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"The Farmer in the Dell" is a singing game, nursery rhyme and children's song. It probably originated in Germany, and was brought to North America by immigrants.〔I. Opie and P. Opie, ''The Singing Game'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1985), pp. 183-9.〕 From there it spread to many other nations and is popular in a number of languages. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 6306. ==Lyrics== Lyrics vary even within the same country. The following is a common version in the United States: :The farmer in the dell :The farmer in the dell :Heigh-ho, the derry-o :The farmer in the dell :The farmer takes a wife (2×) :Heigh-ho, the derry-o… :The farmer takes a wife :The wife takes the child (2×) :Heigh-ho, the derry-o… :The wife takes the child :The child takes the nurse (2×) :Heigh-ho, the derry-o… :The child takes the nurse :The nurse takes the cow (2×) :Heigh-ho, the derry-o… :The nurse takes the cow :The cow takes the dog (2×) :Heigh-ho, the derry-o… :The cow takes the dog :The dog takes the cat (2×) :Heigh-ho, the derry-o… :The dog takes the cat :The cat takes the mouse (or rat) (2×) :Heigh-ho, the derry-o… :The cat takes the mouse :The mouse (or rat) takes the cheese (2×) :Heigh-ho, the derry-o… :The mouse (or rat) takes the cheese :The cheese stands alone (2×) :Heigh-ho, the derry-o… :The cheese stands alone The UK variant has the nurse and the dog, it ends by patting the dog. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Farmer in the Dell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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