Cock A Doodle Do!

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Cock a doodle do!
My dame has lost her shoe,
My master's lost his fiddling stick,
And knows not what to do.

Cock a doodle do!
What is my dame to do?
Till master's found his fiddling stick,
She'll dance without her shoe.

Cock a doodle do!
My dame has found her shoe,
And master's found his fiddling stick,
Sing cock a doodle do!

Cock a doodle do!
My dame will dance with you,
While master fiddles his fiddling stick,
And knows not what to do.

Ку-ку-ка-реку!
Мадам потеряла туфлю,
А босс потерял смычок,
Не знает, что делать ему!

Ку-ку-ка-реку!
Не удивлюсь ничему!
Пока он ищет свой смычок,
Танцует она без туфли.

Ку-ку-ка-реку!
Мадам нашла туфлю,
А босс нашёл смычок,
Поём все "ку-ка-реку"!

Ку-ку-ка-реку!
Любой приглашает даму,
Пока хозяин махает смычком,
Не знает, что делать ему!

Test Yourself

1 What has the dame lost?

My dame has lost her fiddle.
The dame has lost her shoe.
My dame has lost her fiddling stick.

2 Did the master find his fiddling (violin) stick?

No the master didn't find his fiddling stick.
Yes, the master did find his fiddle stick.
Yes, he did find his dame's shoe.

3 Who found the shoe?

The shoe couldn't be found.
My master found the shoe.
My dame found the shoe.

4 What bird cries, "cock-a-doodle-doo"?

A hen?
A duck?
A cock?