| 1 | The crowing of roosters at dawn heralded the break of day. | |
| 2 | From afar came the chimes of a bell announcing the break of day. | |
| 3 | Cock crows in the morn. To tell us to rise. | |
| 4 | The crowing of the cock is a herald of dawn. | |
| 5 | And softly sleep. Let Chanticleer announce the morn in vain! |