This Old Man

Traditional

  released on "For our children", Bob Dylan’s Garage Studio - January 1991  

This old man, he played one
He played knick-knack on my drum
With a knick-knack paddywhack
Give your dog a bone
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played two
He played knick-knack on my shoe
With a knick-knack paddywhack
Give your 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 paddywhack
Give your dog a bone
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played four
He played knick-knack on my door
With a knick-knack paddywhack
Give your dog a bone
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played five
He played knick-knack on my hive
With a knick-knack paddywhack
Give your dog a bone
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played six
He played knick-knack on my sticks
With a knick-knack paddywhack
Give your dog a bone
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played seven
He played knick-knack up to heaven
With a knick-knack paddywhack
Give your dog a bone
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played eight
He played knick-knack on my plate
With a knick-knack paddywhack
Give your dog a bone
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played nine
He played knick-knack on my spine
With a knick-knack paddywhack
Give your dog a bone
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played ten
He played knick-knack now an' then
With a knick-knack paddywhack
Give your dog a bone
This old man came rolling home.