Wyman. Barnyard Song

From Lonesome Tunes: Folk Songs from the Kentucky Mountains, collected and edited by Loraine Wyman, with the music here.

This is Roud 544, and you can find variations here: I Had a Little Rooster.

THE BARNYARD SONG

(Knott County, Kentucky)

(barn cat)

I had a cat and the cat pleased me,
I fed my cat under yonder tree.
Cat goes fiddle-i-fee.

I had a hen and the hen pleased me,
I fed my hen under yonder tree.
Hen goes chim-my-chuck, chim-my-chuck,
Cat goes fiddle-i-fee.

I had a duck and the duck pleased me,
I fed my duck under yonder tree.
Duck goes quack-quack,
Hen goes chim-my-chuck, chim-my-chuck,
Cat goes fiddle-i-fee.

I had a goose and the goose pleased me,
I fed my goose under yonder tree.
Goose goes swishy - swashy,
Duck goes quack-quack,
Hen goes chim-my-chuck, chim-my-chuck,
Cat goes fiddle-i-fee.

I had a sheep and the sheep pleased me,
I fed my sheep under yonder tree.
Sheep goes ba-ba,
Goose goes swishy - swashy,
Duck goes quack-quack,
Hen goes chim-my-chuck, chim-my-chuck,
Cat goes fiddle-i-fee.

I had a hog and the hog pleased me,
I fed my hog under yonder tree.
Hog goes griffy-gruffy,
Sheep goes ba-ba,
Goose goes swishy - swashy,
Duck goes quack-quack,
Hen goes chim-my-chuck, chim-my-chuck,
Cat goes fiddle-i-fee.

I had a cow and the cow pleased me,
I fed my cow under yonder tree.
Cow goes moo-moo,
Hog goes griffy-gruffy,
Sheep goes ba-ba,
Goose goes swishy - swashy,
Duck goes quack-quack,
Hen goes chim-my-chuck, chim-my-chuck,
Cat goes fiddle-i-fee.

I had a horse and the horse pleased me,
I fed my horse under yonder tree.
Horse goes neigh neigh,
Cow goes moo-moo,
Hog goes griffy-gruffy,
Sheep goes ba-ba,
Goose goes swishy - swashy,
Duck goes quack-quack,
Hen goes chim-my-chuck, chim-my-chuck,
Cat goes fiddle-i-fee.

I had a dog and the dog pleased me,
I fed my dog under yonder tree.
Dog goes bow-wow,
Horse goes neigh neigh,
Cow goes moo-moo,
Hog goes griffy-gruffy,
Sheep goes ba-ba,
Goose goes swishy - swashy,
Duck goes quack-quack,
Hen goes chim-my-chuck, chim-my-chuck,
Cat goes fiddle-i-fee.

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Here's a version from Chalmers' Popular Rhymes of Scotland:

MY COCK, LILY-COCK

I had a wee cock, and I loved it well,
I fed my cock on yonder hill;
My cock, lily-cock, lily-cock, coo;
Every one loves their cock, why should I not love my cock too?

I had a wee hen, and I loved it well,
I fed my hen on yonder hill;
My hen, chuckie, chuckie,
My cock, lily-cock, lily-cock, coo;
Every one loves their cock, why should I not love my cock too?

I had a wee duck, and I loved it well,
I fed my duck on yonder hill;
My duck, wheetie, wheetie,
My hen, chuckie, chuckie,
My cock, lily-cock, lily-cock, coo;
Every one loves their cock, why should I not love my cock too?

I had a wee sheep, and I loved it well,
I fed my sheep on yonder hill;
My sheep, maie, maie,
My duck, wheetie, wheetie,
My hen, chuckie, chuckie,
My cock, lily-cock, lily-cock, coo;
Every one loves their cock, why should I not love my cock too?

I had a wee dog, and I loved it well,
I fed my dog on yonder hill;
My dog, bouffie, bouffie,
My sheep, maie, maie,
My duck, wheetie, wheetie,
My hen, chuckie, chuckie,
My cock, lily-cock, lily-cock, coo;
Every one loves their cock, why should I not love my cock too?

I had a wee cat, and I loved it well,
I fed my cat on yonder hill;
My cat, cheetie, cheetie,
My dog, bouffie, bouffie,
My sheep, maie, maie,
My duck, wheetie, wheetie,
My hen, chuckie, chuckie,
My cock, lily-cock, lily-cock, coo;
Every one loves their cock, why should I not love my cock too?

I had a wee pig, and I loved it well,
I fed my pig on yonder hill;
My pig, squeakie, squeakie,
My cat, cheetie, cheetie,
My dog, bouffie, bouffie,
My sheep, maie, maie,
My duck, wheetie, wheetie,
My hen, chuckie, chuckie,
My cock, lily-cock, lily-cock, coo;
Every one loves their cock, why should I not love my cock too?