Hickory Dickory Dock facts for kids
Quick facts for kids "Hickory Dickory Dock" |
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Illustration by William Wallace Denslow, from a 1901 Mother Goose collection
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| Published | c. 1744 |
| Songwriter(s) | Unknown |
"Hickory Dickory Dock" or "Hickety Dickety Dock" is a popular English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 6489.
Lyrics and music
The most common modern version is:
Hickory, dickory, dock.
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck one,
The mouse ran down,
Hickory, dickory, dock.
Other variants include "down the mouse ran" or "down the mouse run" or "and down he ran" or "and down he run" in place of "the mouse ran down".
Score
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