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 stopped to suck his thumb

And they all go marching down to the ground to get out of the rain



The ants go marching two by two

Hurrah, hurrah

The ants go marching two by two

Hurrah, hurrah

The ants go marching two by two

The little one stopped to tie his shoe

And they all go marching down to the ground to get out of the rain



The ants go marching three by three

Hurrah, hurrah

The ants go marching three by three

Hurrah, hurrah

The ants go marching three by three

The little one fell and scraped his knee

And they all go marching down to the ground to get out of the rain



The ants go marching four by four

Hurrah, hurrah

The ants go marching four by four

Hurrah, hurrah

The ants go marching four by four

The little one sat down on the floor

And they all go marching down to the ground to get out of the rain



The ants go marching five by five

Hurrah, hurrah

The ants go marching five by five

Hurrah, hurrah

The ants go marching five by five

The little one's glad to be alive

And they all go marching down to the ground to get out of the rain



The ants go marching six by six

Hurrah, hurrah

The ants go marching six by six

Hurrah, hurrah

The ants go marching six by six

The little one tripped on some sticks

And they all go marching down to the ground to get out of the rain



The ants go marching seven by seven

Hurrah, hurrah

The ants go marching seven by seven

Hurrah, hurrah

The ants go marching seven by seven

One of them died and went to heaven

And they all go marching down to the ground to get out of the rain



The ants go marching eight by eight

Hurrah, hurrah

The ants go marching eight by eight

Hurrah, hurrah

The eight go marching eight by eight

The little one's feeling really great

And they all go marching down to the ground to get out of the rain



The ants go marching nine by nine

Hurrah, hurrah

The ants go marching nine by nine

Hurrah, hurrah

The ants go marching nine by nine

The little one tripped on a vine

And they all go marching down to the ground to get out of the rain



The ants go marching ten by ten

Hurrah, hurrah

The ants go marching ten by ten

Hurrah, hurrah

The ants go marching ten by ten

The little one shouted "Let's do it again"

So they all went marching down to the ground to get out of the rain