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日本でもおなじみ邦題「ゆかいな牧場」の歌の絵本です。
欧米と日本の動物の鳴き声の違いがおもしろいですね。

　　　Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O
　※ And on this farm he had a dog, E-I-E-I-O
　　　With a bow-wow here,and a bow-wow there,
　　　 Here a bow, there a bow, everywhere a bow-wow;
　　　Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O

マクドナルド爺さんの農場で　イーアイイーアイオー
農場で飼ってた犬が　イーアイイーアイオー
こっちでバウワウ　そっちでバウワウ
ここバウ　そこバウ　どこでもバウワウ
マクドナルド爺さんの農場で　イーアイイーアイオー

※の動物と鳴き声が変わっていきます。
And on this farm he had some sheep, E-I-E-I-O
With a Baa,baa here　and a Baa,baa there,
Here a baa, there a baa, everywhere a Baa,baa　 ;

And on this farm he had some ducks E-I-E-I-O
With a quack-quack here, and a quack-quack there,
Here a quack, there a quack, everywhere a quack-quack;

And on this farm he had some pigs E-I-E-I-O
With a Grunt,grunt here, and quack-quack there,
Here a Grunt , there a Grunt, everywhere a Grunt,grunt ;

And on this farm he had some cows E-I-E-I-O
With a moo-moo here,and a moo-moo there,
Here a moo, there a moo, everywhere a moo-moo;

And on this farm he had a horse E-I-E-I-O
With a Whinny,whinny here,and a Whinny　whinny there,
Here a Whinny, there a Whinny, everywhere a Whinny　whinny ;