Lyrics Tom T. Hall

Tom T. Hall

How To Talk To A Little Baby Goat

How do you talk to a little baby goat you can't go meow like a cat

When you go meow to a little baby goat he can't go meow right back

No you have to say baaa to a little baby goat you can't say hello like a man

You have to say baaa to a little baby goat that's all he understands

How do you talk to a little baby goat you can't go cackle like a hen

When you go cackle to a little baby goat it doesn't mean a thing to him

So you have to say baaa...

How do you talk to a little baby goat you can't go quack like a duck

When you go quack to a little baby goat it just doesn't mean very much

So you can't go meow cackle quack to a goat you can't say hello like a man

You can't go meow cackle quack to a goat remember you have to say baaa