Old McDonald - Song Page
Background
Farms are wondrous places filled with animals, machines and hardworking farmers who work from early morning until evening to keep everything running smoothly. From studying farms, children can learn where the food on their table comes from, the cycle of life and how hard work pays off!
Children love singing along with the "Ee i ee i o" and the animal sound sections. Interestingly, according to Wikipedia, "In the 1917 book Tommy's Tunes, a collection of World War I era songs by F. T. Nettleingham, the song "Ohio (Old Macdougal Had a Farm)" has quite similar lyrics—though with a slightly different farmer's name and refrain: OLD MACDOUGAL Old Macdougal had a farm in Ohio-i-o, And on that farm he had some dogs in Ohio-i-o, With a bow-wow here, and a bow-wow there, Here a bow, there a wow, everywhere a bow-wow." UNITS: This song is a great accompaniment to discussions on farms and animals and the sounds they make. WHAT YOU'LL HEAR IN THE SONG: MAYRA CASALES vocals and percussion ANDY KRIKUN backup vocals ORIENTE LOPEZ flute and piano PAUL ADAMY electric bass JEFFREY FRIEDBERG electric guitar |
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Lesson, Lyrics & More
How to Play "Old McDonald" - guitar lessonACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS:
1. Teach song to children - focusing initially on the "Ee i ee i o" and animal sound sections. 2. After each "and on his farm he had a...?" ask a child to name a farm animal. Alternate Activity: Substitute other ecosystems or work environments for "farm" and ask children to share the animals, machines, jobs that exist there and to mimic the sounds they make, i.e. "Old McDonald had a school, ee i ee i oh, and in his school he had a library, ee i ee i oh, with a 'read, read here and a..." |
guitar chords
You'll be the hit of your kid's party when you sing "Old McDonald"! Master 3 chords and then you're set for life. LyricsOld McDonald had a farm
Ee i ee i o And on his farm he had a cow Ee i ee i o With a moo moo here And a moo moo there Here a moo, there a moo Everywhere a moo, moo Old McDonald had a farm Ee i ee i o pig... chicken... sheep... horse... dog... duck... donkey... |