for videos and activities. Looking for lyrics. Turn on closed captions to sing along. Big thanks to all of our fans out there, big and small. Traditional. Arranged and adapted by Sockeye Media LLC © 2015. All rights reserved. Lyrics:. The farmer in the dell,. The farmer in the dell. |--| Hi-ho the derry oh,. The farmer in the dell. The farmer takes a wife. |--| The farmer takes a wife. |--| Hi-ho the derry oh,. The farmer takes a wife. The wife takes a dog. |--| The wife takes a dog. |--| Hi-ho the derry oh,. The wife takes a dog. The dog takes a cat. |--| The dog takes a cat. |--| Hi-ho the derry oh,. The dog takes a cat. The cat takes a rat. |--| The cat takes a rat. |--| Hi-ho the derry oh,. The cat takes a rat. The rat takes the cheese. |--| The rat takes the cheese. |--| Hi-ho the derry oh,. The rat takes the cheese. The cheese stands alone. |--| The cheese stands alone. |--| Hi-ho the derry oh,. The cheese stands alone. The farmer in the dell,. The farmer in the dell. |--| Hi-ho the derry oh,. The farmer in the dell..