Over in the meadow
In the sand, in the sun
Lived an old mother tortoise
And her little tortoise one
"Dig!" said the mother
"I dig!" said the one
So he dug and was glad
In the sand, in the sun

Over in the meadow
Where the tall grass grew
Lived an old mother red fox
And her little foxes two
"Run!" said the mother
"We run!" said the two
So they ran and were glad
Where the tall grass grew

Over in the meadow
In a nest in a tree
Lived an old mother robin
And her little birdies three
"Sing!" said the mother
"We sing!" said the three
So they sang and were glad
In their nest in the tree

Over in the meadow
By a tall sycamore
Lived an old mother chipmunk
And her little chipmunks four
"Play!" said the mother
"We play!" said the four
So they played and were glad
By the tall sycamore

Over in the meadow
In a new little hive
Lived an old mother queen bee
And her honeybees five
"Hum!" said the mother
"We hum!" said the five
So they hummed and were glad
In their new little hive

Over in the meadow
In a dam built of sticks
Lived an old mother beaver
And her little beavers six
"Build!" said the mother
"We build!" said the six
So they built and were glad
In the dam built of sticks

Over in the meadow
In the green, wet bogs
Lived an old mother froggie
And her seven polliwogs
"Swim!" said the mother
"We swim!" said the wogs
So they swam and were glad
In the green, wet bogs

Over in the meadow
As the day grew late
Lived an old mother owl
And her little owls eight
"Wink!" said the mother
"We wink!" said the eight
So they winked and were glad
As the day grew late

Over in the meadow
In a web on the pine
Lived an old mother spider
And her little spiders nine
"Spin!" said the mother
"We spin!" said the nine
So they spun and were glad
In their web on the pine

Over in the meadow
In a warm little den
Lived an old mother rabbit
And her little bunnies ten
"Hop!" said the mother
"We hop!" said the ten
So they hopped and were glad
In their warm little den