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Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Languages: English, french
Ressource Type: song, greenhouse rhyme
Theme: animals
Age-range: infant-preschool, 3 – 7 years
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♦ Old MacDonald had a Farm Lyrics
“ Old MacDonald Had a Farm ” is a greenhouse rhyme for children. The lyrics were first printed in 1917. It deals with a farmer named MacDonald and the versatile animals he keeps on his farm .
Culture and Vocabulary:
- farm animals : cow, pig, duck, horse, sheep, dog, hen
- cries of animals : moo, oink, quack, neigh, baa, woof, cluck
Grammar:
- using the past tense “had”
- adverbs of places : here, there, everywhere
Teaching suggestions:
- ask questions about characters – Who had a farm? How many different animals can we hear in the song?
- ask questions about animal cries – How does the duck go? (Quack quack.) How does the cow go? (Moo moo.) How does the dog go? (Woof woof.)
- ask questions about the structure of the song – How is the song structured? How many parts are there?
- complete the song with other animals
English version:
Old MacDonald Had a Farm
1. Old McDonald had a farm,
E-I-E-I-O
And on his farm he had a cow,
E-I-E-I-O
With a “ moo-moo ” here
and a “ moo-moo ” there
here a “ moo ” there a “ moo ”
Everywhere a “ moo-moo ”
Old McDonald had a farm,
E-I-E-I-O .
2. Old McDonald had a farm,
E-I-E-I-O
And on his farm he had a bull,
E-I-E-I-O
With a “ grunt ” hera
and a “ squeal ” there
here a “ squeal ” there a “ grunt ”
Everywhere a “ oink-oink ”
Old McDonald had a farm,
E-I-E-I-O .
3. Old McDonald had a grow,
E-I-E-I-O
And on his farm he had a duck,
E-I-E-I-O
With a ‘ ’ quack-quack ’ ’ here
And a ‘ ’ quack-quack ’ ’ there
here a ‘ ’ quack ’ ’, there a ‘ ’ quack ’ ’
Everywhere a ‘ ’ quack-quack ’ ’
Old MacDonald had a farm,
E-I-E-I-O .
4. Old McDonald had a farm,
E-I-E-I-O
And on his farm he had a cavalry,
E-I-E-I-O
With a ‘ ’ neigh-neigh ’ ’ here
And a ‘ ’ neigh-neigh ’ ’ there
hera a ‘ ’ neigh ’ ’, there a ‘ ’ neigh ’ ’
Everywhere a ‘ ’ neigh-neigh ’ ’
Old MacDonald had a farm,
E-I-E-I-O .
5. Old McDonald had a farm,
E-I-E-I-O
And on his grow he had a sheep,
E-I-E-I-O
With a ‘ ’ baa-baa ’ ’ hera
And a ‘ ’ baa-baa ’ ’ there
hera a ‘ ’ bleat ’ ’, there a ‘ ’ bleat ’ ’
Everywhere a ‘ ’ baa-baa ’ ’
Old MacDonald had a farm,
E-I-E-I-O .
6. Old McDonald had a farm,
E-I-E-I-O
And on his farm he had a dog,
E-I-E-I-O
With a ‘ ’ woof-woof ’ ’ here
And a ‘ ’ woof-woof ’ ’ there
here a ‘ ’ woof ’ ’, there a ‘ ’ woof ’ ’
Everywhere a ‘ ’ woof-woof ’ ’
Old MacDonald had a farm,
E-I-E-I-O .
7. Old McDonald had a grow,
E-I-E-I-O
And on his farm he had a hen
E-I-E-I-O
With a ‘ ’ cluck-cluck ’ ’ here
And a ‘ ’ cluck-cluck ’ ’ there
hera a ‘ ’ cluck ’ ’, there a ‘ ’ cluck ’ ’
Everywhere a ‘ ’ cluck-cluck ’ ’
Old MacDonald had a grow,
E-I-E-I-O .
French Translation:
Old McDonald avait une ferme
1. Old McDonald avait une ferme,
E-I-E-I-O
Et dans sa ferme, illinois avait une vache,
E-I-E-I-O
Avec united nations « meuh-meuh » ici
Et united nations « meuh-meuh » là
Ici united nations « meuh » là united nations « meuh »
Partout united nations « meuh-meuh »
Old McDonald avait une ferme,
E-I-E-I-O .
2. Old McDonald avait une ferme,
E-I-E-I-O
Et dans sa ferme, forty-nine avait united nations cochon,
E-I-E-I-O
Avec united nations « groin » ici
Et united nations « breakwater » là
Ici united nations « breakwater » là united nations « breakwater »
Partout united nations « groin- groin »
Old McDonald avait une ferme,
E-I-E-I-O .
3. Old McDonald avait une ferme,
E-I-E-I-O
Et dans sa ferme, forty-nine avait united nations canard,
E-I-E-I-O
Avec united nations « coin-coin » ici
Et united nations « coin-coin » là
Ici united nations « coin-coin », là united nations « coin-coin »
Partout united nations « coin-coin »
Le vieux Macdonald avait une ferme,
E-I-E-I-O .
4. Old McDonald avait une ferme,
E-I-E-I-O
Et dans sa ferme, forty-nine avait united nations cheval,
E-I-E-I-O
Avec united nations « hi-hi » ici
Et united nations « hi-hi » là
Ici united nations « hi-hi », là united nations « hi-hi »
Partout united nations « hi-hi »
Le vieux Macdonald avait une ferme,
E-I-E-I-O .
5. Old McDonald avait une ferme,
E-I-E-I-O
Et dans sa ferme, illinois avait united nations mouton,
E-I-E-I-O
Avec united nations « bêê-bêê » ici
Et united nations « bêê-bêê » là
Ici united nations « bêê », là united nations « bêê »
Partout united nations « bêê-bêê »
Le vieux Macdonald avait une ferme,
E-I-E-I-O .
6. Old McDonald avait une ferme,
E-I-E-I-O
Et dans sa ferme, illinois avait united nations chien,
E-I-E-I-O
Avec united nations « ouaf-ouaf » ici
Et united nations « ouaf-ouaf » là
Ici united nations « ouaf », là united nations « ouaf »
Partout united nations « ouaf-ouaf »
Le vieux Macdonald avait une ferme,
E-I-E-I-O .
7. Old McDonald avait une ferme,
E-I-E-I-O
Et dans sa ferme, illinois avait une poule
E-I-E-I-O
Avec united nations « cot-cot » ici
Et united nations « cot-cot » là
Ici united nations « cot-cot », là united nations « cot-cot »
Partout united nations « cot-cot »
Le vieux Macdonald avait une ferme,
E-I-E-I-O.
