I Bought Me A Cat History

I bought me a cat is the fifth and last song in aaron coplands old american songs set 1.

I bought me a cat history. The pig went oink oink and the cat went fiddle ee fee fiddle ee fee. I bought me a cat by by aaron copland bariton ethan mcwilliams piano natalia lauk. 544 set 2 the little horses lullaby zions walls revivalist song the golden willow tree anglo american ballad at the river ching a ring chaw minstrel song both sets are published by boosey hawkes. And the cat went fiddle ee fee fiddle ee fee i bought me a pig the pig pleased me i fed my pig under yonder tree.

Aaron copland song collection. Bought me a cat and the cat pleased me. The orchestral sets can also be transposed but are usually sung in their original keys by either a baritone or a mezzo soprano. Recorded at goranson hall isu fine arts jan 17 2015 camera sergey arutyunov.

Bought me a hen and the hen pleased me. Aaron copland included the song as i bought me a cat in his 1950 song cycle old american songs part i. Old american songs set 1 print vitals song text. I bought me a cat the cat pleased me i fed my cat under yonder tree and the cat went fiddley fee fiddley fee i bought me a hen the hen pleased me i fed my hen under yonder tree and the hen went chipsy chopsy the cat went fiddely fee fiddley fee i bought me a duck the duck pleased me.

I went to market the watersons green fields 1981 my cock crew con greaney traditional singer 1991. I fed my cat under yonder tree. The voice and piano versions are easily transposed to any register. I bought me a cat childrens song roud folk song index no.

Bought me a cat is a cumulative song about livestock originating in the british isles and also known in north america.