One, Two, Buckle My Shoe

by Anonymous

　　One, two, Buckle my shoe; Three, four, Knock at the door; Five, six, Pick up sticks; Seven, eight, Lay them straight: Nine, ten, A big fat hen; Eleven, twelve, Dig and delve; [alt: "Who will delve?"] Thirteen, fourteen, Maids a-courting; Fifteen, sixteen, Maids in the kitchen; [alt: "Maids a-kissing;"] Seventeen, eighteen, Maids a-waiting Nineteen, twenty, That's a-plenty. [Alternate last line: "My plate's empty."]