- Source: Farmyard Song
The "Farmyard Song" (Roud number 544) is a cumulative song about farm animals, originating in the British Isles and also known in North America.
It is known by various titles, such as:
"I Bought Me a Cat"
"The Green Tree"
"The Barnyard Song"
Summary
In the first verse, the narrator tells of buying or having a cat, horse or other animal, feeding them under a tree, and the call the animal makes. Each subsequent verse introduces a new animal, then repeats the calls of the animals from previous verses.
Versions
There were several versions known in the Thames Valley in the early part of the 20th century. A version collected in Bampton, Oxfordshire around 1916 began as follows:
Musicologists Loraine Wyman and Howard Brockway collected "The Barnyard Song" in Kentucky in 1916.: 5 This version began,
Some American variants are not cumulative, but instead group all the animal calls together at the end of the song.
Adaptations and recordings
Aaron Copland included the song as "I Bought Me a Cat" in his 1950 song cycle, Old American Songs (part I).
"I Went to Market", The Watersons, Green Fields (1981)
"My Cock Crew", Con Greaney, Traditional Singer (1991)
"Fiddle I Dee," Kidsongs' Very Silly Songs (1991)
"Bought Me a Cat", Barney & Friends, on the episode "Down on Barney's Farm" (1992)
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Ub Iwerks
- Farmyard Song
- Old MacDonald Had a Farm
- Christopher Manson
- List of folk songs by Roud number
- The Fairies (TV series)
- Farmyard Symphony
- Big Barn Farm
- Musical selections in The Wizard of Oz
- Songs of Emmanuel Chabrier
- Tina Burner
