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...