Five Little Ducks | Lyrics

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History for 'Five Little Ducks'

Five Little Ducks is a traditional subtractive nursery rhyme used to teach early math skills. The tune used in the United States and United Kingdom is a standard folk melody that shares rhythmic similarities with other counting rhymes like Six Little Ducks and Five Little Speckled Frogs. Because of its repetitive structure, it is a favorite fingerplay song for music classrooms.

Lyrics for 'Five Little Ducks'

Five little ducks
Went out one day,
Over the hill and far away.
Mother duck said,
"Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But only four little ducks came back.

Four little ducks
Went out one day,
Over the hill and far away.
Mother duck said,
"Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But only three little ducks came back.

Three little ducks
Went out one day,
Over the hill and far away.
Mother duck said,
"Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But only two little ducks came back.

Two little ducks
Went out one day,
Over the hill and far away.
Mother duck said,
"Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But only one little duck came back.

One little duck
Went out one day,
Over the hill and far away.
Mother duck said,
"Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But none of the five little ducks came back.

Sad mother duck
Went out one day,
Over the hill and far away.
The sad mother duck said,
"Quack, quack, quack."
And all of the five little ducks came back.

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