This Old Man

This old man, he played one,
He played knick-knack on my thumb. (on a drum, on my tongue)
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. (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. (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. (on my knife, on the drive, making a dive, on my thigh, way up high)
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. (on my oven, down in Devon)
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. (on my plate, on my pate)
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. (in a line)
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. (home again, on my pen, on my shin, on my hen, now and then)
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,

Give a dog a bone,

This old man came rolling home.