Here are the lyrics to the nursery rhyme song: The Ants Go Marching
The ants go marching 1 by 1, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching 1 by 1, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching 1 by 1,
The little one stops to suck his thumb
And they all go marching down, to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The ants go marching 2 by 2, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching 2 by 2, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching 2 by 2,
The little one stops to tie his shoe
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The ants go marching 3 by 3, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching 3 by 3, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching 3 by 3,
The little one stops to climb a tree
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The ants go marching 4 by 4, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching 4 by 4, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching 4 by 4,
The little one stops to shut the door
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The ants go marching 5 by 5, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching 5 by 5, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching 5 by 5,
The little one stops to take a dive
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The ants go marching 6 by 6, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching 6 by 6, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching 6 by 6,
The little one stops to pick up sticks
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The ants go marching 7 by 7, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching 7 by 7, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching 7 by 7,
The little one stops to pray to heaven
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The ants go marching 8 by 8, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching 8 by 8, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching 8 by 8,
The little one stops to shut the gate
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The ants go marching 9 by 9, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching 9 by 9, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching 9 by 9,
The little one stops to check the time
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The ants go marching 10 by 10, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching 10 by 10, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching 10 by 10,
The little one stops to say “THE END”
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
This Song Helps Learn Counting
This song can help create repetition and help little kids learn to count.
If sung in groups, the lyrics can be accompanied by actions that can be performed that match the song. Use your imagination with the little ones!
I loved this song when I was a kid and now my own kid loves it. It’s a good song to have fun with and learn counting.