Paul’s Little Hen

1. Paul's little hen flew away from the farmyard,
ran down the hillside and into the dale.
Paul hurried after but down in the brambles,
there sat a fox with a great bushy tail.

Cluck! Cluck! Cluck!
Cried the poor little creature.
Cluck! Cluck! Cluck!
But she cried in vain.
Paul made a spring but could not save her.
"Now I shall never dare go home again."


“Pål Sine Høner” – a well-known Norwegian folk song. Sally Rogers
recorded this in 1994 on dulcimer on “Laments and Dances – Music from
the Folk Traditions” by the Newman & Oltman guitar duo with Jay Ungar on violin. There’s also a nice recorder and guitar version with variations on YouTube listed as “Paul Let His Hens Flutter In The Garden.”