Once there was an old man, he lived in one small room. Everything seemed too noisy, it made him want to fume.
The bed squeak- squeaked, and the floor creak-creaked. The leaves rattle-rattled, and the shutters clatter-clattered.
Well the old man needed help, he simply could not sleep.
He went to see a wise-woman, she said “Bring inside your sheep!“
So now………….the bed squeak- squeaked, and the floor creak-creaked!
The leaves rattle-rattled, and the shutters clatter-clattered, and the sheep baa-baaed!
Well the old man needed help, he was feeling a little wonkey,
The wise-woman told him this, “Go bring inside your donkey!”
So now……the bed squeak- squeaked, and the floor creak-creaked!
The leaves rattle-rattled, and the shutters clatter-clattered. The sheep baa-baaed, and the donkey hee-hawed!
The old man needed help, he went to sleep in his boat
The wise-woman told him this, “Go bring inside your goat!”
So now……the bed squeak- squeaked, and the floor creak-creaked!
The leaves rattle-rattled, and the shutters clatter-clattered. The sheep baa-baaed, and the donkey hee-hawed,
and the goat mah-mahed!
Well the old man needed help, he felt he was out of luck
The wise-woman told him this, “Go bring inside your duck!”
So now……the bed squeak- squeaked, and the floor creak-creaked!
The leaves rattle-rattled, and the shutters clatter-clattered. The sheep baa-baaed, and the donkey hee-hawed.
The goat mah-mahed, and the duck quack quacked!
Well the old man needed help, he needed a little booster
The wise-woman told him this, “Go bring inside your rooster!”
So now…
The bed squeak- squeaked, And the floor creak-creaked!
The leaves rattle- rattled, And the shutters clatter-clattered. The sheep baa-baaed, the donkey hee-hawed.
The goat mah-mahed, and the duck quack quacked, and the rooster cockadoodledoo!
Oh the old man needed help, his house was just too loud.
The wise-woman told him this, “Go bring inside your cow!”
So now…
The bed squeak- squeaked, And the floor creak-creaked!
The leaves rattle- rattled, And the shutters clatter-clattered. The sheep baa-baaed, the donkey hee-hawed.
The goat mah-mahed, and the duck quack quacked. The rooster cockadoodledoo, and the cow moo-mooed!
Now the house was really crazy, and full of animals too.
He went back to that wise woman, this really wouldn’t do!
The wise woman told him this, I know just what to do.
Take away all the animals, and see how that suits you.
Put the sheep and the donkey out in the yard.
Put the goat and the duck out on the farm.
Put the rooster and the cow out in the barn.
So now…………
The bed still squeaks, and the floor still creaks. The leaves still rattle, and the shutters still clatter
…………and it seems so quiet!
Joanie Calem is a folk musician, singer/song-writer, storyteller and inclusion advocate for audiences of all ages. Joanie
writes songs and sings about life's different twists and turns, angles and perspectives, telling stories through her songs of the ups and downs of reality. She performs regularly at festivals, retirement homes, shelters, libraries and schools throughout the US and abroad....more
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