Out in the country, out in the glen
Lived three little chicks and a little red hen
Close by the place where hen was at
Lived a chubby little pig and a duck and a cat
One day hen wanted food to eat
She looked on the ground finding lots of grains of wheat
She then decided to be fed
She'd plant a little wheat and make a little bread
Hen asked her neighbors talking real sweet
Does anybody here want to plant a little wheat?
“Not I,” said the pig, “Not I,” said the cat
“Not I,” said the duck with an eloquent quack.
The Red Hen said, “Then do it I can
I can do it myself, I know I really can.”
So she worked real hard for to plant each grain
Then looked around for water or a little bit of rain
Hen asked her neighbors talking real sweet
Does anybody here want to water all this wheat?
“Not I,” said the pig, “Not I,” said the cat
“Not I,” said the duck with an eloquent quack.
The Red Hen said “Then do it I can
I can do it myself, I know I really can.”
So she worked real hard then to water all the seeds
Then watched for the growth of the wheat and the weeds
Hen asked her neighbors talking real sweet
Does anybody here want to weed a little wheat?
“Not I,” said the pig, “Not I,” said the cat
“Not I,” said the duck with an eloquent quack.
The Red Hen said “Then do it I can
I can do it myself, I know I really can.”
So she worked real hard pulling weeds from her crop
Then saw that the wheat was ready to be chopped
Hen asked her neighbors talking real sweet
Does anybody here want to cut a little wheat?
“Not I,” said the pig, “Not I,” said the cat
“Not I,” said the duck with an eloquent quack.
The Red Hen said “Then do it I can
I can do it myself, I know I really can.”
So she worked real hard just to to cut it all down
And put it in a sack for the miller to be ground
Hen asked her neighbors talking real sweet
Does anybody here want to mill a little wheat?
“Not I,” said the pig, “Not I,” said the cat
“Not I,” said the duck with an eloquent quack.
The Red Hen said “Then do it I can
I can do it myself, I know I really can.”
So she ground all the flour really fine and real slow
And then it was time to press and knead the dough
Hen asked her neighbors with a certain glow
Does anybody here want to knead a little dough?
“Not I,” said the pig, “Not I,” said the cat
“Not I,” said the duck with an eloquent quack.
The Red Hen said “Then do it I can
I can do it myself, I know I really can.”
So she worked real hard with the dough to shape and make
Till she saw 'twas time that the bread should really bake.
Hen asked her neighbors with a certain glow
Does anybody here want to bake a little dough?
“Not I,” said the pig, “Not I,” said the cat
“Not I,” said the duck with an eloquent quack.
The Red Hen said “Then do it I can
I can do it myself, I know I really can.”
So she worked real hard with the fire to burn and heat
Till bread was baked and smelled good enough to eat
Hen asked her neighbors with a little dread
Does anybody here want to eat a little bread?
“I will,” said the pig, “I will,” said the cat
“I will,” said the duck with a vigorous quack.
“Oh no you won't, said the little red hen
I can eat this bread myself, I know I really can.
I worked real hard while you got were gettin' your kicks
Now I'll eat this bread all gone with all my chicks.”
