Lyrics
(Pennsylvania German folk song, adapted by Beth Thompson, Lyrics by Claire Mengel, Erin Nowicki, & Beth Thompson)
When we first got to this farm, we had to start from scratch,
Then we bought a cow and put it in our patch.
When the people ask us what our cow is named,
Bow-Wow is our cow, added to our claim!
When we first got to this farm, we had to start from scratch,
Then we bought a duck and put it in our patch.
When the people ask us what our duck is named,
Run-Amok is our duck, Bow-Wow is our cow, added to our claim!
…Tit for Tat is our cat…
…Whirligig is our pig…
…On the Loose is our goose…
…Horse of Course is our horse…
See also
- Culture: Pennsylvania German
- Subject: animals
- Type: silly
- Form: cumulative
- Harmony: I, IV, V
- Scale: hexachord
- Tones: drmfsld’
- German version: Wann Ich Vun Dem Land Rei Kumm
- Printable + Digital Visuals
- PDF of the song with chords
- MIDI file of the melody
- MP3 file of the melody