This old man, he played one,
He played nick-nack on my drum.

(Chorus)
Nick-nack, paddy-wack, give the dog a bone,
This old man came roll-ing home.

This old man, he played two,
He played nick-nack on my shoe.

This old man, he played three,
He played nick-nack on my tree.

This old man, he played four,
He played nick-nack on my door.

This old man, he played five,
He played nick-nack on my hive.

This old man, he played six,
He played nick-nack on my sticks.

This old man, he played seven,
He played nick-nack off to Devon.

This old man, he played eight,
He played nick-nack on my gate.

This old man, he played nine,
He played nick-nack on my line.

This old man, he played ten,
He played nick-nack on my hen.

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Source: Singing Together, Autumn 1970, BBC Publications

Notes:
The booklet simply states:
3 tree,
4 door,
5 hive,
6 sticks,
7 Devon,
8 gate,
9 line,
10 hen.

'On my Devon' makes little sense, so I have altered the words to fit better.
I believe we used to sing 'up to Heaven'.


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