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Old MacDonald

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Information:
Elvis sang this children's song in his 1967 movie Double Trouble. Randy Starr provided the arrangement. Old MacDonald was recorded in June 1966, probably at Radio Recorders. In 1960 Frank Sinatra reached #25 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart with Ol' MacDonald (Capitol 4466) and Jesse Belvin and the Chargers barely made the chart (#95) in 1958. The lyrics vary from one version to another.

Several other nursery rhymes have been pop successes over the years. They include Ten Little Indians by the Beach Boys, Little Star by the Elegants (which was a number one hit), and Mary Had a Little Lamb by Paul MCCartney.

Lyrics:
 

Old MacDonald had a farm, ee-i-ee-i-o
And on that farm he had some chicks, ee-i-ee-i-o
With a cluck, cluck here, a cluck, cluck there, loud as they could be
And when those chicks got out of line, chicken fricassee
With a cluck, cluck here, a cluck, cluck there, loud as they could be
And when those chicks got out of line, chicken fricassee

Well, Old MacDonald had a farm, ee-i-ee-i-o
And on that farm he had some cows, ee-i-ee-i-o
With a moo, moo here, a moo, moo there, cattle everywhere
And when those cows got out of line, hamburger, medium rare
With a moo, moo here, a moo, moo there, cattle everywhere
And when those cows got out of line, hamburger, medium rare

Oh, well, Old MacDonald had a farm, ee-i-ee-i-o
And on that farm he had some pigs, ee-i-ee-i-o
With an oink, oink here, an oink, oink there, pigs everywhere in sight
And when those pigs got out of line, pork and beans at night
With an oink, oink here, an oink, oink there, pigs everywhere in sight
And when those pigs got out of line, pork and beans at night

Well I'm gonna have a farm some day, ee-i-e-i-o
And I'll do things McDonald’s way, ee-i-e-i-o
With a cluck, cluck here, a cluck, cluck there
A moo, moo here, a moo, moo there, an oink, oink here, an oink, oink there
And I can promise you if those animals ever get out of line
We'll have a mulligan stew, how about you?

Where it was released:

Released for the fist time on Double Trouble »

LPs/CDs:

- Double Trouble (1967) »

- Elvis Sings Hits from His Movies, Volume 1 (1972) »

- The Elvis Presley Collection (1976) »

- Elvis Sings for Children and Grownups, Too! (1978) »
– Pickwick Pack (1978) »

- Double Features: Spinout / Double Trouble (1994)

- Elvis Sings for Kids (2002)

- Double Trouble (2004) – FTD »

- Readymade Digs Elvis (2007)

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