Chorus:
Rare bog, a rattlin' bog, a bog down in the valley-o
Rare bog, a rattlin' bog, a bog down in the valley-o
On that bog there stands a tree
Rare tree, a rattlin' tree
Tree on the bog
And the bog down in the valley-o
Chorus
On that tree there was a branch
Rare branch, a rattlin' branch
Branch on the tree
And the tree on the bog
And the bog down in the valley-o
Chorus
On that branch there was a twig
Rare twig, a rattlin' twig
Twig on the branch
And the branch on the tree
And the tree on the bog
And the bog down in the valley-o
Chorus
On that twig there was a leaf
Rare leaf, a rattlin' leaf
Leaf on the twig
And the twig on the branch
And the branch on the tree
And the tree on the bog
And the bog down in the valley-o
Chorus
On that leaf there was a nest
Rare nest, a rattlin' nest
Nest on the leaf
And the leaf on the twig
And the twig on the branch
And the branch on the tree
And the tree on the bog
And the bog down in the valley-o
Chorus
On that nest there was an egg
Rare egg, a rattlin' egg
Egg on the nest
And the nest on the leaf
And the leaf on the twig
And the twig on the branch
And the branch on the tree
And the tree on the bog
And the bog down in the valley-o
Chorus
On that egg there was a bird
Rare bird, a rattlin' bird
Bird on the egg
And the egg on the nest
And the nest on the leaf
And the leaf on the twig
And the twig on the branch
And the branch on the tree
And the tree on the bog
And the bog down in the valley-o
Chorus
From that bird there falls a feather
Rare feather, a falling feather
Feather of the bird
And the bird on the egg
And the egg on the nest
And the nest on the leaf
And the leaf on the twig
And the twig on the branch
And the branch on the tree
And the tree on the bog
And the bog down in the valley-o
Chorus
From that feather was made a bed
Rare bed, a rattlin' bed
Bed from the feather
And the feather of the bird
And the bird on the egg
And the egg on the nest
And the nest on the leaf
And the leaf on the twig
And the twig on the branch
And the branch on the tree
And the tree on the bog
And the bog down in the valley-o
Chorus
On that bed there lies a maid
Rare maid, a rattlin' maid
Maid on the bed
And the bed from the feather
And the feather of the bird
And the bird on the egg
And the egg on the nest
And the nest on the leaf
And the leaf on the twig
And the twig on the branch
And the branch on the tree
And the tree on the bog
And the bog down in the valley-o
Chorus
On that maid there lies a lad
Rare lad, a rattlin' lad
Lad on the maid
And the maid on the bed
And the bed from the feather
And the feather of the bird
And the bird on the egg
And the egg on the nest
And the nest on the leaf
And the leaf on the twig
And the twig on the branch
And the branch on the tree
And the tree on the bog
And the bog down in the valley-o
Chorus
On that lad there was her dad
Rare dad, an angry dad
Dad on the lad
And the lad on the maid
And the maid on the bed
And the bed from the feather
And the feather of the bird
And the bird on the egg
And the egg on the nest
And the nest on the leaf
And the leaf on the twig
And the twig on the branch
And the branch on the tree
And the tree on the bog
And the bog down in the valley-o
Chorus
On her dad there was a gun
Rare gun, a rattlin' gun
Gun on the dad
And the dad on the lad
And the lad on the maid
And the maid on the bed
And the bed from the feather
And the feather of the bird
And the bird on the egg
And the egg on the nest
And the nest on the leaf
And the leaf on the twig
And the twig on the branch
And the branch on the tree
And the tree on the bog
And the bog down in the valley-o
Chorus
From the gun there was a shot
Rare shot, a rattlin' shot
Shot from the gun
And the gun on the dad
And the dad on the lad
And the lad on the maid
And the maid on the bed
And the bed from the feather
And the feather of the bird
And the bird on the egg
And the egg on the nest
And the nest on the leaf
And the leaf on the twig
And the twig on the branch
And the branch on the tree
And the tree on the bog
And the bog down in the valley-o
Chorus
From that shot there came a bullet
Rare bullet, a rattlin' bullet
Bullet from the shot
And the shot from the gun
And the gun on the dad
And the dad on the lad
And the lad on the maid
And the maid on the bed
And the bed from the feather
And the feather of the bird
And the bird on the egg
And the egg on the nest
And the nest on the leaf
And the leaf on the twig
And the twig on the branch
And the branch on the tree
And the tree on the bog
And the bog down in the valley-o
Chorus
Due to the bullet there was a corps
Rare corps, a rottin' corps
Corps from the bullet
And the bullet from the shot
And the shot from the gun
And the gun on the dad
And the dad on the lad
And the lad on the maid
And the maid on the bed
And the bed from the feather
And the feather of the bird
And the bird on the egg
And the egg on the nest
And the nest on the leaf
And the leaf on the twig
And the twig on the branch
And the branch on the tree
And the tree on the bog
And the bog down in the valley-o
Chorus
For the corps was made a grave
Rare grave, a rattlin' grave
Grave for the corps
And the corps from the bullet
And the bullet from the shot
And the shot from the gun
And the gun on the dad
And the dad on the lad
And the lad on the maid
And the maid on the bed
And the bed from the feather
And the feather of the bird
And the bird on the egg
And the egg on the nest
And the nest on the leaf
And the leaf on the twig
And the twig on the branch
And the branch on the tree
And the tree on the bog
And the bog down in the valley-o
Chorus
Oh that grave was in a bog
Rare bog, a rattlin' bog
In the bog down in the valley-o