Old MacDonald ✧
Five first-octave notes bring the farm to life, with a cow’s moo-moo and the familiar E-I-E-I-O response.
Sheet music & tabs
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Old MacDonald had a farm
On that farm he had some cows
A moo-moo here and there
Everywhere a moo-moo
E-I-E-I-O
D whistle · G major · 4/4 · 200 BPM · + upper octave
Old MacDonald had a farm
On that farm he had some cows
A moo-moo here and there
Everywhere a moo-moo
E-I-E-I-O
Lyrics
Traditional words · cow verse
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O. And on that farm he had some cows, 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 MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O.
About this tune
Old MacDonald turns a farmyard into a singing game. Each verse introduces an animal and its sound, with E-I-E-I-O returning between the descriptions.
This cow verse moves from the familiar opening into a string of moo-moos, then returns to the opening melody. The repeated G notes let the animal sounds take the lead.