This old man, he plays One.
He plays nick-nack on my thumb *
With a nick-nack paddy-whack
Give the dog a bone
this old man goes rolling home.

This old man, he plays Two.
He plays nick-nack on my shoe *.

This old man, he plays Three.
He plays nick-nack on my knee *.

This old man, he plays Four.
He plays nick-nack on my door *.

This old man, he plays Five.
He plays nick-nack on my hive *.

This old man, he plays Six.
He plays nick-nack on my sticks *

This old man, he plays Seven.
He plays nick-nack on my Heaven *

This old man, he plays Eight.
He plays nick-nack on my gate *

This old man, he plays Nine
He plays nick-nack on my twine

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This old man, he plays Ten
He plays nick-nack on my friends *

This old man, he plays Eleven
He plays nick-nack four and seven *

This old man, he plays Twelve
He plays nick-nack by himself *

This old man, he plays Teens
He plays nick-nack with string beans *

This old man, he plays Twenty
He plays nick-nack on my pennies *