23 July 2020

The Spiral Way : 1 to 10 (repeat)


Further to the earlier pangrams, this endless round we learned when young.


 
 This old man, he played one,
 He played knick-knack on my drum;
 With a knick-knack paddywhack,
 Give the dog a bone,
 This old man came rolling home.

  

Yosa Buson (1716-1784)  
 This old man, he played two,
 He played knick-knack on my shoe;
 With a knick-knack paddywhack,
 Give the dog a bone,
 This old man came rolling home.

 This old man, he played three,
 He played knick-knack on my knee;
 With a knick-knack paddywhack,
 Give the dog a bone,
 This old man came rolling home.

 This old man, he played four,
 He played knick-knack on my door;
 With a knick-knack paddywhack,
 Give the dog a bone,
 This old man came rolling home.

 This old man, he played five,
 He played knick-knack on my hive;
 With a knick-knack paddywhack,
 Give the dog a bone,
 This old man came rolling home.

 This old man, he played six,
 He played knick-knack with my sticks;
 With a knick-knack paddywhack,
 Give the dog a bone,
 This old man came rolling home.

 This old man, he played seven,
 He played knick-knack up in heaven;
 With a knick-knack paddywhack,
 Give the dog a bone,
 This old man came rolling home.

 This old man, he played eight,
 He played knick-knack on my gate;
 Give the dog a bone,
 This old man came rolling home.

 This old man, he played nine,
 He played knick-knack on my spine;
 With a knick-knack paddywhack,
 Give the dog a bone,
 This old man came rolling home.

 This old man, he played ten,
 He played knick-knack once again;
 With a knick-knack paddywhack,
 Give the dog a bone,
 This old man came rolling home.



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