Rattlin' Bog
| Category: | Repeat After Me |
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| Link: | Performance Example |
| Notes: | Cumulative song-each verse adds another layer (hole in bog, tree in hole, limb on tree, etc.). Repeat chorus after every verse. Speed up as the chain grows for campfire fun. The shortform lists extended verse options (worm, hair, louse, tick, rash). |
Chorus:
GRare Bog, the CRattlin Bog, the GBog down in the Dvalley-o
GRare Bog, the CRattlin Bog, the GBog down in the Dvalley-Go
Repeat chorus after each verse
Well Gin that bog there was a hole, a rare hole, a Drattlin hole,
A Ghole in the bog and the bog down in the Dvalley-G
Well Gin that hole there was a tree, a rare tree, a Drattlin tree,
A Gtree in the hole and the hole in the bog and the bog down in the Dvalley-G
And Gon that tree there was a limb, a rare limb, a Drattlin limb,
A Glimb on the tree and the tree in the hole and the hole in the bog and the bog down
in the Dvalley-Go
And Gon that limb there was a branch, a rare branch, a Drattlin branch,
A Gbranch on the limb and the limb on the tree and the tree in the hole and the hole
in the bog and the bog down in the Dvalley-Go
And Gon that branch there was a twig, a rare twig, a Drattlin twig,
And the Gtwig on the branch and the branch on the limb and the limb on the tree and
the tree in the hole and the hole in the bog and the bog down in the Dvalley-Go
And Gon that twig there was a nest, a rare nest, a Drattlin nest,
tabAnd the Gnest on the twig and the twig on the branch and the branch on the limb and
the limb on the tree and the tree in the hole and the hole in the bog and the bog down in/tab
the Dvalley-Go
And Gon that nest there was an egg, a rare egg, a Drattlin egg,
tabAnd the Gegg on the nest and the nest on the twig and the twig on the branch and the
branch on the limb and the limb on the tree and the tree in the hole and the hole in the/tab
bog and the bog down in the Dvalley-Go
And Gon that egg there was a bird, a rare bird, a Drattlin bird.
tabAnd the Gbird on the egg and the egg on the nest and the nest on the twig and the twig
on the branch and the branch on the limb and the limb on the tree and the tree in the/tab
hole and the hole in the bog and the bog down in the Dvalley-Go
And Gon that bird there was a feather, a rare feather, a Drattlin feather
tabAnd the Gfeather on the bird and the bird on the egg and the egg on the nest and the
nest on the twig and the twig on the branch and the branch on the limb and the limb on/tab
the tree and the tree in the hole and the hole in the bog and the bog down in the Dvalley-Go
And Gon that feather there was a flea, a rare flea, a Drattlin flea
tabAnd the Gflea on the feather and the feather on the bird and the bird on the egg and
the egg on the nest and the nest on the twig and the twig on the branch and the branch/tab
on the limb and the limb on the tree and the tree in the hole and the hole in the bog
and the bog down in the Dvalley-Go
SHORTFORM:
Chorus (Repeat after each verse):
GRare Bog, the CRattlin Bog, the GBog down in the Dvalley-o
GRare Bog, the CRattlin Bog, the GBog down in the Dvalley-Go
Verse sequence:
BOG down in the DVALLEY-GO
HOLE in the BOG
TREE in the HOLE
LIMB on the TREE
BRANCH on the LIMB
TWIG on the BRANCH
NEST on the TWIG
EGG on the NEST
BIRD on the EGG
FEATHER on the BIRD
WORM on the FEATHER
HAIR on the WORM
LOUSE on the HAIR
TICK on the LOUSE
RASH on the TICK
Chords Used
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