Rattling Bog                                                     Trad

 

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Ho, ro, the rattlin' bog

The bog down in the valley-o

Ho, ro, the rattlin' bog

The bog down in the valley-o

 

And in that bog there was a tree

A rare tree and a rattlin' tree

And the tree in the bog

And the bog down in the valley-o

 

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And on that tree there was a limb

A rare limb and a rattlin' limb

And the limb on the tree

And the tree in the bog

And the bog down in the valley-o

 

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Now on that limb there was a branch

A rare branch and a rattlin' branch

And the branch on the limb

And the limb on the tree

And the tree in the bog

And the bog down in the valley-o

 

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Now on that branch there was a twig

A rare twig and a rattlin' twig

And the twig on the branch

And the branch on the limb

And the limb on the tree

And the tree in the bog

And the bog down in the valley-o

 

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Now on that twig there was a nest

A rare nest and a rattlin' nest

And the nest on the twig

And the twig on the branch

And the branch on the limb

And the limb on the tree

And the tree in the bog

And the bog down in the valley-o

 

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Now in that nest there was an egg

A rare egg and a rattlin' egg

And the egg in the nest

And the nest on the twig

And the twig on the branch

And the branch on the limb

And the limb on the tree

And the tree in the bog

And the bog down in the valley-o

 

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Now in that egg there was a chick

A rare chick and a rattlin' chick

And the chick on the egg

And the egg in the nest

And the nest on the twig

And the twig on the branch

And the branch on the limb

And the limb on the tree

And the tree in the bog

And the bog down in the valley-o

 

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Now on that chick there was a feather

A rare feather and a rattlin' feather

And the feather on the chick

And the chick on the egg

And the egg in the nest

And the nest on the twig

And the twig on the branch

And the branch on the limb

And the limb on the tree

And the tree in the bog

And the bog down in the valley-o

 

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Now on that feather there was a flea

A rare flea and a rattlin' flea

And the flea on the feather

And the feather on the chick

And the chick on the egg

And the egg in the nest

And the nest on the twig

And the twig on the branch

And the branch on the limb

And the limb in the tree

And the tree in the bog

And the bog down in the valley-o