What's a "nick-nack paddy-whack"?

It is a way to feed a dog a bone; enabling this old man to go rolling home.

It is a nusery Rhyme. This Old Man From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia • Find out more about navigating Wikipedia and finding information • Jump to: navigation, search This Old Man is a nursery rhyme of unknown origin. The rhyme and its associated tune have become well-known in popular culture through several renditions and parodies.

The rhyme was originally better known in the United Kingdom than the United States; however, this changed with the 1958 film The Inn of the Sixth Happiness. In fact, the usage of the song in this film was so popular that it led to a hit single by Mitch Miller titled The Children's Marching Song. Since then, there have been several other utilizations of the rhyme or its tune.

One such usage was by the U.S. Television show Columbo, which utilized the song as a motif. Another usage was by the ending theme of children's television show Barney & Friends, which used the slower associated tune for the song I Love You. In addition, the thriller film Freeze also used a version of the song.

The rap duo EPMD wrote the song Knick Knack Patty Wack in which they use the phrase 'Knick knack patty wack give a dog a bone'. Also was seen in a PAX promo for Diagnosis Murder. Bob Dylan also recorded a rendition of the song included on the 1991 Disney charity album for pediatric AIDS called "For Our Children."

Recorded and mixed by Andrew McCartney. In the mid 90's, the nu-metal band, Korn, used this rhyme in their song "Shoots and Ladders" which talks about the supposed sinister meaning behind this and other nursery rhymes. Edit Rhyme This old man, he played nothing, He played knick-knack on my stuffing.

With a knick-knack paddy-whack, Give a dog a bone, This old man came rolling home. This old man, he played one;He played knick-knack 'on my thumb' (or 'on a drum'). With a knick-knack, paddy whack,Give a dog a bone;This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played two;He played knick-knack on my shoe. With a knick-knack, paddy whack,Give a dog a bone;This old man came rolling home. This old man, he played three;He played knick-knack 'on my knee' (or 'on my tree').

With a knick-knack, paddy whack,Give a dog a bone;This old man came rolling home. This old man, he played four;He played knick-knack on my door(Or on the floor)With a knick-knack, paddy whack,Give a dog a bone;This old man came rolling home. This old man, he played five;He played knick-knack 'on my hive' (or 'on my knife'or 'making a dive').

With a knick-knack, paddy whack,Give a dog a bone;This old man came rolling home. This old man, he played six;He played knick-knack with some sticks. With a knick-knack, paddy whack,Give a dog a bone;This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played seven;He played knick-knack 'up in heaven' (or 'on my oven' or 'on my pen' or 'down in Devon'). With a knick-knack, paddy whack,Give a dog a bone;This old man came rolling home. This old man, he played eight;He played knick-knack on my gate.

With a knick-knack, paddy whack,Give a dog a bone;This old man came rolling home. This old man, he played nine;He played knick-knack 'on my spine' (or 'in a line'). With a knick-knack, paddy whack,Give a dog a bone;This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played ten;He played knick-knack 'once again' (or 'on my pen', 'on my shin' or 'on my hen'). With a knick-knack, paddy whack,Give a dog a bone;This old man came rolling home. This old man, he played eleven;He played knick-knack 'on the way to heaven' (or 'down to devon')With a knick-knack, paddy whackGive a dog a bone;This old man came rolling home This old man, he played twelve;He played knick-knack on my shelf.

With a knick-knack paddy whackGive dog a bone;This old ma came rolling home. This old man,he played thirteen;He played knick-knack on my curtain. With a knick-knack paddy whackGive a dog a bone;This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played fourteen;He played knick-knack in the autumn. With a knick-knack paddy whack;Give a dog a bone;This old man came rolling home. This old man, he played fifteen,He collects bronze coins marked 'Ich Dien'.

With a knick-knack paddy-whack,Give a dog a bone,This old man came roling home. This old man, ten add six, He played knick-knack on my bricks, With a knick-knack paddy-whack, Give a dog a bone, This old man came rolling home. Edit External links An animated version of This Old Man This Old Man at KidsBuilder.Com Animated video of the Heavy Metal version of This Old Man by Metal for kids' band Rockosaurus Rex Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Old_Man" Categories: Nursery rhymes | Bob Dylan songs TxStorm817's Recommendations Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes (Baby Board Books) Amazon List Price: $4.99 Used from: $1.15 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 (based on 16 reviews) There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly (Caldecott Honor Book) Amazon List Price: $16.99 Used from: $0.99 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 (based on 64 reviews) The Complete Book and CD Set of Rhymes, Songs, Poems, Fingerplays, and Chants Amazon List Price: $44.95 Used from: $28.46 Average Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 (based on 10 reviews) .

The OED tells us.... The Oed tells us that "nick-nack" (or "knick-knack") is a small worthless object, and a "paddy-whack" is a brawling Irishman. There was a song like this, and the next line is "give a dog a bone" followed by -I think - "this old house is falling down". What it all means?

Your guess is as good as mine! .

1 The best person to ask is Chow--he's Australian! This user has been banned from Askville.

1 The best person to ask is Chow--he's Australian! .

The best person to ask is Chow--he's Australian!

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