There was a farmer who had a dog?

[Doctor Amadeus]

“There was a farmer who had a dog and Bingo was his name O.”

Was the dog named Bingo or was the farmer named Bingo?

I always assumed it was the Dogs name.


Anyone else ever stumped by something you always one way but might be wrong?

[Polyxo]

My life has been a lie.

[Biglog]

The modern version of it, not sure. Going back to the older versions of the song, it was quite a bit raunchier and less repetitive. Originally (1780) the line was "The farmer's dog lept over the stile, his name was little Bingo." Which is a lot clearer about who Bingo is. It gets better later in the original version, "The farmer loved a cup of ale, he called it rare good stingo" which must have been 1700's speak for enjoying a nice beverage. Like many old tunes, it might have started out more as a pub song than a kid's melody.

[Doctor Amadeus]

Yeah I’m aware there is google and a story behind it which is supposed to clear up the confusion. But honestly without that the song really doesn’t specifically say.

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My life has been a lie.

Lol

Well this isn’t new but it’s still kind of hilarious.


I’ve asked everyone i personally know also. It’s pretty funny the argument for either the dog, the farmer or I don’t know.


Also keep in mind if the dog has to be Bingo what’s the farmers name?

[Kaleredar]

It’s entirely presumable that bingo was the name of the dog. Especially given that bingo has never really been a human given name.

What’ll really cook your gourd is that Humpty Dumpty is never described as being an egg.

[Doctor Amadeus]

It’s entirely presumable that bingo was the name of the dog. Especially given that bingo has never really been a human given name.

What’ll really cook your gourd is that Humpty Dumpty is never described as being an egg.

Ohhhh! Good point, but damn is the lesson about depression hmmm?

[Evil Midnight Bomber]

It’s entirely presumable that bingo was the name of the dog. Especially given that bingo has never really been a human given name.

What’ll really cook your gourd is that Humpty Dumpty is never described as being an egg.

"X Æ A-12" has never really been a human given name either...

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Also keep in mind if the dog has to be Bingo what’s the farmers name?

"Old MacDonald"

[Nymrohd]

English doesn't have the most precise syntax

[Doctor Amadeus]

"Old MacDonald"

Different Farmer that was a farmer in EI EI O, this is B I N G O.

[Evil Midnight Bomber]

Different Farmer that was a farmer in EI EI O, this is B I N G O.

Who says it has to be a different farmer? Different song sure...but both are about a farmer and animals present on their farm. Are you telling me that Old MacDonald with his cows, ducks, and mice...couldn't also have a dog?

[Doctor Amadeus]

Who says it has to be a different farmer? Different song sure...but both are about a farmer and animals present on their farm. Are you telling me that Old MacDonald with his cows, ducks, and mice...couldn't also have a dog?

Fair assessment, evil but fair.


However where the fuck did the mouse come from?

Duck went quack, cow goes moo and sheep goes baa

What was the mouse or mice saying?

I don’t remember a mouse/ mice I’m also not sure the farmer would be pleased about a rodent infestation

[Evil Midnight Bomber]

Fair assessment, evil but fair.


However where the fuck did the mouse come from?

Duck went quack, cow goes moo and sheep goes baa

What was the mouse or mice saying?

I don’t remember a mouse/ mice I’m also not sure the farmer would be pleased about a rodent infestation

Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O
And on that farm he had a mouse, E-I-E-I-O
With a squeak-squeak here and a squeak-squeak there
Here a squeak, there a squeak, everywhere a squeak-squeak
Moo-moo here and a moo-moo there
Here a moo, there a moo, everywhere a moo-moo
Quack-quack here and a quack-quack there
Here a quack, there a quack, everywhere a quack-quack
Oink-oink here and a oink-oink there
Here a oink, there a oink, everywhere a oink-oink
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O

It's not an infestation though...apparently it's just the one mouse.

[qwerty123456]

There are lots of farmers who have dogs. Him having a dog would be completely useless information for the song if the rest of the song was talking about his name and not the dogs.

[schmonz]

I believe it is not farmers having dogs but dogs having farmers.

Think about it.