Classic nursery rhyme Old MacDonald’s Farm has been rebooted to feature a female farmer, drones and urban slang
The kid’s classic has been updated to reflect modern farming’s use of machinery
CHILDREN’S nursery rhyme Old MacDonald’s Farm has been controversially put out to grass.
The kid’s classic has been updated to reflect modern farming’s use of machinery – and boldly ditches references to animals.
Instead it features a “young” female farmer who uses drones to keep an eagle-eye on her fields from the air.
The’E-I-E-I-O’ has even been swapped for a new urban chorus of “yo, yo, yo, yo, yo”.
Youngsters are now learning: “Young MacDonald had a farm, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo!
“And on that farm she had a drone, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo.
“She flew it here, she flew it there. Checked the farm from in the air.
“Young MacDonald had a farm, whirr, whirr, whirr, whirr, whirr!”
The new song has been penned by campaigners Linking Environment and Farming (LEAF).
The group reckons the original version gives an outdated view on farming in Britain.