DID YOU FEED MY COW?
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Did you feed my cow? ... Yes Ma'am.
Can you tell me how? ... Yes Ma'am.
What did you feed her? ... Corn and hay.
What did you feed her? ... Corn and hay.
Did you milk her good? ... Yes Ma'am.
you milk her like you should? Yes Ma'am.
How did you milk her? ... Squish, squish, squish.
How did you milk her? ... Squish, squish, squish.
Did my cow give milk? ... Yes Ma'am.
was it smooth as silk? ... Yes Ma'am.
How did it taste? ... Mmm Mmm Mmm good!
How did it taste? ... Mmm Mmm Mmm good!
Did my cow want to play? ... Yes Ma'am.
Did my cow run away? ... Yes Ma'am.
How did she run? ... Clop, clop, clop.
How did she run? ... Clop, clop, clop.
Did my cow get sick? ... Yes Ma'am.
Was she covered with ticks? ... Yes Ma'am.
How did she Die? ... Ugh, ugh, ugh!
How did she Die? ... Ugh, ugh, ugh!
Did the buzzards come? ... Yes Ma'am.
Did the buzzards come? ... Yes Ma'am.
How did she come? ... Flop, flop, flop.
How did she come? ... Flop, flop, flop.
...and that's the end of the poor old cow.
Thanks to Ella Jenkins for this version of the song.
There are many variations of this old tune. Here is one by John Yeiser and the Kids:
Make up your own answers.
Did you go to the party?
...Have fun at the party?
Who did you see ...
Who did you see ...
Did you play any games?
Do you remember the names?
What did you play?
What did you play?
Did you have a treat?
...like something to eat?
What did you eat?
How did you eat it?
Did you stop to think?
...that you need a drink?
What did you drink?
How did you drink it?
Did you eat too much?
did you drink too fast?
How did you feel?
How did you feel?
Did your Momma have to come?
Did your Momma come? 
How did she come?
How did she come?
Make your own song using the "call answer" form of Did You Feed My Cow. Make it a story song with a beginning, a middle and an end.
This is an example by Madison School first graders:
Did you go to the zoo? ... Yes Ma'am.
Did the monkey say Boo? ... Yes Ma'am.
What did it do? ... Scratch, scratch, scratch.
What did it do? ... Scratch, scratch, scratch.
Did you see a bear? ... Yes Ma'am.
...all covered with hair? ... Yes Ma'am.
What did he say? ... Grrrrr!
What did he say? ... Grrrrr!
Did you have to go Home? ... Yes Ma'am.
when it was time to go home? ... Yes Ma'am.
How did you go? ... Tramp, tramp, tramp.
How did you go? ... Tramp, tramp, tramp.
This is an old clapping game from the Georgia Sea Islands taught by Bessie Jones:
Little girl, little boy Yes ma'am.
Did you go downtown? Yes ma'am.
Well did you get any eggs? Yes ma'am.
Well did you bring them home? Yes ma'am.
Well did you put them in the bread? Yes ma'am.
Well did you save me mine? Yes ma'am.
Ready let's go.
Shoo turkey shoo. ... Shoo, shoo.
Shoo turkey shoo. ... Shoo, shoo.
From STEP IT DOWN, by Bessie Jones and Bess Hawes,
1972, Harper and Row, NY.
John-patrick Yeiser 
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