When I was one I'd just begun the day I went to sea,
I climbed aboard a pirate's ship and the captain said to me,
"We're going this way, that way, forwards, backwards
- Over the deep blue sea -
Some chewing gum goes on my tongue
And that's the life for me."
Da da da da da dum.
Continue counting with verses such as the ones below or make up your own!
When I was two I lost my shoe ...
When I was three I bumped by knee ...
When I was four I shut the door ...
When I was five I learned to dive ...
When I was six I gathered sticks ...
When I was seven I came from Devon ...
When I was eight I was almost late ...
When I was nine I was feeling fine ...
When I was ten I started again ...
Variation:
When I was one I'd just begun over the deep blue sea.
I jumped aboard a pirate's ship and the captain said to me,
"We're going this way, that way, forwards, backwards
Over the deep blue sea.
Continue counting with verses such as the ones above or make up your own!
