Chorus:
Ho, ro, the rattlin' bog 
The bog down in the valley-o 
Ho, ro, the rattlin' bog 
The bog down in the valley-o 
And in that bog there was a tree 
A rare tree and a rattlin' tree 
And the tree in the bog 
And the bog down in the valley-o 
Chorus 
And on that tree there was a limb 
A rare limb and a rattlin' limb 
And the limb on the tree 
And the tree in the bog 
And the bog down in the valley-o 
Chorus 
Now on that limb there was a branch 
A rare branch and a rattlin' branch 
And the branch on the limb 
And the limb on the tree 
And the tree in the bog 
And the bog down in the valley-o 
Chorus 
Now on that branch there was a twig 
A rare twig and a rattlin' twig 
And the twig on the branch 
And the branch on the limb 
And the limb on the tree 
And the tree in the bog 
And the bog down in the valley-o 
Chorus 
Now on that twig there was a nest 
A rare nest and a rattlin' nest 
And the nest on the twig 
And the twig on the branch 
And the branch on the limb 
And the limb on the tree 
And the tree in the bog 
And the bog down in the valley-o 
Chorus 
Now in that nest there was an egg 
A rare egg and a rattlin' egg 
And the egg in the nest 
And the nest on the twig 
And the twig on the branch 
And the branch on the limb 
And the limb on the tree 
And the tree in the bog 
And the bog down in the valley-o 
Chorus 
Now in that egg there was a bird 
A rare bird and a rattlin' bird 
And the bird on the egg 
And the egg in the nest 
And the nest on the twig 
And the twig on the branch 
And the branch on the limb 
And the limb on the tree 
And the tree in the bog 
And the bog down in the valley-o 
Chorus 
Now on that bird there was a feather 
A rare feather and a rattlin' feather 
And the feather on the bird 
And the bird on the egg 
And the egg in the nest 
And the nest on the twig 
And the twig on the branch 
And the branch on the limb 
And the limb on the tree 
And the tree in the bog 
And the bog down in the valley-o 
Chorus 
Now on that feather there was a flea 
A rare flea and a rattlin' flea 
And the flea on the feather 
And the feather on the bird 
And the bird on the egg 
And the egg in the nest 
And the nest on the twig 
And the twig on the branch 
And the branch on the limb 
And the limb in the tree 
And the tree in the bog 
And the bog down in the valley-o 
Chorus x6