英国童谣《One Two Buckle My shoe》（扣上我的鞋）

 中英文歌词

One, two, buckle my shoe

一，二，扣好我的鞋

Three, four, open the door

三，四，打开门

Five, six, pick up sticks

五，六，捡起树枝

Seven, eight, lay them straight

七，八，把它们放直

Nine, ten, a big fat hen

九，十，一只大胖母鸡

Eleven, twelve, dig and delve

十一，十二，挖和掘

Thirteen, fourteen, maids a-courting

十三，十四，女佣求爱

Fifteen, sixteen, maids in the kitchen

十五，十六，女佣在厨房

Seventeen, eighteen, maids are a-waiting

十七，十八，女佣准备就绪

Nineteen, twenty, my plate's empty.

十九，二十，我吃完了。

英文歌词:

One, two,

Buckle my shoe;

Three, four,

Knock at the door;

Five, six,

Pick up sticks;

Seven, eight,

Lay them straight:

Nine, ten,

A big fat hen;

Eleven, twelve,

Dig and delve;

Thirteen, fourteen,

Maids a-courting;

Fifteen, sixteen,

Maids in the kitchen;

Seventeen, eighteen,

Maids in waiting

Nineteen, twenty,

My plate's empty

歌曲来源及背景:

从内容上来看，这首歌没有什么政治背景和历史故事。就是利用儿歌教儿童学习数数，伦敦1805年出版的数数歌是从13-20的，没有规律的11、12就放弃了。歌词如下：

Thirteen, fourteen, draw the curtain,

delve  [delv] vi. 探究； 挖掘；