Over in the meadow in the sand and the sun
Lived an old mother turtle and her little turtle one
Dig said the mother, I dig said the one
So they dug and were glad in the sand and the sun

Over in the meadow where the tall grass grew
Lived an old daddy red fox and his little foxes two
Run said the daddy, we run said the two
So they ran and were glad where the tall grass grew

Over in the meadow in a nest in a tree
Live an old mother robin and her little birdies three
Sing said the mother, we sing said the three
So they sang and were glad in the nest in the tree

Over in the meadow in a tall sycamore
Lived an old daddy chipmunk and his little chipmunks four
Play said the daddy, we play said the four
So they played and were glad in the tall sycamore

Over in the meadow in a new little hive
Lived an old mother queen bee and her honey bees five
Humm said the mother, we humm said the five
So they hummed and were glad in the new little hive

Over in the meadow in a dam built of sticks
Live an old daddy beaver and his little beavers six
Build said the daddy, we build said the six
So they built and were glad in the dam build of sticks

Over in the meadow in a green, wet bog
Lived an old mother froggy and her seven pollywogs
Hop said the mother, we hop said the wogs
So they hopped and were glad in the green, wet bog

Over in the meadow as the day grew late
Lived an old daddy owl and his little owlets eight
Wink said the daddy, we wink said the eight
So they winked and were glad as the day grew late

Over in the meadow in a web in a pine
Lived an old mother spider and her little spiders nine
Spin said the mother, we spin said the nine
So they spun and were glad in the web in the pine

Over in the meadow in a warm little den
Lived an old daddy rabbit and his little bunnies ten
Hop said the daddy, we hop said the ten
So they hopped and were glad in the warm little den