This song is performed on Fran Avni's Artichokes and Brussel Sprouts.

The little red hen was going for a walk
That’s when she saw some wheat near a rock
The little red hen was going for a walk
That’s when she saw some wheat near a rock

She picked it up, dusted it clean saying.
“This is even better than a lima bean.”

What I have to do to plant this thing
Is dig a hole as round as a ring

Drop it in, cover it up
Does anybody out there want to help me out?

The little duck said, “Not I quack, quack
The little pig said, “Not I oink, oink
The little cat said, “Not I meow, meow
So the little red hen said, “I’ll do it somehow.
She didn’t complain, and she didn’t moan
The little red hen did it all alone.

“It’s time to cut the wheat and take it to the mill
They’ll grind it into flour way up on the hill

Then carry it home, a sack or two
Does anybody out there want to help me out?

Refrain:
The little duck said, “Not I quack, quack
The little pig said, “Not I oink,
The little cat said, “Not I meow, meow
So the little red hen said, “I’ll do it somehow.
She didn’t complain, and she didn’t moan
The little red hen did it all alone.

“To bake some bread, an egg or two,
Use the flour from the wheat that we grew

Put it in the oven and wait till it’s done
Does anybody out there want to help me out?

Refrain:
The little duck said, “Not I quack, quack
The little pig said, “Not I oink, oink
The little cat said, “Not I meow, meow
So the little red hen said, “I’ll do it somehow.
She didn’t complain, and she didn’t moan
The little red hen did it all alone.

Now that the bread is ready to eat,
I’m glad that I found that little bit of wheat.

It’s time to sit down and enjoy this feast
Does anybody out there want to help me out?

Refrain:
The little duck said, I do quack,
The little pig said, “I do oink, oink
The little cat said, “I do meow, meow
But the little red hen said, “I’ll do it somehow.
She didn’t complain, and she didn’t moan
The little red hen ate it all alone.

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