Does Anyone Know the Song, “There were three little owls sitting in the barn inky dinky doo dum day”?
Tricia wrote:
Hi Lisa,
I am really hoping you can help me with this. I am looking for the lyrics to a children’s song. I know the song starts out like this…
“There were three little owls sitting in the barn inky dinky doo dum day”.
My grandfather has always sung that to us, and he is dying. He has sang it to my children, and I would love to teach them the song in full for them to sing to him. If you could help me I would so appreciate it. It is really important to me. Thank you in advance for any help you can offer.
Tricia
If anyone can help Tricia with her song, please comment below.
Thanks in advance.
Lisa
October 1st, 2008 at 6:55 pm
Jimmy Durante sang that song. NOt sure if you have found it by now!!
October 27th, 2008 at 7:26 pm
My great grandfather used to sing this to his kids and grandkids, and I sing it to my children today. Im sure the lyrics are wrong since it was passed through the years.
There were three little owls sitting the barn
inky dinky do dum day
and all they could do to keep there bodies warm
was inky dinky do dum day
they all began to sing, do wit do woo
im not going to sing much of this song to you
the only thing about it thats perfectly true
is…inky dinky do dum day…
My great grandparents were of scotch-irish descent
Hope this helps
Brooke
June 15th, 2009 at 5:11 pm
I think Brooke’s got the first verse. Then isn’t there a verse that goes
“and there were three little mice, sitting in the barn
singing
inky dinky do dum day”
somthing goes in here, and then
“and the three little owls, scooped up all the mice,
inky dinky do dum day”
anyone?
August 6th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
I heard my mother and several of her siblings singing this song from their childhood. I sing it now to my grandchildren. I remember it as: There were three little mice sitting in the barn inky dinky do dum day.
And they huddled up close so’s to keep each other wrm inky dinky do dum day.
There were three little owls sitting in the barn inky dinky do dum day.
And the practiced their song ’til the early morn inky dinky do dum day.
Now the song the owls sang sounded so nice, closer and closer crept the three little ice.
And the little owls gobbled them up in a trice inky dinky do dum day!