Old MacDonald Had a Farm

Animal sounds, turn-taking and creating new verses.

Old MacDonald Had a Farm
3–5 years Public domain

Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O!
And on his 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!

Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O!
And on his farm he had a duck, E-I-E-I-O!
With a quack quack here, and a quack quack there,
Here a quack, there a quack, everywhere a quack quack,
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O!

Learning goal
Animal sounds, turn-taking and creating new verses.
Try this together
Let the child choose the next animal and invent its sound for a new verse.
Origin
Traditional folk song, early 20th-century version

Credits & rights: Text: traditional / public domain. Traditional folk song, early 20th-century version. Audio: original synthetic placeholder narration generated for this plugin (eSpeak NG); replace with your own recording.

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