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 Chorus