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Kerry Cock (Roud 544) 
Jamesie
McCarthyMount Scott, Mullagh Recorded in Conway’s Bar, Mullagh, July 1976
Carroll Mackenzie Collection |
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Oh, as I was walking down the road one
day I met one cock under a tree. As I was walking down the road one day I met one hen
under a tree. As I was walking down the road one day I met one duck
under a tree. As I was walking down the road one day I met one goose
under a tree. Ah, as I was walking down the road one day I met one
goat under a tree. As I was walking down the road one day I met one sheep
under a tree. As I was walking down the road one day I met one cow
under a tree. As I was walking down the road one day I met one big
bull under a tree. |
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"This has been found
extensively, both among children and adults, the former type being associated
with a selection game and the adult’s as a test of vocal dexterity
and breath control. William Wells Newell described
it as having been widely distributed throughout Europe and dating back
to a remote past. Nowadays it is probably best known in its re-written
form as ‘Old MacDonald’s Farm’. The above commentary, lyrics and recording are taken from ‘Around the Hills of Clare: Songs and Recitations from the Jim Carroll and Pat Mackenzie Collection’ (2004) Musical Traditions Records MTCD331-2/Góilín Records 005-6. |
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