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Title
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Song of stock
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Singer
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Holmes, Thomas [Wooden Legged]
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Song Lyrics
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Verse 1
My father kept a horse, and my mother kept a mare,
My brother kept a dog, and my sister kept a hare;
We had a ride from the horse, a foal from the mare,
A pleasure with the dog, and a sport with the hare.
Chorus
Fol the riddle-i-do
Fol the riddle day.
Verse 2
My father kept a bull, my mother kept a cow,
My brother kept a boar, and my sister kept a sow.
We have beef from the bull, we had a calf from the cow,
We had bacon from the boar, and pigs from the sow.
Chorus
Verse 3
My father kept a buck, and my mother kept a doe,
My brother kept a tup, and my sister kept a ewe;
We had venison from the buck, we had a fawn from the doe,
We had mutton from the tup, and a lamb from the ewe.
Chorus
Verse 4
My father kept a cock, and my mother kept a hen,
My brother kept a robin, and my sister kept a wren;
We had chickens from the cock, we had eggs from the hen,
We had young ones from the robin, and they were fed by the wren.
Chorus
Verse 5
My father kept a cat, and my mother kept a mouse,
My brother kept a flea, and my sister kept a louse;
We had scratches from the cat, and a squeak from the mouse,
A nip from the flea, and a bite from the louse.
Chorus
