Cock, Cock, Cock, Cock, I've Laid an Egg Lyrics
The hen has laid an egg and wants a reward: a pair of shoes. The rooster has searched every shop in town, and none of them fit a chicken's foot.
Cock, Cock, Cock, Cock, I've Laid an Egg
"Cock, cock, cock, cock,
I've laid an egg,
Am I to gang ba-are-foot?"
"Hen, hen, hen, hen,
I've been up and down
To every shop in town,
And cannot find a shoe
To fit your foot,
If I'd crow my hea-art out."
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- Type
- Animal Rhymes
- Tune
- Spoken or sung
- Best for ages
- 2 to 6 years
What Does Cock, Cock, Cock, Cock, I've Laid an Egg Mean?
The hen clucks "cock, cock, cock, cock" after laying her egg and asks whether she must still go barefoot. The rooster answers that he has been to every shop and cannot find a shoe to fit her, even if he crowed his heart out. "Gang" is an old word for go, and the stretched words "ba-are-foot" and "hea-art" copy the way chickens and roosters drag out their calls.
History and Origin
This version comes from Eulalie Osgood Grover's Mother Goose (1915). Rhymes that turn a hen's clucking into words are very old, and anyone who has kept chickens knows the loud cackle a hen makes after laying.
Learning Activities
- Hen voices: cluck the hen's line and crow the rooster's.
- Shoe shop: try to find a toy shoe that fits a toy chicken.
- Egg facts: look at a real egg and talk about where it comes from.