Over in the meadow
Near a pond in the sun,
Lived an old mother duck
And her little duck one,
"Quack!" said the mother,
"Quack!" said the one,
And they quacked and were happy
In the pond in the sun.
Over in the meadow
In a stream so blue,
Lived an old mother fish
And her little fish two,
"Bloop, bloop, bloop, bloop, bloop!" said the mother,
"Bloop, bloop!" said the two,
And they swam and were happy
In the stream so blue.
Over in the meadow
In a nest in the tree,
Lived an old mother bird
And her birdies three,
"Tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet!" said the mother,
"Tweet, tweet, tweet!" said the three,
And they sang and were happy
In the nest in the tree.
Over in the meadow
On a rock by the shore,
Lived an old mother frog
And her little frogs four,
"Ribbit!" said the mother,
"Ribbit, ribbit, ribbit, ribbit!" said the four,
And they croaked and were happy
On the rock by the shore.
Over in the meadow
In a big beehive,
Lived an old mother bee
And her little bees five,
"Buzz!" said the mother,
"Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz!" said the five,
And they buzzed and were happy
In the big beehive.
Over in the meadow
In the noon day sun,
There was a pretty mother
And her baby one,
"Listen," said the mother,
"To the ducks and the bees,
To the frogs and the fish
And the birds in the trees."
"Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz!" said the five,
"Ribbit, ribbit, ribbit, ribbit!" said the four,
"Tweet, tweet, tweet!" said the three,
"Bloop, bloop!" said the two,
"Quack!" said the one,
And the little baby laughed
Just to hear such fun!