This Old Man Song is a traditional nursery rhyme and was first published in the year 1906. It is considered to be one of the oldest songs which help the children in understanding the counting. This nursery rhyme has first appeared in the England in the early 20th century.

This amazing nursery rhyme was written by Roger Angell. The origin of this song is still unknown. Though this song has many versions, here is the most popular version for all the lovely readers. Enjoy and sing along!

This Old Man Song

this old man song

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This old man, he plays one

He plays knick-knack on my thumb

With a knick knack paddy wack

Give a dog a bone

This old man comes rolling home.

This old man, he plays two

He plays knick-knack on my shoe

With a knick knack paddy wack

Give a dog a bone

This old man comes rolling home.

This old man, he plays three

He plays knick-knack on my knee

With a knick knack paddy wack

Give a dog a bone

This old man comes rolling home.

This old man, he plays four

He plays knick-knack on my door

With a knick knack paddy wack

Give a dog a bone

This old man comes rolling home.

This old man, he plays five

Don’t play knick-knack on that hive

With a knick knack paddy wack

Give a dog a bone

This old man comes rolling home.

This old man, he plays six

He plays knick-knack on my sticks

With a knick knack paddy wack

Give a dog a bone

This old man comes rolling home.

This old man, he plays seven

He plays knick-knack up in heaven

With a knick knack paddy wack

Give a dog a bone

This old man comes rolling home.

This old man, he plays eight

He plays knick-knack on my gate

With a knick knack paddy wack

Give a dog a bone

This old man comes rolling home.

This old man, he plays nine

He plays knick-knack on my line

With a knick knack paddy wack

Give a dog a bone

This old man comes rolling home.

This old man, he plays ten

He plays knick-knack all over again

With a knick knack paddy wack

Give a dog a bone

This old man comes rolling home.

Summary:

This Old Man Song is a number poem for children. This is a poem about an old man who always meets a girl in the park near his home. The old man plays one with the little girl’s thumb. He gives the dog a bone and came back rolling home. The next time, the old man plays two with the little girl’s shoe and gives the dog a piece of bone and came back rolling home. Also, read The Farmer In The Dell.

Likewise, the old man sees the girl and plays three on the girl’s knee. He gives the dog a bone and came back rolling home. Next day, the old man plays four and taps on the little girl’s door. Soon, he gives the dog a bone and went back rolling home. When he played five, the girl tells him not to play with the hive. According to his schedule, he gives the dog a bone and went rolling home.

Later, when the old man plays six, he starts to play with the little girl’s sticks. On his way back, he gives the dog a bone and came back rolling home. The next day, the old man plays seven that too up in the heaven. As he is going back, he gives the dog the bone and went back top his home. When he plays eight, he plays knick-knack on her gate as she didn’t come that day. He meets the girl and gives the dog a bone and like always he came back rolling home.

When the old man plays nine, he plays on the line which the little girl has made in the park. He soon gives the dog a piece of bone and went back rolling home. As the old man plays ten, he plays knick-knack all over again and went rolling home. You may also like to read, Where Is Thumbkin.

Few words to learn after reading the poem:

Paddywhack: neck of sheep or cattle

Knick-knack: object with little value; practicing of tapping out a rhythm using spoons