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Before there was Farmville...

There was old MacDonald. For my toddler. The first Vim sing-a-long?

Start file
cows moo
horses neigh
ducks quack
geese honk
hens cluck
chicks peep
pigs oink
sheep baa
End file
Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.
And on that farm he had a cow, E I E I O.
With a moo, moo here and a moo, moo there.
Here a moo, there a moo, everywhere a moo, moo.
Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.

Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.
And on that farm he had a horse, E I E I O.
With a neigh, neigh here and a neigh, neigh there.
Here a neigh, there a neigh, everywhere a neigh, neigh.
Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.

Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.
And on that farm he had a duck, E I E I O.
With a quack, quack here and a quack, quack there.
Here a quack, there a quack, everywhere a quack, quack.
Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.

Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.
And on that farm he had a goose, E I E I O.
With a honk, honk here and a honk, honk there.
Here a honk, there a honk, everywhere a honk, honk.
Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.

Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.
And on that farm he had a hen, E I E I O.
With a cluck, cluck here and a cluck, cluck there.
Here a cluck, there a cluck, everywhere a cluck, cluck.
Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.

Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.
And on that farm he had a chick, E I E I O.
With a peep, peep here and a peep, peep there.
Here a peep, there a peep, everywhere a peep, peep.
Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.

Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.
And on that farm he had a pig, E I E I O.
With an oink, oink here and an oink, oink there.
Here an oink, there an oink, everywhere an oink, oink.
Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.

Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.
And on that farm he had a sheep, E I E I O.
With a baa, baa here and a baa, baa there.
Here a baa, there a baa, everywhere a baa, baa.
Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.

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< cows moo
< horses neigh
< ducks quack
< geese honk
< hens cluck
< chicks peep
< pigs oink
< sheep baa
---
> Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.
> And on that farm he had a cow, E I E I O.
> With a moo, moo here and a moo, moo there.
> Here a moo, there a moo, everywhere a moo, moo.
> Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.
> 
> Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.
> And on that farm he had a horse, E I E I O.
> With a neigh, neigh here and a neigh, neigh there.
> Here a neigh, there a neigh, everywhere a neigh, neigh.
> Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.
> 
> Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.
> And on that farm he had a duck, E I E I O.
> With a quack, quack here and a quack, quack there.
> Here a quack, there a quack, everywhere a quack, quack.
> Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.
> 
> Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.
> And on that farm he had a goose, E I E I O.
> With a honk, honk here and a honk, honk there.
> Here a honk, there a honk, everywhere a honk, honk.
> Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.
> 
> Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.
> And on that farm he had a hen, E I E I O.
> With a cluck, cluck here and a cluck, cluck there.
> Here a cluck, there a cluck, everywhere a cluck, cluck.
> Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.
> 
> Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.
> And on that farm he had a chick, E I E I O.
> With a peep, peep here and a peep, peep there.
> Here a peep, there a peep, everywhere a peep, peep.
> Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.
> 
> Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.
> And on that farm he had a pig, E I E I O.
> With an oink, oink here and an oink, oink there.
> Here an oink, there an oink, everywhere an oink, oink.
> Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.
> 
> Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.
> And on that farm he had a sheep, E I E I O.
> With a baa, baa here and a baa, baa there.
> Here a baa, there a baa, everywhere a baa, baa.
> Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.

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#27 dw jdder / @dwjdder - Score: 234 - 01/11/11 @ 08:13 
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#28 Mark Smith-Guerrero / @msmithgu - Score: 234 - 01/11/11 @ 09:15 
3jlrol.:%s/s / /<CR>ggqqceOld MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.<CR>And on that farm he had a <C-R>", E I E I O.<CR>With a <Esc>lyeA, <C-R>" here and a <C-R>", <C-R>" there.<CR>Here a <C-R>", there a <C-R>", everywhere a <C-R>", <C-R>".<CR><Esc>jq7@q:%s/a o/an o/g<CR>3kyy:%s/\n\n/\r<C-R>"\r/<CR>dk<CR>ZZ

