  The noisy rhyme Then the white geese all, with their necks stretched long Oh! the cock was first and he loudly crew, And his wings he flapped: "Cock a doodle doo!" Then the big dog barked with a "Bow-wow-wow!" And "Moo-oo! Moo-oo!" bellowed out the cow. And the pigs were as noisy as they could be With their "Umph, umph, umph!" and their "Wee, wee, wee!" While the lambkins bleated "Ma-a! Ma-a!" And the sheep replied with a "Ba-a-a!" Then the white geese all, with their necks stretched long And their "S-s-s!" joined the noisy throng. And the sleek old ducks, dressed in green and black, Added more noise still as they called "Quack! Quack!" Till she heard 'Peep, peep!' from her chicks again. But the baby heard all the sounds with glee. "Cut-cut dah cut-cut! Cut-cut dah cut!" cried All the hens as they looked at their eggs with pride. But "Cluck-cluck! Cluck-cluck!" called the old black hen Till she heard "Peep, peep!" from her chicks again. What a noise it was!—from the cock that crew, From the dog, the cow, and the piggies, too, From the lambs and sheep, from the geese and ducks, From the chicks and hens with their peeps and clucks! But the baby heard all the sounds with glee. The more loud the noise, why! the more pleased he; And he clapped and shouted and laughed aloud As he heard the noise of the farmyard crowd. |
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