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;
Thirteen, fourteen, maids a-courting;
Fifteen, sixteen, maids in the kitchen;
Seventeen, eighteen, maids in waiting;
Nineteen, twenty, my plate’s empty.
Credits
Ririro is the in-house editorial name for nursery rhymes and traditional verses shared on Ririro.com. One, Two, Buckle My Shoe is one of the oldest English counting rhymes on record, with printed versions traceable to as early as 1805 in the British publication Songs for the Nursery.