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#29 Eivind Jahren / @HaskellElephant - Score: 239 - 02/02/11 @ 06:58 
3jlcwooses<Esc>Geas<Esc>:%s/\v(\w+)s (\w+)/And on that farm he had a \1, E I E I O.\rWith a \2, \2 here and a \2, \2 there.\rHere a \2, there a \2, everywhere a \2, \2.\r/g<CR><CR>ggOOld MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.<Esc>ddqqP4jPjjq7@qdd:%s/a o/an o/g<CR>ZZ

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#30 Karel Vervaeke / @karel1980 - Score: 244 - 01/11/11 @ 06:56 
qaIOld MacDonald had a farm<Esc>qqba, E I E I O.<CR><Esc>qqcexbdwiAnd on that farm he had a <C-R>"<BS><Esc>@bdwqqdIWith a <C-R>", <C-R>" here and a <C-R>", <C-R>" there.<CR>Here a <C-R>", there a <C-R>", everywhere a <C-R>", <C-R>".<CR><Esc>@a@bjqqe@a@b@c@dq6@edd:%s/gees/goose<CR>:%s/a o/an o/g<CR>:%s/hee/heep<CR>ZZ

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#31 Christopher Brew / @Seph1rothVII - Score: 247 - 01/11/12 @ 14:46 
qqOOld MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.<Esc>YjpkiAnd on that farm he had a <Esc>ea, E I E I O.<CR><Esc>ywiWith a <Esc>ea, <Esc>p2By2WA here and a <Esc>pa there.<CR>Here a <Esc>pbithere a <Esc>ea, everywhere a <Esc>pa.<Down><CR><Esc>jq7@qdd7k:s/a /an /g<CR>k:s/a /an /g<CR>k8ex6kex6khhx6khroh.6kex6klx6khhxZZ

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#32 Greg Belote / @gbelote - Score: 270 - 08/04/12 @ 07:02 
qave"bywVVve"cySOld MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.<CR>And on that farm he had a <C-R>b, E I E I O.<CR>With a <C-R>c, <C-R>c here and a <C-R>c, <C-R>c there.<CR>Here a <C-R>c, there a <C-R>c, everywhere a <C-R>c, <C-R>c.<CR>Old <C-X><C-L><CR><Esc>jq7@add6kV2k:s/o a/<BS><BS><BS><BS>a o/an o/g<CR>kk8ex6kex6khhx6khcc<Esc>u6lwwwwwwlRoo<Esc>6kex6klx6khhx:wq<CR>

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#33 無ん垢の叫び / @john_ababa - Score: 1754 - 02/26/12 @ 03:54 
cGOld MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.<CR>And on that farm he had a cow, E I E I O.<CR>With a moo, moo here and a moo, moo there.<CR>Here a moo, there a moo, everywhere a moo, moo.<CR>Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.<CR><CR>Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.<CR>And on that farm he had a horse, E I E I O.<CR>With a neigh, neigh here and a neigh, neigh there.<CR>Here a neigh, there a neigh, everywhere a neigh, neigh.<CR>Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.<CR><CR>Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.<CR>And on that farm he had a duck, E I E I O.<CR>With a quack, quack here and a quack, quack there.<CR>Here a quack, there a quack, everywhere a quack, quack.<CR>Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.<CR><CR>Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.<CR>And on that farm he had a goose, E I E I O.<CR>With a honk, honk here and a honk, honk there.<CR>Here a honk, there a honk, everywhere a honk, honk.<CR>Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.<CR><CR>Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.<CR>And on that farm he had a hen, E I E I O.<CR>With a cluck, cluck here and a cluck, cluck there.<CR>Here a cluck, there a cluck, everywhere a cluck, cluck.<CR>Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.<CR><CR>Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.<CR>And on that farm he had a chick, E I E I O.<CR>With a peep, peep here and a peep, peep there.<CR>Here a peep, there a peep, everywhere a peep, peep.<CR>Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.<CR><CR>Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.<CR>And on that farm he had a pig, E I E I O.<CR>With an oink, oink here and an oink, oink there.<CR>Here an oink, there an oink, everywhere an oink, oink.<CR>Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.<CR><CR>Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.<CR>And on that farm he had a sheep, E I E I O.<CR>With a baa, baa here and a baa, baa there.<CR>Here a baa, there a baa, everywhere a baa, baa.<CR>Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.<Esc><Esc>ZZ

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