This old man, he played one,
Ce vieil homme, il a joué un,
He played knick-knack on my thumb;
Il a joué bibelot sur mon pouce;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Bibelot paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
Donnez un os au chien,
This old man came rolling home.
Ce vieil homme maison, il roulait.
This old man, he played two,
Ce vieil homme, il a joué deux,
He played knick-knack on my shoe;
Il a joué bibelot sur ma chaussure;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Bibelot paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
Donnez un os au chien,
This old man came rolling home.
Ce vieil homme maison, il roulait.
This old man, he played three,
Ce vieil homme, il a joué trois,
He played knick-knack on my knee;
Il a joué bibelot sur mes genoux;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Bibelot paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
Donnez un os au chien,
This old man came rolling home.
Ce vieil homme maison, il roulait.
This old man, he played four,
Ce vieil homme, il a joué quatre,
He played knick-knack on my door;
Il a joué bibelot à ma porte;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Bibelot paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
Donnez un os au chien,
This old man came rolling home.
Ce vieil homme maison, il roulait.
This old man, he played five,
Ce vieil homme, il a joué cinq ans,
He played knick-knack on my hive;
Il a joué bibelot sur ma ruche;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Bibelot paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
Donnez un os au chien,
This old man came rolling home.
Ce vieil homme maison, il roulait.
This old man, he played six,
Ce vieil homme, il a joué six ans,
He played knick-knack on my sticks;
Il a joué bibelot sur mes bâtons;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Bibelot paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
Donnez un os au chien,
This old man came rolling home.
Ce vieil homme maison, il roulait.
This old man, he played seven,
Ce vieil homme, il a joué sept ans,
He played knick-knack up in Heaven;
Il a joué bibelot dans le ciel;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Bibelot paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
Donnez un os au chien,
This old man came rolling home.
Ce vieil homme maison, il roulait.
This old man, he played eight,
Ce vieil homme, il a joué huit ans,
He played knick-knack on my gate;
Il a joué bibelot sur ma porte;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Bibelot paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
Donnez un os au chien,
This old man came rolling home.
Ce vieil homme maison, il roulait.
This old man, he played nine,
Ce vieil homme, il a joué neuf,
He played knick-knack on my spine;
Il a joué bibelot sur ma colonne vertébrale;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Bibelot paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
Donnez un os au chien,
This old man came rolling home.
Ce vieil homme maison, il roulait.
This old man, he played ten,
Ce vieil homme, il a joué dix,
He played knick-knack once again;
Il a joué bibelot nouveau;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Bibelot paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
Donnez un os au chien,
This old man came rolling home.
Ce vieil homme maison, il roulait.