[Verse 1]
When I was a little boy, I lived by myself
All the bread and cheese I had I laid them on the shelf
The rats and the mice, they led me such a life
I had to go to London to get me a wife

[Chorus]
To my wim-wam-waddle
To my Jack Straw straddle
To my Johnny’s got his fiddle and he’s going on home

[Verse 2]
The ruts were so wide and the lanes were so narrow
I had to bring her home in an old wheelbarrow
I swapped my wheelbarrow, got me a horse
And then I rode from cross to cross

[Chorus]
To my wim-wam-waddle
To my Jack Straw straddle
To my Johnny’s got his fiddle and he’s going on home

[Verse 3]
I swapped my horse and got me a mare
And then I rode from fair to fair
I swapped my mare and got me a cow
But in that trade I didn’t know how

[Chorus]
To my wim-wam-waddle
To my Jack Straw straddle
To my Johnny’s got his fiddle and he’s going on home

[Verse 4]
I swapped my cow and I got me a calf
And in that trade I just lost half
I swapped my calf and I got me a mule
And then I rode like a silly old fool
[Chorus]
To my wim-wam-waddle
To my Jack Straw straddle
To my Johnny’s got his fiddle and he’s going on home

[Verse 5]
I swapped my mule and got me a sheep
And then I worked myself to sleep

[Chorus]
To my wim-wam-waddle
To my Jack Straw straddle
To my Johnny’s got his fiddle and he’s going on home

[Verse 5]
I swapped my sheep and got me a hen
And oh what a pretty thing I had then

[Chorus]
To my wim-wam-waddle
To my Jack Straw straddle
To my Johnny’s got his fiddle and he’s going on home

[Verse 6]
I swapped my hen and got me a mole
And the tiny thing went straight for its hole
[Chorus]
To my wim-wam-waddle
To my Jack Straw straddle
To my Johnny’s got his fiddle and he’s going on home

To my wim-wam-waddle
To my Jack Straw straddle
To my Johnny’s got his fiddle and he’s going on home