Farmer Ken's Puzzle (song)

Farmer Ken's Puzzle is a song from Farmer Ken's Puzzle.

First Version
Ken: I am a farmer and my name is Ken.

Chorus: Farmer, name is Ken.

Ken: Got a cat, sack of seed, and a hungry hen.

Chorus: Cat, sack of seed, hungry hen.

Ken: Have to cross a River but what to do...

Do... Do... Do...

with a tiny little boat that will only hold two?

Chorus: Tiny little boat, only hold two.

Ken: I look at my cat and my seed and my hen.

Chorus: Cat, seed, hen.

Ken: Guess I'll have to take one and come back again.

Chorus: Guess I'll have to take one and come back again.

Ken: But who should go first? That is up to you!

You... You... You...

Who should go first? That is up to you!

Chorus: Who should go first? That is up to you!

Second Version
Ken: So I row across and I take the hen

I leave her there and go back again

Who should go next? I don't have a clue.

Chorus: Don't have a clue.

Who should go first? That is up to you!

Third Version
Ken: So I row across and I take the cat

The cat ate the hen and that is that!

Fourth Version
Ken: I row across and I take the cat

The hen eats the seed and that is that.

Fifth and Final Version
Ken: I row the hen to the other side.

Chorus: He rows the hen to the other side.

Ken: Who goes next? You must decide!

Chorus: Who goes next? You must decide!

Ken: I row across with my cat, and then,

Chorus: He rows across with his cat, and then...

Ken: ...I pick up the hen and go back again.

Chorus: He picks up the hen and go back again.

Ken: I pick up the seed, let off the hen,

Chorus: He picks up the seed, lets off the hen.

Ken: drop the seed with the cat, and row back again.

Chorus: Drops the seed with the cat and rows back again.

Ken: Take the hen where the seed and cat are found.

Chorus: Takes the hen where the seed and cat are found.

All: Now the hen, cat, and seed are on solid ground!