1) The farmer in the dell, the farmer in the dell,
Hi ho the dairy-o, the farmer in the
dell.
2) The farmer takes a wife, the farmer takes a wife,
Hi ho the dairy-o,
the farmer takes a wife.
3) The wife takes a child...
4) The child takes a friend...
5) The friend takes a dog...
6) The dog takes a cat...
7) The cat takes a rat...
8) The rat takes the cheese...
9) The cheese stands alone...