Musik: Traditional
Text: Traditional (Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes)
Text: Traditional (Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes)
- Hickory, dickory, dock,
the mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck one,
the mouse ran down!
Hickory, dickory, dock. - Hickory, dickory, dock,
the bird looked at the clock,
The clock struck two,
away she flew.
Hickory, dickory, dock. - Hickory, dickory, dock,
the dog barked at the clock,
The clock struck three,
fiddle-de-dee.
Hickory, dickory, dock. - Hickory, dickory, dock,
the bear slept by the clock,
The clock struck four,
he ran out the door.
Hickory, dickory, dock. - Hickory, dickory, dock,
the bee buzzed 'round the clock,
The clock struck five,
she went to her hive.
Hickory, dickory, dock. - Hickory, dickory, dock,
the hen pecked at the clock,
The clock struck six,
oh, fiddle-sticks.
Hickory, dickory, dock. - Hickory, dickory, dock,
the cat ran 'round the clock,
The clock struck seven,
she wanted to get 'em.
Hickory, dickory, dock. - Hickory, dickory, dock,
the horse jumped over the clock,
The clock struck eight,
he ate some cake.
Hickory, dickory, dock. - Hickory, dickory, dock,
the cow danced on the clock,
The clock struck nine,
she felt so fine.
Hickory, dickory, dock. - Hickory, dickory, dock,
the pig oinked at the clock,
The clock struck ten,
she did it again.
Hickory, dickory, dock. - Hickory, dickory, dock,
the duck quacked at the clock
The clock struck,
The duck said "oh heavens!"
Hickory, dickory, dock. - Hickory, dickory, dock,
the mouse ran up the clock
The clock struck noon
he's here too soon!
Hickory, dickory, dock.
Schlagworte: englisch, Geschichten, Kinderlied, Mother Goose
Es gibt einige Textvarianten, u. a. für die erste Textzeile
"Hickety, dickety, dock" oder
"Dickery, dickery, dock"
und auch für die vierte Textzeile
"And down he run" oder
"Down the mouse ran" oder
"The mouse was gone"
Ein weiterer Reim wird oft als zweite Strophe verwendet:
"Hickory, dickory, dare,
the pig flew up in the air.
The man in brown
soon brought him down.
Hickory, dickory, dare."
Genauso existiert auch eine Version, bei der immer die Maus die Hauptperson bleibt:
"... two, the mouse said 'Boo!'"
"... three, the mouse said 'Whee!'"
"... four, the mouse said 'More!'"
usw.