| This old man, he plays one | 
| He plays knick knack on my thumb | 
| With a knick knack paddy wack | 
| Give a dog a bone | 
| This old man came rolling home | 
| This old man, he plays two | 
| He plays knick knack on my shoe | 
| With a knick knack paddy wack | 
| Give a dog a bone | 
| This old man comes rolling home | 
| This old man, he plays three | 
| He plays knick knack on my knee | 
| With a knick knack paddy wack | 
| Give a dog a bone | 
| This old man comes rolling home | 
| This old man, he plays four | 
| He plays knick knack on my door | 
| With a knick knack paddy wack | 
| Give a dog a bone | 
| This old man comes rolling home | 
| This old man, he plays five | 
| Don’t play knick knack on that hive | 
| With a knick knack paddy wack | 
| Give a dog a bone | 
| This old man comes rolling home | 
| This old man, he plays six | 
| He plays knick knack on my sticks | 
| With a knick knack paddy wack | 
| Give a dog a bone | 
| This old man comes rolling home | 
| This old man, he plays seven | 
| He plays knick knack up in heaven | 
| With a knick knack paddy wack | 
| Give a dog a bone | 
| This old man comes rolling home | 
| This old man, he plays eight | 
| He plays knick knack on my gate | 
| With a knick knack paddy wack | 
| Give a dog a bone | 
| This old man comes rolling home | 
| This old man, he played nine | 
| He played knick-knack on my spine | 
| Knick-knack paddywhack | 
| Give a dog a bone | 
| This old man came rolling home | 
| This old man, he played ten | 
| He played knick-knack once again | 
| Knick-knack paddywhack | 
| Give a dog a bone | 
| This old man came rolling home |