The cat she went a-hunting and found the barn a-blazing
In fact [bad word] a-calling, a-calling, a-calling
Wake up farm boys! The barn is burning down!

The rats came out in their hundreds and the cat she caught a-plenty
She's got the artful dodger, the dodger, the dodger
She spied him in the burning hay the barn is burning down!
 [bad word] (after each verse):
And the cat she's got to hide herself behind the rat she's eating
So as not to show a smirk and maybe get a beating
The farmer slips on his dungarees and he falls down the stairs

The fire brigade [bad word] and frying chicken singing
And we'll be sitting on boiled eggs, on boiled eggs, on boiled eggs
So open the cage and hose us down we may get a dozen a day

The roof is starting to [bad word]  sparks fly up in the night sky
The dogs are wearing their tails down, their tails down, their tails down
The boys have made a chain in the yard and they're passing the pails along

The cat she went a-hunting and found the barn a-blazing
In fact [bad word] a-calling, a-calling, a-calling
Wake up farm boys! The barn is burning down!