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