How to get the Scarecrow Song in Ocarina of Time

Published Nov 10, 2026, 10:30 AM EST

The song allows you to summon a scarecrow to a set location, allowing you to use your Hookshot to jump over to it. Nifty!

Below, we explain how to unlock the Scarecrow Song in the Ocarina of Time remake.

How to unlock the Scarecrow Song in Zelda Ocarina of Time

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As young Link, talk to the scarecrows at Lake Hylia. They're right at the entrance on the farmed land. Pierre, the one closer to the entrance of the lake, will tell you to come up with a song yourself using your ocarina. Note that whatever you play here will become the Scarecrow Song. Feel free to be creative, but keep in mind that every time you play the Scarecrow Song, you'll have to watch Link play it out as you play it here. This means if you drag the song out to be very long, you'll get a long cutscene each time.

Memorize whatever you play here, take a screenshot of it, or write it down, as the game will not record it anywhere for you (yet). Talk to Bonooru, the second scarecrow, and play the song for him. He'll love it!

We kept our song pretty simple.Image: Nintendo EPD/Nintendo via Polygon

Now head to the Temple of Time after completing the Forest Temple, or by playing the Prelude of Light. Allow yourself to turn into adult Link by drawing out the Master Sword and return to Lake Hylia. You'll notice that Pierre isn't there anymore, but Bonooru is!

Talk to Bonooru, and he'll ask you to play the Scarecrow Song you wrote again. Play the song, he'll happily dance around, and a familiar face will pop out of the ground: Pierre! He'll be so thrilled with your playing that he'll note that if you see any hay flowing around in the wind, you can play the song, and he'll pop up for you there. The Scarecrow Song will also be saved in the top right slot when you press ZL with your ocarina out, so you don't have to memorize it anymore.

Notably, there's a place right in front of Bonooru that has this swirl, in front of the old fishing lodge. Feel free to test out your new song there. You can head up and earn the Golden Scale from the fishing lodge and reach other collectibles around Hyrule. There's also a swirling hay tornado on the roof of the laboratory, which will let you bypass the magic bean requirement to grab the Piece of Heart on top of the tower.

Image: Nintendo EPD/Nintendo via Polygon

If you forgot what song you taught the scarecrows as young Link, you can go back to Lake Hylia as a child and Bonooru will play it for you again.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake is a little bit different than the original game, so if you need guides to help you through, we don’t blame you. We have walkthroughs for all the dungeons, from the Deku Tree to Ganondorf's Castle. We also have guides for the sillier, in-between parts of the game, like when you have to find Richard (the dog) or Cuccos.

For those going for 100% completion, we also have guides on where to find every Piece of Heart, every Gold Skulltula token, and where to plant every Magic Bean.