“I Had a Little Rooster (Farmyard Song)”

Description

The singer enjoys the company of various animals, e.g. "I had a little rooster by the barnyard gate, And that little rooster was my playmate, And that little rooster went Cock-a-doodle-doo...." And so forth, cumulatively, for various animals

Cross references

• cf. "Le Marche des Animaux (The Animal Market)" (theme and structure)

Recordings

• George Blackman, "I Bought Myself a Cock" (on FSB10)
• John Curtis, "Farmyard" (on NFMLeach)
• Maud Long, "Fiddle-I-Fee" (AFS; on LC14)
• Jamesie McCarthy, "Kerry Cock" (on IRClare01)
• Marieo Perkins, "I Love My Rooster" (on JThomas01)
• Pete Seeger, "Bought Me a Cat" (on PeteSeeger03, PeteSeegerCD03); "I Had a Rooster" (on PeteSeeger08, PeteSeegerCD02)
• Asher Sizemore & Little Jimmie, "My Little Rooster" (Bluebird B-5495, 1934)

References

1. Randolph 352, "I Bought Me a Rooster" (4 texts, 2 tunes)
2. Randolph/Cohen, pp. 290-291, "I Bought Me a Rooster" (1 text, 1 tune -- Randolph's 352A)
3. BrownIII 124, "Barnyard Song" (1 text plus3 excerpts and mention of 2 more); also 127, "The Dogs in the Alley" (1 text, with a slightly different form but too short to classify separately)
4. Wyman-Brockway I, p. 6, "The Barnyard Song" (1 text, 1 tune)
5. Kennedy 297, "I Bought Myself a Cock" (1 text, 1 tune)
6. SharpAp 218, "The Farmyard" (1 text, 1 tune)
7. Sharp/Karpeles-80E 78, "The Farmyard" (1 text, 1 tune -- a composite version)
8. Lomax-FSNA 230, "Fiddle-I-Fee" (1 text, 1 tune)
9. Chase, pp. 171-174, "Fiddle-i-Fee" (1 text, 1 tune)
10. Silber-FSWB, p. 387, "I Had a Rooster" (1 text)
11. Montgomerie-ScottishNR 13, "(I had a wee cock and I loved it well)" (1 text)
12. DT, ROOSTR2
13. Roud #544
14. BI, R352