This Old Man


Alternate version by Victor Johnson on his Kid at Heart CD and Putumayo’s Folk Playground


(C) This old man he played one
 (F)He played guitar (G)with his thumb with a      

(C) Knick knack paddy whack
(C) Give your dog a bone
(G) This old man came (C)rolling home  

(C) This old man he played two
 (F)He played the tambou(G)rine with his shoe
 

With a (C)knick knack paddy whack, Give your dog a bone
 (G)This old man came (C)rolling home  

(C)This old man he played three 
(F)Crashed the cymbals (G)with his knee


With a (C)knick, knack paddy whack
(C) Give your dog a bone
 

(G)This old man came (C)rolling home  

(C) This old man he played four


He (F)played so well they (G)yell for more
 With a (C)knick, knack paddy whack
 Give your dog a bone


(G)This old man came (C)rolling home  

(C)This old man he played five
(C) (F)He’s the greatest one man (G)band alive


With a (C)knick knack paddy whack
, Give your dog a bone 

(G)This old man came (C)rolling home