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Rhymes for August'09

One Two buckle my shoe
(The 1,2,3 .... song)

One two buckle my shoe
Three, four, knock at the door
Five, six, pick up sticks
Seven, eight, lay them straight
Nine, ten, a big fat hen

Eleven, twelve, dig and delve
Thirteen, fourteen, maids a-courting
Fifteen, sixteen, maids in the kitchen
Seventeen, eighteen, maids in waiting
Nineteen, twenty, my plate's empty



The rhyme above is the modern version of many counting-out rhymes out there. The oldest was first recorded in Songs for the Nursery, published in London in 1805.



Created on 30th July 2009