Five Little Ducks

Five little ducks went swimming one day
Over the hills and far away
Mother duck said, “Quack, quack, quack, quack”
But only four little ducks came back

Four little ducks went swimming one day
Over the hills and far away
Mother duck said, “Quack, quack, quack, quack”
But only three little ducks came back

Three little ducks went swimming one day
Over the hills and far away
Mother duck said, “Quack, quack, quack, quack”
But only two little ducks came back

Two little ducks went swimming one day
Over the hills and far away
Mother duck said, “Quack, quack, quack, quack”
But only one little duck came back

One little duck went swimming one day
Over the hills and far away
Mother duck said, “Quack, quack, quack, quack”
But none of the five little ducks came back

Sad mother duck went out one day
Over the hills and far away
Mother duck said, “Quack, quack, quack, quack”
And all of the five little ducks came back

The rhyme teaches counting and subtraction in a fun and engaging way. Children often enjoy making hand gestures and acting out the story of the little ducks swimming away and then returning to their mother. It’s a delightful nursery rhyme that has been cherished by generations of children.