Counting

When I was one I sucked my thumb

When I was one I sucked my thumb,
The day I went to sea.
I jumped aboard a pirate ship,
And the captain said to me -

We're going this way, that way,
Forwards and backwards,
Over the Irish Sea,
We're going this way, that way,
Forwards and backwards,
That's the life for me!

When I was two I buckled my shoe,
The day I went to sea.
I jumped aboard a pirate ship,
And the captain said to me -

This old man

This old man, he played one,
He played knick knack on my thumb.
With a knick knack, paddy wack,
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 wack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played three,
He played knick knack on my knee.
With a knick knack, paddy wack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

One, two, buckle my shoe

One, two, buckle my shoe
Three, four, open the door
Five, six, pick up sticks
Seven, eight, lay them straight
Nine, ten, a good, fat hen
Eleven, twelve, dig and delve
Thirteen, fourteen, maids a-courting
Fifteen, sixteen, maids in the kitchen
Seventeen, eighteen, maids are waiting
Nineteen, twenty, my plate's empty.

The goats came marching

The goats came marching one by one, hurrah! Hurrah!
The goats came marching one by one, hurrah! Hurrah!
The goats came marching one by one,
The little one stopped...to bask in the sun.
Then they all came marching, over the rickety bridge.

The goats came marching two by two, hurrah! Hurrah!
The goats came marching two by two, hurrah! Hurrah!
The goats came marching two by two,
The little one stopped...to look at the view.
Then they all came marching, over the rickety bridge.

Five little ducks went swimming one day

Five little ducks went swimming one day,
Over the hill and far away.
Mamma duck said: 'Quack, quack, quack, quack!'
And only four little ducks came back.

Four little ducks went swimming one day,
Over the hill and far away.
Mamma duck said: 'Quack, quack, quack, quack!'
And only three little ducks came back.

Three little ducks went swimming one day,
Over the hill and far away.
Mamma duck said: 'Quack, quack, quack, quack!'
And only two little ducks came back.