Track 12 – Five Little Ducks – My Hospital Music

Published: 01 July 2010

Play or sing this song with your child to help them settle and cope during and between hospital stays.

Transcript

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

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

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

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

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

So old Mama duck went out one day,
Over the hills and far away.
Mama duck said,
“Quack, quack, quack, quack.”
And all of the five little ducks came back.

  • Audience General public
  • FormatAudio
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Last updated05 September 2023

Details

This song is part of our My Hospital Music collection. You can also download song lyrics or find out more about music therapy.

© Children’s Health Queensland Brisbane, 2010. All rights reserved.
Performed by music therapists Belinda Ayres, Helen Carrington, Karen Elliott and Maggie Leung.
Recorded and mixed by Stephen Bartlett.
Mastered by Chris Perren.
Generously funded by Xstrata Coal and the Children’s Hospital Foundation.

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