This old man, he played one,
He played nick-nack on my thumb
With a nick-nack paddy whack1,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played two,
He played nick-nack on my shoe;
With a nick-nack paddy whack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played three,
He played nick-nack on my tree;
With a nick-nack paddy whack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played four,
He played nick-nack on my door;
With a nick-nack paddy whack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played five,
He played nick-nack on my hive;
With a nick-nack paddy whack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played six,
He played nick-nack on my sticks;
With a nick-nack paddy whack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played seven,
He played nick-nack up in Heaven;
With a nick-nack paddy whack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played eight,
He played nick-nack on my gate;
With a nick-nack paddy whack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.