Poetry
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe is an enduring Old English nursery rhyme, perfect for young children to learn how to count and rhyme! It is a popular clapping and jump rope song.
One, two,
Buckle my shoe;
Three, four,
Knock at the door;
Five, six,
Pick up sticks;
Seven, eight,
Lay them straight:
Nine, ten,
A big fat hen;
Eleven, twelve,
Dig and delve; [alt: “Who will delve?”]
Thirteen, fourteen,
Maids a-courting;
Fifteen, sixteen,
Maids in the kitchen; [alt: “Maids a-kissing;”]
Seventeen, eighteen,
Maids a-waiting
Nineteen, twenty,
That’s a-plenty.
