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Key: C

Genre: Children

Harp Type: Diatonic

Skill: Beginner

This Old Man

6 5 6 6 5 6
This old man, he played ONE

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He played nick nack on my THUMB

5 -5 6 4 4 4 4
With a nick nack, paddy wack

4 -4 5 -5 6
Give your dog a bone,

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This old man came rolling home.

Other stanzas: TWO – SHOE
THREE – KNEE
FOUR – DOOR
FIVE – HIVE
SIX – STICKS
SEVEN – HEAVEN
EIGHT – GATE
NINE – SPINE
TEN – ONCE AGAIN

Lyrics

This old man, he played one,
He played knick-knack on my thumb;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played two,
He played knick-knack on my shoe;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played three,
He played knick-knack on my knee;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played four,
He played knick-knack on my door;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played five,
He played knick-knack on my hive;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played six,
He played knick-knack on my sticks;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played seven,
He played knick-knack up in Heaven;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played eight,
He played knick-knack on my gate;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played nine,
He played knick-knack on my spine;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played ten,
He played knick-knack once again;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.