Once I Caught a Fish Alive

One, two, three, four, five.
Once I caught a fish alive.
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
Then I let him go again.
Why did you let him go?
Because he bit my finger so!
Which little finger did he bite?
This little finger on the right.

Fish and Hugs
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, I caught a fish alive
(clap hands around child, hug on “alive”)
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, I let him go again.
(clap hands around child, then open arms)

Counting Rhyme
One, two, three, four and five (bend fingers down, 1 at a time)
I caught a fish alive.
Six, seven, eight, nine and ten (hold fingers up again, 1 at a time)
I let it go again.