text: Oh once I had a little dog, his color it was brown
  I taught him for to whistle, to sing and dance and run
  His legs they were fourteen yards long, his ears so very wide
  Around the world in half a day, upon him I could ride
  Sing Tarry-O Day, Sing, Autumn to May
  Oh once I had a little frog, he wore a vest of red
  Hed lean upon his silver cane, a top hat on his head
  Hed speak of far off places, of things to see and do
  Of all the Kings and Queens hed met while sailing in a shoe
  Sing Tarry-O Day, Sing, Autumn to May
  Oh once I had a flock of sheep, they grazed upon a feather
  Id keep them in a music box from wind or rainy weather
  And every day the sun would shine, theyd fly all through the town
  To bring me back some golden rings, candy by the pound
  Sing Tarry-O Day, Sing, Autumn to May
  Oh once I had a downey swan, she was so very frail
  She sat upon an oyster shell and hatched me out a snail
  The snail had changed into a bird, the bird to butterfly
  And he who tells a bigger tale would have to tell a lie
  Sing Tarry-O Day, Sing, Autumn to May