Over in the meadow in the sand, in the sun
Lived an old mother toadie and her little toadie one
"Wink", said the mother, "I wink", said the one
So they winked, and they blinked in the sand, in the sun
Over in the meadow where the stream runs blue
Lived an old mother fish and her little fishes two
"Swim", said the mother, "We swim", said the two
So they swam, and they leaped where the stream runs blue
Over in the meadow in a hole, in a tree
Lived an old mother bluebird and her little birdies three
"Sing", said the mother, "We sing", said the three
So they sang and were glad in a hole in the tree
Over in the meadow in the reeds on the shore
Lived an old mother muskrat and her little ratties four
"Dive", said the mother, "We dive", said the four
So they dived, and they burrowed in the reeds on the shore
Over in the meadow in a snug beehive
Lived a mother honey bee and her little bees five
"Buzz", said the mother, "We buzz", said the five
So they buzzed and they hummed in their snug beehive
Over in the meadow in a nest built of sticks
Lived a black mother crow and her little crows six
"Caw", said the mother, "We caw", said the six
So they cawed, and they called in their nest built of sticks
Over in the meadow where the grass is soft and even
Lived a gay mother cricket and her little crickets seven
"Chirp", said the mother, "We chirp", said the seven
So they chirped cheery notes in the grass soft and even
Over in the meadow by the old mossy gate
Lived a brown mother lizard and her little lizards eight
"Bask", said the mother, "We bask", said the eight
So they basked in the sun on the old mossy gate
Over in the meadow where the quiet pools shine
Lived a green mother frog and her little froggies nine
"Croak", said the mother, "We croak", said the nine
So they croaked, and they splashed where the quiet pool shine
Over in the meadow in a sly little den
Lived a gray mother spider and her little spiders ten
"Spin", said the mother, "We spin", said the ten
So they spun lacy webs in their sly little den