Peace Like a River - Over in the Meadow

2006-Jul-12

Over in the Meadow

This is a cute classic counting rhyme/song that I thought I would share. I learned it when I was probably in Kindergarten, but as an adult, all I could remember was the line "Bask, said the mother. We bask, said the..." It would have made things a lot easier if the line that stayed with me was "over in the meadow..." Oh,well, I finally found it anyway.

I'm just happy because I loved the song as a child and now I'm able to pass it on to my kids, and they love it now too! (And our library has several picture book versions!) Maybe someone here will enjoy it also

Over in the Meadow
by Olive A Wadsworth

Over in the meadow

in the sand in the sun

Lived an old mother turtle

and her little turtle one.

Dig said the mother.

We dig said the one.

So they dug all day

in the sand in the sun.

Over in the meadow

where the stream runs blue

Lived an old mother fish

and her little fishes two.

Swim said the mother.

We swim said the two.

So they swam all day

where the stream runs blue.

Over in the meadow

in a hole in a tree

Lived an old mother owl

and her little owls three.

Wh-whoo said the mother.

Wh-whoo said the three.

So they wh-whooed

all day in a hole in a tree.

Over in the meadow

by the old barn door,

Lived an old mother mouse

and her little mice four.

Squeak said the mother.

We squeak said the four.

So they squeaked all day

by the old barn door.

Over in the meadow

in a snug beehive

Lived an old mother bee

and her little bees five.

Buzz said the mother.

We buzz said the five.

So they buzzed all day

in a snug beehive.

Over in the meadow

in a nest built of sticks

Lived an old mother duck

and her little ducks six.

Quack said the mother.

We quack said the six.

So they quacked all day

in a nest built of sticks.

Over in the meadow

where the grass grows so even

Lived an old mother frog

and her little froggies seven.

Jump said the mother.

We jump said the seven.

So they jumped all day

where the grass grows so even.

Over in the meadow

by the old mossy gate

Lived an old mother lizard

and her little lizards eight.

Bask said the mother.

We bask said the eight.

So they basked all day

by the old mossy gate.

Over in the meadow

by the old Scotch pine

Lived an old mother bunny

and her little bunnies nine.

Hop said the mother.

We hop said the nine.

So they hopped all day

by the old Scotch pine.

Over in the meadow

in a cozy wee den

Lived an old mother fox

and her little foxes ten.

Play said the mother.

We play said the ten.

So they played all day

in their cozy wee den.