A classic nursery rhyme wording to
Knick Knack, Paddy Whack:
1
This old man, he played one,
He played knick knack with his thumb,
With a
Knick, knack, paddy whack,
Give the dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.
2
This old man, he played two,
He played knick knack with my shoe,
With a
Knick, knack, paddy whack,
Give the dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.
3
This old man, he played three,
He played knick knack on my knee,
With a
Knick, knack, paddy whack,
Give the dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.
4
This old man, he played four,
He played knick knack at my door,
With a
Knick, knack, paddy whack,
Give the dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.
5
This old man, he played five,
He played knick knack, jazz and jive,
With a
Knick, knack, paddy whack,
Give the dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.
6
This old man, he played six,
He played knick knack with his sticks,
With a
Knick, knack, paddy whack,
Give the dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.
7
This old man, he played seven,
He played knick knack with his pen,
With a
Knick, knack, paddy whack,
Give the dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.
8
This old man, he played eight,
He played knick knack on my gate,
With a
Knick, knack, paddy whack,
Give the dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.
9
This old man, he played nine,
He played knick knack, rise and shine,
With a
Knick, knack, paddy whack,
Give the dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.
10
This old man, he played ten,
He played knick knack in my den,
With a
Knick, knack, paddy whack,
Give the dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.
11
This old man, he played eleven,
He played knick knack up in heaven,
With a
Knick, knack, paddy whack,
Give the dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.
12
This old man, he played twelve,
He played knick knack, dig and delve,
With a
Knick, knack, paddy whack,
Give the dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.
Knick Knack, Paddy WhackThoughts
on the Knick Knack, Paddy Whack Nursery RhymeThe earliest record of this song, which earned its place as Roud Folk Song number 3550, is printed in 1937 in the Journal of the English Folk Dance and Song Society book. It was originally called Jack Jintle in the 1870s, and the words are as follows. My name is Jack Jintle, the eldest but one, And I can play nick-nack upon my own thumb, With my nick-nack and pad-lock and sing a fine song, And all the fine ladies come dancing along,
My name is Jack Jintle, the eldest but two, And I can play nick-nack upon my own shoe, wth my nick-nack, and so on.
There was also a similar song in the English Songs for Schools, which was publised in 1906. It has had a variety of different lyrics, such as in the 1948 version in the American Folk Songs for Children book, and it was recorded in 1958 in the film The Inn of the Sixth Happiness. It was then called the Childrens Marching Song.
Paddywack was a term used in the early nineteenth century. It described as angry person, and usually specifically referred to a brawny Irishman. Over time, people became more sensitive to the prejudiced sounding Paddywack word, as they knew what it meant. So the written words were changed to patty-whack, which when spoken or sung have no discernable difference.
Children are immuned to the prejudices that are found by older or modern day people. The rhymes and songs are just for fun for them, as they should be. 
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