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 he d lean upon his silver cane a top hat on his head he d speak of far off places of things to see and do and all the kings and queens he d 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 i d keep them in a music box from wind or rainy weather and every day the sun would shine they d 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