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Nick Nack Paddy Wack

[ Roud 3550 ; Ballad Index FSWB390C ; trad.]

Tim Hart sang Nick Nack Paddy Wack in 1981 on Tim Hart and Friends' album My Very Favourite Nursery Rhyme Record. This track was later included on their compilation CD Favourite Nursery Rhymes and Other Children's Songs.

Lyrics

This old man, he played one,
He played nick nack on my drum
With a nick nack paddy whack,
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 down in Devon,
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.

This old man, he played nine,
He played nick nack on my line,
With a nick nack paddy whack,
Give a dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played ten,
He played nick nack on my hen,
With a nick nack paddy whack,
Give a dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.