed in London by James Catnach. In 1857, the compiler of a book of ""Songs of the Peasantry of England"" wrote; ""There is no question that the Farmer's Boy is a very ancient song; it is highly popular amongst the north country lads and lasses. The date of the composition may probably be referred to the"
"reference to any form of the song is from the title of a piece of sheet music published in 1780, which attributed the song to William Swords, an actor at the Haymarket Theatre of London. Early versions of the song were variously titled ""The Farmer's Dog Leapt o'er the Stile"", ""A Franklyn's Dogge"", or ""Little Bingo"". An early transcription of the song (without a title) dates from the 1785 songbook ""The Humming Bird"", and reads: This is how most people know the traditional children's song: <poem> The farmer's dog leapt over the stile, his name was little Bingo, the farmer's"
"and Red Sovine. The title character of ""Old Rivers"" is an elderly farmer, a childhood friend of the song's main protagonist. The protagonist, whose family is very poor, recalls how Old Rivers used a mule-drawn plow to cultivate fields in the hot sun. The mule's name was ""Midnight,"" and together man and mule would plow straight, deep rows for the crops, which was considered as much an indicator of prowess as a farmer as actual crop production. During rest breaks, Old Rivers would sometimes take the boy aside and tell of a place he one day was going to go,"
"the animal-abusing farmer winds up on Grampy's punishment treadmill, a phonograph recording of Grampy's voice is heard singing the song. There's a very simple lesson,<br> But it's easy to forget;<br> And I promise, you'll regret it if you do. That if you're always kind and gentle<br> With your family pet,<br> He'll be just as kind and gentle<br> With you. Be human, animals can cry;<br> Be human, it's easy if you try.<br> Don't go around with a heart of stone,<br> Or you'll be sorry and all alone. Be human, have a tender word,<br> For every animal and bird! If we would"
"Old MacDonald Duck Old MacDonald Duck is an animated cartoon from 1941 in which Donald Duck is a farmer. Donald is disturbed by an insect when he tries to milk the cow Clementine. Donald Duck works as a farmer in a farm. The cartoon takes its title from the children's song Old MacDonald Had a Farm that Donald sings while feeding his animals. Later on, while milking Clementine, Donald sings also the American folk ballad Oh My Darling, Clementine. Also, there is once again, ""Turkey in the straw"" as backgroundmusic, as in ""Steamboat willie"" and ""Band concert"". Frames from this"
"Farmyard Song The ""Farmyard Song"" () is a cumulative song about farm animals, originating in the British Isles and also known in North America. It is known by various titles, such as: In the first verse, the narrator tells of buying or having a rooster, cat, horse or other animal, feeding them under a tree, and the call the animal makes. Each subsequent verse introduces a new animal, then repeats the calls of the animals from previous verses. There were several versions known in the Thames Valley in the early part of the 20th century. A version collected in Bampton,"
"Old Shep ""Old Shep"" is a song written and composed by Red Foley and Arthur Williams in 1933, about a dog Foley owned as a child. In reality, the dog, poisoned by a neighbor, was a German shepherd called ""Hoover."" Foley first recorded the song in 1935, and again in 1941 and 1946. The song, later recorded by many artists including Hank Snow and Elvis Presley, became a country classic. Hank Williams 1942, Elvis Presley 1956, Hank Snow 1959, Walter Brennan 1960, Dave Dudley 1965, Johnny Cash 1975, Everly Brothers & Garrison Keillor 1988, Pat Boone 1994, Burton Cummings (as"
"the farmer being in the dell/his den, his desire for a wife, hers for a child, its for a nurse, a dog, ending with a bone, ending in: ""we all pat the bone"". Every player then pats the one picked as the bone. The 'Hi-Ho, the derry-o' is variously replaced with ""Ee-i, tiddly-i"" in London, 'Ee-i, adio', 'Ee-i, andio' or 'Ee-i, entio', (in Northern England), and 'Ee-i, ee-i' (for instance in the West Country). The Romanian language version is ""Țăranul e pe câmp"" (The farmer is on the field) but the hey-o is replaced with ""Ura, drăguţa mea"" (Hooray, my"
"farmer singing an empowering song. The farmer, with his allergy to bunnies acting up, begins sneezing uncontrollably and runs off never to threaten the bunnies' village again. The bunnies then welcome the dog into their village and name him ""Mr. Dee-Dop Dee-Diddly-Dog Bop."" The film then goes back to an elderly Bean (Now called ""Grandpa Bean"" by one of the young bunnies) who finishes telling the story. The dog, by now aged as well, is with him as he does. The film ends with the bunnies, celebrating the picnic with the dog. ""The Tale of the Bunny Picnic"" was released"
"Animal Fair (song) Animal Fair is a traditional folk song and children's song. As early as 1898, it is attested as being sung by American sailors. The song was attested in ""Life"" magazine in 1941 as a cadence of soft shoe tap dancing. The version attested in 1898 has the following lyrics: Other versions substituted ""the old baboon"" (1915) for ""the little baboon"", while modern recordings use ""the big baboon"". The Barney and Captain Kangaroo versions changed other lyrics as well. Nitpick: situation implausibility due to the rhyming scheme of the poem. Since animal fairs are generally organized for the"
