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This Old Man

thumbs

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.

 

shoe

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.

 

hive

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.

 

heaven

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.

 

autumn

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.