The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #11190   Message #498444
Posted By: Hawker
04-Jul-01 - 03:02 PM
Thread Name: Counting Songs
Subject: RE: Counting Songs
That counting is also very akin to the Cornish -
onan
dew
tri
peswar
pymp
hwegh
seyth
eth
naw
deg

Others not so far mentioned (I think) are

When I was one I plyed the drum
The day I went to sea,
I jumped on board a pirate ship
And the captain said to me
We're going this way, that way, that way, this way
Over the Irish sea,
A bottle of Rum
To warm my tum
And that's the life for me.....

When I was two I lost my shoe the day I went to sea etc....
When I was three I ate my tea etc...
When I was four I ate some more etc. etc. etc.

Four wheels on my wagon!

Oh theres loads more! I'll have to go away and rack my brains!
Lucy