"Dick o the Cow Dick o the Cow is Child ballad 185 and a border ballad. The ballad tells the story of a man who regains his stolen cows. John Armstrang raids England, but finds only six sheep, which would humiliate him to steal. He asks his companion, Billie, about a man they met; Billie says that he's a simpleton, named Dick o the Cow. They steal his three cows. Dick gets permission from his lord to go to Liddesdaile for revenge. There, they taunt him. He steals two horses. John chases after him, on horseback, and they fight. Dick"
"version and the transcription uses more archaic spelling and the first lines read ""A franklyn's dogge"" rather than ""The farmer's dog"". A version similar to the Ingoldsby one (with some spelling variations) was also noted from 1888. The presence of the song in the United States was noted by Robert M. Charlton in 1842. English folklorist Alice Bertha Gomme recorded eight forms in 1894. Highly-differing versions were recorded in Monton, Shropshire, Liphook and Wakefield, Staffordshire, Nottinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire and Enborne. All of these versions were associated with children's games, the rules differing by locality. Early versions of ""Bingo"" were also"
"horse, and finds valuables in the highwayman's saddlebags. The Crafty Farmer The Crafty Farmer is Child ballad 283, existing in several variants. A farmer is traveling with a sum of money—sometimes because he must pay his rent for a long period of time, sometimes because he has sold a cow—when he falls in with a highwayman. He either admits to the money, or the highwayman has overheard where he keeps it. The highwayman demands it and the farmer throws the money (in saddlebags or sewed in coat) off the road. The highwayman goes after it, and finds it empty, or"
"or only one person is left to become the last character. They usually become the farmer for the next round. The Farmer in the Dell ""The Farmer in the Dell"" is a singing game, nursery rhyme and children's song. It probably originated in Germany, and was brought to North America by immigrants. From there it spread to many other nations and is popular in a number of languages. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 6306. Lyrics vary even within the same country. The following is a common version in the United States: One UK variant has the"
"Hey Diddle Diddle ""Hey Diddle Diddle"" (also ""Hi Diddle Diddle"", ""The Cat and the Fiddle"", or ""The Cow Jumped Over the Moon"") is an English nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19478. A common modern version of the rhyme is<poem>Hey Diddle Diddle, The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon. The little dog laughed, To see such sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon.</poem> The rhyme is the source of the English expression ""over the moon"", meaning ""delighted, thrilled, extremely happy"". <score vorbis=""1""> \new Staff « \clef treble \key f"
"Then the stranger asked the fiddler, ""Won't you play the rest for me?"" ""Don't know it,"" says the fiddler. ""Play it for yourself!"" says he. Then the stranger took the fiddle, with a riddy-diddle-diddle, And the strings began to tingle at the jingle of the bow, While the old man sat and listened, and his eyes with pleasure glistened, As he shouted, ""Hallelujah! And hurray for Joe!"" </poem> <poem> Oh, there was a little boy and his name was Bo, Went out into the woods when the moon was low, And he met an old bear who was hungry for"
"The Tailor and the Mouse ""The Tailor and the Mouse"" (Roud 16577) is an English folk song. <poem>There was a tailor had a mouse Hi diddle um come feed-al They lived together in one house Hi diddle um come feed-al ""Chorus (after each verse)"" Hi diddle um come tarum tirum, Through the town of Ramsey, Hi diddle um come over the lea, Hi diddle um come feed-al The tailor thought his mouse was ill Hi diddle um come feed-al He gave him part of a blue pill Hi diddle um come feed-al The tailor thought the mouse would die Hi"
"Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son ""Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son"" is a popular English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19621. Modern versions of the rhyme include: The 'pig' mentioned in the song is almost certainly not a live animal but rather a kind of pastry, often made with an apple filling, smaller than a pie. Another version of the rhyme is: This rhyme is often conflated with a separate and longer rhyme: Both rhymes were first printed separately in a ""Tom the Piper's Son"", a chapbook produced around 1795 in London, England. The"
"entertainment of children and therefore would logically take place during the daytime, the line ""the old baboon by the light of the moon was combing his auburn hair"" clearly implies that the animal is being watched by the viewing audience at night. The other incidents involving the animals are, of course, intentionally comical. Animal Fair (song) Animal Fair is a traditional folk song and children's song. As early as 1898, it is attested as being sung by American sailors. The song was attested in ""Life"" magazine in 1941 as a cadence of soft shoe tap dancing. The version attested in"
"winter night, in a grocery store whose owner has just closed the shop. The mascots on the labels of the food products come to life and perform various song and dance numbers. First, a cow for ""Contented Milk"" sings to a ""Fulla Bull Tobbaco"" bull ""If I Could Be with You,"" while two other cows on cans reading ""Discontented Milk"" ogle and whistle at the bull. Meanwhile, a crab imitating Ned Sparks states ""This love stuff makes me sick!"", after which a rabbit named Jack Bunny (a parody of Jack Benny and also a same name from ""I Love to"