This Old Man
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This old man, he played one;
He played knick-knack on my thumb.
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give a dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played two;
He played knick-knack on my shoe.
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give a dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played three;
He played knick-knack on my knee. (or 'on my tree')
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give a dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played four;
He played knick-knack on my door. (or 'on the floor')
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give a dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played five;
He played knick-knack on my hive.
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give a dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played six;
He played knick-knack with some sticks.
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give a dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played seven;
He played knick-knack up in heaven.
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give a dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played eight;
He played knick-knack on my gate.
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give a dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played nine;
He played knick-knack on my spine.
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give a dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played ten;
He played knick-knack once again.
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give a dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played eleven;
He played knick-knack on the way to heaven.
With a knick-knack, paddy whack
Give a dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home
This old man, he played twelve;
He played knick-knack on my shelf.
With a knick-knack paddy whack
Give dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.
This old man,he played thirteen;
He played knick-knack on my curtain.
With a knick-knack paddy whack
Give a dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played fourteen;
He played knick-knack in the autumn.
With a knick-knack paddy whack;
Give a dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played fifteen,
He collects bronze coins marked 'Ich Dien'.
With a knick-knack paddy-whack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, ten add six,
He played knick-knack on my bricks,
With a knick-knack paddy-whack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, ten plus seven,
He played knick-knack on my bedding,
With a knick-knack paddy-whack
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, ten plus eight,
He played knick-knack on my slate,
With a knick-knack paddy-whack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, ten plus nine,
He played knick-knack on my twine.
With a knick-knack paddy-whack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, ten plus ten,
He played knick-knack once again.
With a knick-knack paddy-whack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
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