“One, Two, Buckle My Shoe”

Description

"One, two, buckle my shoe; Three, four, (open/shut) the door; Five, six, pick up sticks; Seven, eight, lay them straight...." And so forth, to ten or twenty or even beyond; there is naturally increasing variation as the numbers grow larger

References

  1. Opie-Oxford2 385, "One, two, Buckle my shoe" (1 text)
  2. Baring-Gould-MotherGoose #615, p. 246, "(One, two, buckly my shoe)"
  3. MHenry-Appalachians, pp. 239-240, (no title) (1 text)
  4. Roud #11284
  5. BI, BGMG615

About

Author: unknown
Earliest date: 1805 (Songs for the Nursery, according to Opie-Oxford2)
Keywords: nonballad