I need to acknowledge that my spouse and I have returned to this song to remind us of the combination of love, joy, humor, and intelligence that is required in our lovely permanent romance/marriage. We appreciate this song more than you’ll ever know.
When I was on staff at Scout camp, every camp session one of us would sing this song in the dining hall in front of all the campers. If we messed up we'd be thrown in the pool.
I remember singing this song in primary school, only about 7 or 8 years old & I loved it then! I still do, it's some party tune it get's the place ROCKING! Classic! And the bog down in the valley ho......... :-D
I was a senior I highschool when this version came out and my choir teacher was really into folk music and had not heard this version yet however most of my class had already: our town has an irish festival yearly (it’s called Dublin)(no not Ireland) we where gonna sing this in our show but the traditional version: I had lead so when it got time for the first squirrel of course I had to do it. Guess who was in the audience: mr Ogil himself: when I said squirrel and every one in on it jumped up to say no squirrels he shouted “HEY THATS MY LINE!” And everyone laughed so hard we had to start over.. worth going the tree minutes over XD
It's truly a shame. Though Darby's Beer Medley is the only MP3 I've ever paid for, and that alone is probably more than he'd ever get out of my listening on spotify. So hopefully it's working out in his benefit.
Took me forever to find this. I kept searching "squirrel song" and got no results.... clearly I was the stoopid dummy. This song is definitely NOT about a squirrel.
You have to list every added object. For example Connect limb to valley if you do everyone take a drink if you don't you take 2 drink. Every time a squirrel is mentioned you take 3 drinks.
There was a bog, a great bog, a rare bog, and rattling bog. And the bog down in the valley oh. Oh ho, the rattling bog, the bog down in the valley oh, oh ho the rattling bog, the bog down in the valley oh. In that bog there was a joke, a rare hole and a rattling hole. The hole in the bog, and the bog down in the valley oh. Oh ho the rattling bog, the bog down in the valley oh, oh ho the rattling bog, the bog down in the valley oh. Now in that hole there was a tree and rare tree and a rattling tree, the tree in the hole and the hole in the bog and the bog down in the valley oh. Oh ho the rattling bog, the bog down in the valley oh, oh ho the rattling bog, the bog down in the valley oh. Now on that tree there was a limb a rare limb and a rattling limb, the limb on the tree, the tree in the hole, the hole in the bog and the bog down in the valley oh. Oh ho the rattling bog, the bog down in the valley oh, oh ho the rattling bog, the bog down in the valley oh. Now on that limb there was a branch a rare branch and a rattling branch, the branch on the limb, the limb on the tree, the tree in the hole, and the hole in the bog, and the bog down in the valley oh. Oh ho the rattling bog, the bog down in the valley oh, oh ho the rattling bog, the bog down in the valley oh. Now on that branch there was a twig a rare twig and a rattling twig, the twig on the branch, the branch on the limb, the limb on the tree, the tree in the hole, and the hole in the bog and the bog down in the valley oh. Oh ho the rattling bog, the bog down in the valley oh, oh ho the rattling bog, the bog down in the valley oh. Now on that twig there was a nest a rare nest, and a rattling nest. The nest on the twig, the twig on the branch, the branch on the limb, and the limb on the tree, the tree in the hole, and the hole in the bog, and the bog down in the valley oh. Oh ho the rattling bog, the bog down in the valley oh, oh ho the rattling bog, the bog down in the valley oh. And in that nest there was a egg, a rare egg and a rattling egg. The egg in the nest, the nest on the twig, the twig on the branch, the branch on the limb, th limb on the tree, the tree in the hole, the hole in the bog, and the bog down in the valley oh. Oh ho the rattling bog, the bog down in the valley oh, oh ho the rattling bog, the bog down in the valley oh. And on that egg there was a bird a rare bird and a rattling bird. The bird on the egg, the egg on the nest, the nest on the twig, the twig on the branch, the branch on the limb, the limb on the tree, the tree in the hole, the hole in the bog and the bog down in the valley oh. Oh ho the rattling bog, the bog down in the valley oh, oh ho the rattling bog, the bog down in the valley oh. And on that bird there was a feather a rare feather and a rattling feather, the feather in the bird, the bird on the egg, the egg in the nest, the nest on the twig, the twig on the branch, the branch on the limb, the limb on the tree, the tree in the hole, and the hole in the bog, and the bog down in the valley oh. Oh ho the rattling bog, the bog down in the valley oh, oh ho the rattling bog, the bog down in the valley oh. Now on that feather there was a bug a rare bug and a rattling bug. The bug on the feather, the feather on the bird, the bird on the nest, the nest on the twig, the twig on the branch, the branch on the limb, the limb on the tree, the tree in the hole, the hole in the bog and the bog down in the valley oh. Oh ho the rattling bog, the bog down in the valley oh, oh ho the rattling bog, the bog down in the valley oh. And on that big there was a hair, a great hair, a rare hair, and a rattling hair. The hair on the bug, the bug on the feather, the feather on the bird, the bird on the egg, the egg in the nest, the nest on the twig, the twig on the branch, the branch on the limb, the limb on the tree, the tree in the hole, the hole in the bog, and the bog down in the valley oh. Oh ho the rattling bog, the bog down in the valley oh, oh ho the rattling bog, the bog down in the valley oh!
Those 69 dislikes were looking for a song about a squirrel. Joking aside, I remember singing this in elementary school choir. I must say, I like this version more.
