(Tom T. Hall)

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 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 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...