One Fat Hen, A Couple of Ducks

This is a campfire song.

It is a repeat song. There is one leader who says the lines, and then the participants repeat. It is helpful if there are people who know the entire sequence in the audience so they can help everyone along.

Lyrics

Leader: One fat hen
All: One fat hen
Leader: One fat hen, and a couple of ducks
All: One fat hen, and a couple of ducks
Leader: One fat hen, and a couple of ducks; three brown bears
All: One fat hen, and a couple of ducks; three brown bears
Leader: One fat hen, and a couple of ducks; three brown bears; four running hares.... and so on.

All verses are below, and can be amended:

1. One fat hen
2. A couple of ducks
3. Three brown bears
4. Four running hares
5. Five fiery felines fighting for french fries
6. Six simple Simons selling six pies simply
7. Seven Sicilian sailors sailing the seven seas in a sloop
8. Eight eager embryos eating eight eggs eagerly
9. Nine naughty nunus knitting nine nighties nightly
10. Ten tenacious tigers tying ten ties tightly

See also

• Campfire songs