Lyrics
(American folk song)
1. Have a little dog and his name is Don (whistle )
Have a little dog and his name is Don
His legs go to feet and his bod- goes to tongue,
Toll-a-winker, toll-a-winker, tum tolly-aye.
2. Have a little box about three feet square (whistle)
Have a little box about three feet square,
When I go to travel I put him in there,
Toll-a-winker, toll-a-winker, turn tolly-aye.
3. When I go to travel I travel like an ox…
And in my vest pocket I carry that box…
4. Had a little hen and her color was fair…
Sat her on a bomb and she hatched me a hare…
5. The hare turned a horse about six feet high…
If you want to beat this you’ll have to tell a lie….
More Lyrics
1. I had a little mule and his name was Jack.
I rode him on his tail to save his back.
2. I had a little mule and his name was Jay,
I pulled his tail to hear him bray.
3. I had a little mule who was quite slick,
I pulled his tail to see him kick.
4. This little mule he kicked so high,
I thought that I had touched the sky.
5. I had a little mule he was made of hay.
First big wind come along and blowed him away.
See also
- Subjects: silly / dogs
- Harmony: chords I, ii, IV, V
- Meter: 2
- Rhythm:
- Scale: major
- Source: American Folk Songs for Children,Ruth Crawford Seeger, Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1948
- different version
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody
