Cock a Doodle Doo Lyrics
The rooster crows, the dame has lost her shoe, and the master cannot find his fiddlestick. Cock a Doodle Doo is a lively farmyard rhyme with a happy ending: she dances anyway.
Cock a Doodle Doo
Cock-a-doodle-do!
My dame has lost her shoe,
My master's lost his fiddle-stick
And knows not what to do.
The second verse
Cock-a-doodle-do!
What is my dame to do?
Till master finds his fiddle-stick,
She'll dance without her shoe.
Printed from https://nurseryrhymes.co/cock-a-doodle-doo/
- Type
- Animal Rhymes, Mother Goose
- Tune
- Traditional
- Best for ages
- 1 to 5 years
Hand Motions and Actions
| When you sing | Do this |
|---|---|
| Cock-a-doodle-do! | Flap your elbows and crow like a rooster. |
| My dame has lost her shoe | Hop on one foot, holding the other. |
| My master's lost his fiddle-stick | Look all around for a lost violin bow. |
| She'll dance without her shoe | Dance around in your socks. |
What Does Cock a Doodle Doo Mean?
A dame was the lady of the house and a fiddlestick is the bow used to play a violin. So the household is in a muddle: she has lost a shoe, he has lost the bow, and nobody knows what to do. The second verse solves it cheerfully. Until the bow turns up, she will just dance without her shoe.
History and Origin
The rooster's crow has been written "cock-a-doodle-doo" in English for hundreds of years, and this rhyme has been in Mother Goose books since at least the 1800s. Other languages hear the rooster differently: "kikeriki" in German and "cocorico" in French.
Learning Activities
- Animal sounds around the world: compare how roosters "say" it in different languages.
- Lost shoe hunt: hide one shoe and let your child find it before the dance.
- Morning song: use it as a wake-up song on school days.