The Barn Dance - Tom T. Hall

One night as I was sleeping

Something awakened me

There was a light on in my barn

So I went down to see

I peeked through the big ole crack in the door

And what do you think I saw

The animals were havin' a barn dance

Right in the horse’s stall

And there was the chicken doin' the chicken reel

And the muskrat rambled on

The old cow did the cow-cow boogie

And the rooster crowed a song

A mouse came out of his hidin' place

And he danced on one leg

The old hen got so tickled

That she almost laid an egg

They were all dressed up for the barn dance

It made me want to laugh

The rabbit wore a big bow tie

And the pig was a looking in the looking glass

And the goose danced with the gander

'Til the old goat butted in

The horse was horsin' around a lot

Till the mare got mad at him