“Cock a doodle doo” is part of an 18th century English language nursery rhyme. “No, but when you visit him, you should take some scrap paper for his kid to draw on. Oh, and some for the rooster as well. Because the cock’ll doodle too” is a pun that was posted on the newsgroup alt.fan.goons on August 26, 2003.
“Roosterffiti: cock’ll doodle too” was posted on Twitter on June 24, 2010. “Weasles at ease at easels, sables at tables tattoo; Hens’ll kill for pencils, and a cock’ll doodle too. (R. McGough)” was posted on Twitter on September 12, 2012.
A pun was posted on Reddit—Oneliners on January 16, 2018:
“Chickens like to draw, but a cock’ll doodle, too”
Wikipedia: Cock a doodle doo
“Cock a doodle doo” is a popular English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 17770.
Lyrics
The most common modern version is:
Cock a doodle do!
My dame has lost her shoe,
My master’s lost his fiddlestick,
And knows not what to do.
Google Groups: alt.fan.goons
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Anon.
8/26/03
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No, but when you visit him, you should take some scrap paper for his kid to draw on. Oh, and some for the rooster as well. Because the cock’ll doodle too.
Twitter
MarkShepard
@MarkShepard
@Croneandbearit ooo good one….roosterffiti: cock’ll doodle too…
6:54 PM - 24 Jun 2010
Twitter
Samuel P.J. Whitwell
@spjwhitwell
Replying to @OhLookBirdies
@OhLookBirdies Weasles at ease at easels, sables at tables tattoo; Hens’ll kill for pencils, and a cock’ll doodle too. (R. McGough)
10:29 AM - 12 Sep 2012
Reddit—Oneliners
Chickens like to draw, but a cock’ll doodle, too.
submitted January 16, 2018 by xurtian
Reddit—Clean Jokes
Chickens like to draw… (self.cleanjokes)
submitted January 16, 2018 by xurtian
...but a cock’ll doodle, too.
Twitter
Roberto Ferdenzi Ⓜ️ 🇮🇹
@RobertoFerdenzi
Chickens like to draw, but a cock’ll doodle, too.
8:31 AM - 16 Jan 2018
Twitter
JokeFarm
@_JokeFarm
Chickens like to draw, but a cock’ll doodle, too. #joke #jokes
9:35 AM - 16 Jan 2018
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