Number songs

Buckle My Shoe

1, 2, buckle my shoe,
2, 4, knock at the door,
5, 6, pick up sticks,
7, 8, lay them straight,
9, 10, begin again,
Begin again, and again, and again.
(Repeat ad infinitum)


Mary at the Cottage Door

1, 2, 3, 4, Mary at the cottage door,
5, 6, 7, 8, eating cherries off a plate.


Here is the Beehive

Here is the beehive,
But where are the bees?
Hiding inside where nobody sees.
Watch them creeping out of the hive,
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ……Buzzzzzzzzzz.


The Baker’s Shop

Five currant buns in the baker’s shop,
Big and round with a cherry on the top,
Along came _____ with a kroner one day,
Bought a currant bun and took it right away.

Four currant buns, etc.

One currant bun in the baker’s shop,
Big and round with a cherry on the top,
Along came ____ with a kroner one day,
Bought a currant bun and ate it right away.