I Love My Rooster



Cumulative song  - there are many versions of this with different lyrics & titles, such as 'I Had a Little Rooster'.
I love my rooster, my rooster loves me
And I feed my rooster on the green-berry tree
And my little rooster says cock-a-doodle doo
Deedoodle-eedoodle-eedoodle-eedoo
I love my cow, my cow loves me
And I feed my cow on the green-berry tree
And my little cow says .... Moooooo!
And my little rooster says cock-a-doodle doo
Deedoodle-eedoodle-eedoodle-eedoo
I love my dog, my dog loves me
And I feed my dog on the green-berry tree
And my little dog says .... Woof! Woof-woof!
And my little cow says .... Moooooo!
And my little rooster says cock-a-doodle doo
Deedoodle-eedoodle-eedoodle-eedoo
I love my cat... (meow)
I love my pig... (oink)
I love my lion... (roar)

Variation:
Oh, I had a rooster and my rooster pleased me.
I fed my rooster ‘neath the Greenwood Tree.
And my little rooster said, “Cock-a-doodle doo.
Dee-doo-dle, dee-doo-dle, dee-doo-dle-dee-doo."
Cat: Meow! And my little rooster said...
Dog: Woof!
Sheep: Baa!
Pig: Oink!
(go backwards through animals, repeating sounds and ending on rooster crowing)


More suggestions:
Add your own ideas of animals...maybe pets, zoo animals, or a dinosaur?
Use clip art, finger puppets, or felt animals as props.
Change the tree to something that grows in your neighborhood, such as cottonwood, or in the Pacific Northwest, black alder.

There are many recordings of this song on CD, such as:
American Favorite Ballads, opens a new windowby Pete Seeger (CD PFN SEE A55 NORTH AMERICA)
Whaddaya Think of That?, opens a new window by Laurie Berkner (JCD CS BER W10)