This song was a traditional African-American spiritual that later became known as a Christmas carol. I have drawn here from the secularized lyrics by Nick Lowe that I discovered in a Pentatonix recording to create a festive holiday interpretation that brings in some of the activities we enjoy most about the season. Enjoy!
Major lyric changes:
One for the little bitty baby who’s born, born, born on Christmas Day
Two on a two by two wood sleigh
Three laying tracks for the little toy trains
Four for the four caroling at the door
Five for the ice, ice skating all night
Six for the six jotting down their lists
Seven for the seven in the kitchen with the pheasant
Eight for the eight who stayed up late
Nine for the nine putting up all the lights
Ten saying, “Let’s sing it all again!”