All Info About Nursery Rhymes
One two, Buckle my shoe
One two,
Buckle my shoe;
Three, four,
Shut the door;
Five, six,
Pick up sticks;
Seven, eight,
Lay them straight;
Nine, ten,
A big fat hen;
Eleven, twelve,
Dig and delve;
Thirteen, fourteen,
Maids a-courting;
Fifteen, sixteen,
Maids in the kitchen;
Seventeen, eighteen,
Maids in waiting;
Nineteen, twenty,
My plate's empty.
Buckle my shoe;
Three, four,
Shut the door;
Five, six,
Pick up sticks;
Seven, eight,
Lay them straight;
Nine, ten,
A big fat hen;
Eleven, twelve,
Dig and delve;
Thirteen, fourteen,
Maids a-courting;
Fifteen, sixteen,
Maids in the kitchen;
Seventeen, eighteen,
Maids in waiting;
Nineteen, twenty,
My plate's empty.
Origin
This counting rhyme can be traced back as far as 1780 in Wrentham, Mass.
Different versions of it can be found in Germany, France, Holland and Turkey.
It has been used by generations of children as an aid to counting and may even have once gone up to number thirty.
Different versions of it can be found in Germany, France, Holland and Turkey.
It has been used by generations of children as an aid to counting and may even have once gone up to number thirty.