Dave Van Ronk — I Buyed Me a Little Dog

I buyed me a little dog His color, it was brown I taught him to whistle To sing, dance, and run His legs, they were fourteen yards long; his ears, they were broad Around the world in half a day, and on him I could ride Sing, "taddle-o-day" I buyed me a little bull About four inches high And everyone did fear him That ever did hear him cry When he begin to bellow it made such melodious sound That all the walls in London come tumbling to the ground Sing, "taddle-o-day" I buyed me a flock of sheep I thought they were all wеthers Sometimes thеy yielded fleece Sometimes they yielded feathers I think mine are the very best for yielding me increase For every full and change of the moon they yield both lambs and geese Sing, "taddle-o-day" I buyed me a little box About four acres square I filled it with silver And guineas oh so rare And now I'm bound for Turkey, and I'll travel like an ox In my breeches pocket, I'll carry my little box Sing, "taddle-o-day" I buyed me a little hen All speckled, brown, and fair I sat her on an oyster shell She hatched me out a hare The hare it sprang into a horse of fifteen hands full high And him that tells a bigger tale would have to tell a lie Sing, "taddle-o-day"