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 a big ole crack in the door and what do you think I saw The animals were havin' a barn dance right in the horses' stall And there was a chicken doing the chicken reel and the muskart rambled on The ole cow did a cow-cow boogie and the rooster crowed a song A mouse came out of his hidin' place and he danced on one leg The ole hen got so tickled that she almost laid an egg ( banjo - guitar ) They were all dressed up for the barn dance it made me want to laugh The rabbit wore a big bowtie and the pig was a lookin' in a lookin' glass And the goose danced with the gander 'til an old dog butted in The horse was horsing around a lot till the mare got mad at him And there was a chicken doing... And there was a chicken doing...