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🐭 🎶 Nursery Rhymes

Hickory Dickory Dock

📅 Published 1744✍️ Traditional English🎼 Multiple Verses

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Full Lyrics

Verse 1 — One O'Clock

Hickory, dickory, dock,
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck one,
The mouse ran down,
Hickory, dickory, dock.

Verse 2 — Two O'Clock

Hickory, dickory, dock,
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck two,
The mouse said "Boo!"
Hickory, dickory, dock.

Verse 3 — Three O'Clock

Hickory, dickory, dock,
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck three,
The mouse said "Whee!"
Hickory, dickory, dock.

Verse 4 — Four O'Clock

Hickory, dickory, dock,
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck four,
The mouse said "No more!"
Hickory, dickory, dock.

Verse 5 — Five O'Clock

Hickory, dickory, dock,
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck five,
The mouse took a dive,
Hickory, dickory, dock.

Verse 6 — Six O'Clock

Hickory, dickory, dock,
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck six,
The mouse did tricks,
Hickory, dickory, dock.

About This Song

"Hickory Dickory Dock" is one of the oldest English nursery rhymes, first appearing in print in 1744 in Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book. The original rhyme consisted only of the first verse about a mouse running up and down a clock when it strikes one.

The phrase "hickory dickory dock" is thought to be onomatopoeia, mimicking the sound of a ticking grandfather clock. Some historians believe it may derive from an old Celtic shepherds' counting system used in parts of England.

The extended counting versions have become popular in modern times as an excellent way to teach children about numbers and telling time. Each verse introduces a new hour and a fun rhyming action!