One Crocodile was Going to The River
"I am from Kenya and I remember we had a slightly different version of the crocodile song. At least this is how I recall singing it over 40 years ago." -Roy (Kikuyu, Kenya)
One Crocodile was Going to The River
Counting Song
One crocodile
Was going to the river,
His long tail
Was draggin' in the mud,
He was going
To fight the elephant,
And the crocoÂ
And the crocoÂ
And the crocodile
In the river
In the river
Where there was a war.
Two crocodiles
Were going to the river,
Their long tails
Were draggin' in the mud,
They was going
To fight the elephant,
And the crocoÂ
And the crocoÂ
And the crocodile
In the river
In the river
Where there was a war.
Then on with three, four, five crocodiles, etc.
Notes
This song is similar to the 1st two verses of a French song called Ah les crocodiles.
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Thanks to Roy Ledama for sharing this song with us!
Image: Crocodilia, drawn by Friedrich Specht from Meyers Großes Konversationslexikon 1905-09.
