[Verse]
C Am
Over in the meadow
F G7
In the sand and the sun
C Am F G7 C
Lived an old mother turtle and her little turtle one
C C
Dig said mother, dig dig said the one
C Am F G7 C
And they dug all day in the sand and the sun
[Verse]
C Am
Over in the meadow
F G7
Where the stream runs blue
C Am F G7 C
Lived and old mother fish and her little fish two
C C
Swim said the mother, swim swim said the two
C Am F G7 C
And they swam and they leaped where the stream runs blue
[Verse]
C Am
Over in the forest
F G7
In a hole in a tree
C Am F G7 C
Lived an old father owl and his little owls three
C C
Hoo said the father, hoo hoo said the three
C Am F G7 C
And they hooed all day in the hole in the tree
[Verse]
C Am
Over in the field
F G7
By the old barn door
C Am F G7 C
Lived an old mother mouse and her little mice four
C C
Squeek said the mother, squeek squeek said the four
C Am F G7 C
And they squeeked all day by the old barn door
[Verse]
C Am
High up in the treetop
F G7
In a snug beehive
C Am F G7 C
Lived a mother honeybee and her little bees five
C C
Bzzz said the mother, bzzz bzzz said the five
C Am F G7 C
And they bzzzed and they hugged in the snug beehive
[Verse]
C Am
Over in the park
F G7
In a nest built of sticks
C Am F G7 C
Lived an old father robin and his little robin six
C C
Tweet said the father, tweet tweet said the six
C Am F G7 C
And they tweeted all day in the nest built of sticks
[Verse]
C Am
Over in the schoolyard
F G7
By the kids eating melon
C Am F G7 C
Lived an old mother fruitfly and her little fruitfly seven
C C
Zip said the mother, zip zip said the seven
C Am F G7 C
And they zipped all day by the kids eating melon
[Verse]
C Am
Over in the woods
F G7
By the old mossy gate
C Am F G7 C
Lived an old mother snake and her little snakes eight
C C
Sssssssss said the mother, ssssss sssss said the eight
C Am F G7 C
And they sssssed all day by the old mossy gate
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C Am
Over by the river
F G7
Where the quiet water shines
C Am F G7 C
Lived a green father frog and his little frogs nine
C C
Ribbit said the father, ribbit ribbit said the nine
C Am F G7 C
And they splished and they splashed where the quiet water shined
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C Am
Over in the meadow
F G7
In a cozy little den
C Am F G7 C
Lived an old mother spider and her little spiders ten
C C
Spin said the mother, spin spin said the ten
C Am F G7 C
So they spun lacey webs in their cozy little den
C Am F G7 C
And they laughed and they played until it was time for bed