Hmmm. I can't remember where I learned this. The format was a bit different from Crystal's:

The ants go marching one by one hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching one by one hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching one by one,
The little one stops to (insert appropriate verb and noun here!)
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain,
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM

one: suck his thuimb
two: tie his shoe
three: climb a tree
four: slam the door
five: do a hand jive (!!!)
six: pick up some sticks
seven: look up at heaven
eight: close the gate
nine: pick up a dime
ten: to say THE END! (shouted)
and end with Boom Boom Boom BOOM!!!

Tune, of course, is "When Johnny Comes Marching Home."

I guess I must have learned it in Boy Scouts in Wisconsin in the early 1960's.

I sang this once for 1,200 Boy Scouts - and they didn't sing along. It was a very, very long song. Worked great with Cub Scouts, though - they're younger.

-Joe Offer-