Hickory, Dickory, Dock

Hickory, dickory, dock
The mouse ran up the clock,
The clock struck one, the mouse ran down
Hickory, dickory, dock
Then a rat came by, said, «Rickory rock
Make room for me and I’ll run up the clock!»
Rickory, rickory, rock,
The rat ran up the clock,
The clock struck two, the rat said, «boo!»
Rickory, rickory, rock
Then a worm came by, said, «Wickory wock
Make room for me and I’ll wiggle up the clock!»
Wickory, wickory, wock
The worm wiggled up the clock,
The clock struck three, the worm said, «whee!»
Wickory, wickory, wock
Then a cricket came by, said, «Crickory, crock
Let me come along and I’ll sing you a song»
Crickory, crickory, crock
The cricket crawled up the clock,
The clock struck four, the cricket sang, more, more, more, more
Crickory, crickory, crock
At five o’clock a bee buzzed up, bickory, bickory, bock,
At six o’clock a snake slithered up, snickory, snickory, snock
At seven o’clock a squirrel squirmed up, squickory, squickory, squock
At eight o’clock a toad trudged up, tickory, tickory, tock
At nine o’clock a poodle pranced up, pickory, pickory, pock
At ten o’clock, gorilla awoke and roared, «Too much noise !»
Gickory, gickory, gock, gorilla grabbed the clock
The clock struck ten, gorilla growled, «The end!»
Gickory, gickory, gock
Gorilla crawled back in his bed and he began to snore
And little mouse snuck right by «shhh» and climbed the clock once more
Hickory, dickory, dock
The mouse ran up the clock,
The clock struck eleven, the mouse said, «Good heavens! — It's late»
Hickory, dickory, dock
At twelve o’clock, everyone was asleep