KNICK-KNACK, PADDY WHACK 
(Nursery Rhyme)


This old man, he played one,
He played knick-knack with his thumb,
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give the dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played two,
He played knick-knack with my shoe,
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give the dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played three,
He played knick-knack on my knee,
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give the dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played four,
He played knick-knack at my door,
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give the dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played five,
He played knick-knack on his hive,
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give the dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played six,
He played knick-knack with his sticks,
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give the dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played seven,
He played knick-knack with his pen,
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give the dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played eight,
He played knick-knack on my gate,
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give the dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played nine,
He played knick-knack, rise and shine,
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give the dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played ten,
He played knick-knack in my den,
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give the dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played eleven,
He played knick- knack up in heaven,
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give the dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played twelve,
He played knick-knack, dig and delve,
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give the dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.


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LA MARCHE DES GOSSES
(Knick-Knack, Paddy Whack)
Note: du film "L'auberge du 6e bonheur"
(Paroles: Fr: Boris Vian / Musique: Cecil J. Sharp, S. Baring Gould, Malcolm Arnold   1958)
Annie Cordy (Belgium)
autres interprètes: Yvette Giraud, Jean Paul Mauric, Les Compagnons de la Chanson, ..


1. Marche au pas, marche droit
Un tambour à tête de bois
Vas-y nick nack paddy whack et vas-y mon gars
Un tambour à tête de bois.

2. En chemin rencontra
Un second tambour du roi
Salut nick nack paddy whack et vas-y mon gars
Deux tambours ça marche au pas

3. Pas bien loin dans le bois
Un troisième les rattrapa
Ohé nick nack paddy whack et vas-y mon gars
Trois tambours qui marchent droit

4. Ils ont fait quatre pas
Quand un quatrième les voit
vas-y nick nack paddy whack et vas-y mon gars
Quatre tambours c'est mieux que trois

5. Cinq tambours ont bien le droit
De boire un coup chez le père François
Vas-y nick nack paddy whack et vas-y mon gars
Cinq tambours qu'est-ce que ça boit !

6. Six tambours sans fla-fla
Quittent leur habit de soldat
Vas-y nick nack paddy whack et vas-y mon gars
Six tambours et on remet ça.

7. Sept tambours à la fois
Tambourinent à tour de bras
Vas-y nick nack paddy whack et vas-y mon gars
Sept tambours c'est la nouba

8. Huit tambours, oh la la
Ont bu tout le vin d'Arbois
Vas-y nick nack paddy whack et vas-y mon gars
Huit tambours vont de guingois

9. Neuf tambours... mais je crois
Que neuf tambours ça suffira
Vas-y nick nack paddy whack et salut les gars
A bientôt on se reverra.