The farmer in the dell 
The farmer in the dell 
Hi-ho the dairy-o 
The farmer in the dell 

The farmer takes a wife 
The farmer takes a wife 
Hi-ho the dairy-o 
The farmer takes a wife 

Repeat with: 

Wife takes a child 
Child takes a dog 
Dog takes a cat 
Cat takes a rat 
Rat take the cheese 
Cheese stands alone 

Actions: The group stands in a circle, holding hands. A girl
designated as the
Farmer stands in the middle of the circle. By the end of the
first verse, she picks
someone in the circle to be the Wife. By the end of the second
verse, the Wife
must pick someone to come and be the Child. This repeats to the
end of the song.
When the Cheese is chosen, everyone else returns to the circle
except the Cheese,
who stands alone in the middle while the verse is sung.