Chorus):
Rare bog, the rattlin' bog,
The bog down in the valley-oh,
Rare bog, the rattlin' bog,
The bog down in the valley-oh.
Now in the bog there was a tree,
A rare tree, a rattlin' tree;
The tree in the bog,
And the bog down in the valley-oh.
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Now on that tree there was a limb,
A rare limb, a rattlin' limb;
The limb on the tree,
And the tree in the bog,
And the bog down in the valley-oh.
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Now on that limb there was a branch...
A rare branch, a rattlin' branch;
The branch on the limb,
And the limb on the tree,
And the tree in the bog,
And the bog down in the valley-oh.
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(Verses continue in a like manner):
Now on that branch there was a twig...
Now on that twig there was a leaf...
Now on that leaf there was a nest...
Now in that nest there was a bird...
Now in that bird there was an egg...
Now in that egg there was a bird...
Now on that bird there was a wing...
Now on that wing there was a feather...
Now on that feather there was a flea...
Now on that flea there was a rash...
(Chorus)