Five Little Monkeys

"Five Little Monkeys"
Song
Form	folk song
Writer(s)	Unknown
Language	English

"Five Little Monkeys" is an English language folk song and fingerplay. It is usually accompanied by a sequence of gestures that mimic the words of the song. Each successive verse sequentially counts down from the starting number.

Lyrics

A commonly used version uses these words and gestures:

Words! !Fingerplay
Five little monkeys jumping on the bed, One fell down and bumped his head, Mama called the doctor and the doctor said, "No more monkeys jumping on the bed!" Four little monkeys jumping on the bed, One fell down and bumped his head, Mama called the doctor and the doctor said, "No more monkeys jumping on the bed!" Three little monkeys jumping on the bed, One fell down and bumped her head, Mama called the doctor and the doctor said, "No more monkeys jumping on the bed!" Two little monkeys jumping on the bed, One fell down and bumped his head, Mama called the doctor and the doctor said, "No more monkeys jumping on the bed!" One little monkey jumping on the bed, She fell down and bumped her head, Mama called the doctor and the doctor said, "Put those monkeys right to bed!" Hold up five fingers; Rest elbow on other hand, bounce arm up and down Hold up one finger and roll your hand down towards the floor and tap your fist to your head Put your pinky finger to your cheek and thumb to your ear (like a telephone) Wag your index finger nine times Hold up four fingers; Rest elbow on other hand, bounce arm up and down Hold up one finger and roll your hand down towards the floor and tap your fist to your head Put your pinky finger to your cheek and thumb to your ear (like a telephone) Wag your index finger nine times Hold up three fingers; Rest elbow on other hand, bounce arm up and down Hold up one finger and roll your hand down towards the floor and tap your fist to your head Put your pinky finger to your cheek and thumb to your ear (like a telephone) Wag your index finger nine times Hold up two fingers; Rest elbow on other hand, bounce arm up and down Hold up one finger and roll your hand down towards the floor and tap your fist to your head Put your pinky finger to your cheek and thumb to your ear (like a telephone) Wag your index finger nine times Hold up one finger; Rest elbow on other hand, bounce arm up and down Hold up one finger and roll your hand down towards the floor and tap your fist to your head Put your pinky finger to your cheek and thumb to your ear (like a telephone) Wag your index finger seven times

Words! !Fingerplay

Five little monkeys jumping on the bed,
One fell down and bumped his head,
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"

Four little monkeys jumping on the bed,
One fell down and bumped his head,
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"

Three little monkeys jumping on the bed,
One fell down and bumped her head,
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"

Two little monkeys jumping on the bed,
One fell down and bumped his head,
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"

One little monkey jumping on the bed,
She fell down and bumped her head,
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
"Put those monkeys right to bed!"

Hold up five fingers; Rest elbow on other hand, bounce arm up and down
Hold up one finger and roll your hand down towards the floor and tap your fist to your head
Put your pinky finger to your cheek and thumb to your ear (like a telephone)
Wag your index finger nine times

Hold up four fingers; Rest elbow on other hand, bounce arm up and down
Hold up one finger and roll your hand down towards the floor and tap your fist to your head
Put your pinky finger to your cheek and thumb to your ear (like a telephone)
Wag your index finger nine times

Hold up three fingers; Rest elbow on other hand, bounce arm up and down
Hold up one finger and roll your hand down towards the floor and tap your fist to your head
Put your pinky finger to your cheek and thumb to your ear (like a telephone)
Wag your index finger nine times

Hold up two fingers; Rest elbow on other hand, bounce arm up and down
Hold up one finger and roll your hand down towards the floor and tap your fist to your head
Put your pinky finger to your cheek and thumb to your ear (like a telephone)
Wag your index finger nine times

Hold up one finger; Rest elbow on other hand, bounce arm up and down
Hold up one finger and roll your hand down towards the floor and tap your fist to your head
Put your pinky finger to your cheek and thumb to your ear (like a telephone)
Wag your index finger seven times

An additional part is:

No little monkeys jumping on the bed,

None fell down and bumped their heads.

Mama called the doctor and the doctor said:

No more monkeys jumping on the bed!

Put those monkeys straight back to the bed!

An alternate version sometimes seen is:

   Five little monkeys swinging in a tree,
   Teasing Mr. Alligator "Can't catch me!"
   Along came Mr. Alligator quiet as can be,
   And snatched that monkey out of that tree!

   Four little monkeys swinging in a tree,
   Teasing Mr. Alligator "Can't catch me!"
   Along came Mr. Alligator quiet as can be,
   And snatched that monkey out of that tree!

   Three little monkeys swinging in a tree,
   Teasing Mr. Alligator "Can't catch me!"
   Along came Mr. Alligator quiet as can be,
   And snatched that monkey out of that tree!

   Two little monkeys swinging in a tree,
   Teasing Mr. Alligator "Can't catch me!"
   Along came Mr. Alligator quiet as can be,
   And snatched that monkey out of that tree!

   One little monkeys swinging in a tree,
   Teasing Mr. Alligator "Can't catch me!"
   Along came Mr. Alligator quiet as can be,
   And snatched that monkey out of that tree!

   No more monkeys swinging in a tree!

Nursery rhymes (list)

"A-Tisket, A-Tasket" "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" "Did You Ever See a Lassie?" "Hey Diddle Diddle" "Hickory Dickory Dock" "Hot Cross Buns" "Humpty Dumpty" "I'm a Little Teapot" "It's Raining, It's Pouring" "Jack and Jill" "Little Bo Peep" "Little Boy Blue" "Little Miss Muffet" "Mary Had a Little Lamb" "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary" "Old King Cole" "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" "Old Mother Hubbard" "Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe" "Peter Piper" "Polly Put the Kettle On" "Poor Mary" "Pop Goes the Weasel" "Pussy Cat Pussy Cat" "Rain Rain Go Away" "Roses Are Red" "Rub-a-dub-dub" "Simple Simon" "Sticks and Stones" "The Grand Old Duke of York" "The Queen of Hearts" "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" "Two Little Dickie Birds"

Clapping	"A Sailor Went to Sea" "Down Down Baby" "Mary Mack" "Miss Susie" "Miss Lucy" "Pat-a-cake" "Pretty Little Dutch Girl" "Pease Porridge Hot"

Counting	"Duck, duck, goose" "Eeny, meeny, miny, moe" "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe" "One, Two, Three, Four, Five" "This Old Man" "Tinker, Tailor"

Finger- plays	"Five Little Monkeys" "Itsy Bitsy Spider" "Little Robin Redbreast" "Round and round the garden" "This Little Piggy"

Games	"London Bridge" "The Muffin Man" "Mulberry Bush" "Oranges and Lemons" "Ring a Ring o' Roses" "The Farmer in the Dell"

Riddle	"As I was going to St Ives"

Lullabies	"Hush, Little Baby" "Rock-a-bye Baby"

Rounds	"Ding Dong Bell" "Frère Jacques" "Kookaburra" "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" "Scotland's Burning" "Three Blind Mice"

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