ONE POTATO


Hello there, Mrs. Grocer
“Yes sir, how are you today?”
Do you have some nice potatoes?
“I sure do, please step this way”
Oh, so many nice potatoes
“Want to buy a pound or two?”
When I see potatoes, there is one thing I must do – I must count!!

One potato, two potatoes, three potatoes, four
Five potatoes, six potatoes, seven potatoes, more
Eight potatoes, nine potatoes, even more than ten
I will count all the potatoes, then I’ll count them all again

Hello there, Mr. Salesman
“Yes sir, how are you today?”
Do you have some nice umbrellas?
“Yes I do, please step this way”
Oh, so many nice umbrellas
“Just the thing when raindrops fall”
And when I see umbrellas, I just have to count them all

One umbrella, two umbrellas, three umbrellas, four
Five umbrellas, six umbrellas, seven umbrellas, more
Eight umbrellas, nine umbrellas, even more than ten
I will count all the umbrellas, then I’ll count them all again
Hello there, newsstand person
“Hi, what can I do for you?”
Do you have some nice newspapers?
“Well, just look, of course I do!”
Oh, a great big pile of newspapers,
To read them would be fun
But when I see newspapers
I must count them one by one!!

One newspaper, two newspapers, three newspapers, four
Five newspapers, six newspapers, seven newspapers, more
Eight newspapers, nine newspapers, even more than ten
I will count all the newspapers, then I’ll count them all again

One potato, two potatoes, three potatoes, four
Five potatoes, six potatoes, seven potatoes, more
Eight potatoes, nine potatoes, even more than ten
Oh, let me count the potatoes, over and over again!!!