The farmer in the dell.
The farmer in the dell.
Hi-ho, the derry-o!
The farmer in the dell.
The farmer takes a wife.
The farmer takes a wife.
Hi-ho, the derry-o!
The farmer takes a wife.
The wife takes a child.
The wife takes a child.
Hi-ho, the derry-o!
The wife takes a child.
The child takes a nurse.
The child takes a nurse.
Hi-ho, the derry-o!
The child takes a nurse.
The nurse takes a cow.
The nurse takes a cow.
Hi-ho, the derry-o!
The nurse takes a cow.
The cow takes a dog.
The cow takes a dog.
Hi-ho, the derry-o!
The cow takes a dog.
The dog takes a cat.
The dog takes a cat.
Hi-ho, the derry-o!
The dog takes a cat.
The cat takes the mouse.
The cat takes the mouse.
Hi-ho, the derry-o!
The cat takes the mouse.
The mouse takes the cheese.
The mouse takes the cheese.
Hi-ho, the derry-o!
The mouse takes the cheese.
The cheese stands alone.
The cheese stands alone.
Hi-ho, the derry-o!
The cheese stands alone.
Credits
Ririro is the in-house publishing name for Ririro.com, curating and presenting beloved nursery rhymes and children's verses for free online reading. "The Farmer in the Dell" is a traditional singing game rhyme with roots in 19th-century Europe, long used in schools and playgrounds as a participatory circle game where children act out each verse.
