Five Little Ducks – English Lyrics

• By: Super Simple Songs

Lyrics & Translation

Singing along to 'Five Little Ducks' by Super Simple Songs is a fantastic way for early learners to practice English! Through clear pronunciation and simple repetition, learners can effortlessly master numbers 1 through 5, action verbs like 'went out' and 'came back', and essential spatial prepositions like 'over' and 'far away'.

[English]

Five little ducks went out one day

Over the hill and far away

Mother duck said, "Quack, quack, quack, quack"

But only four little ducks came back

1, 2, 3, 4

Four little ducks went out one day

Over the hill and far away

Mother duck said, "Quack, quack, quack, quack"

But only three little ducks came back

1, 2, 3

Three little ducks went out one day

Over the hill and far away

Mother duck said, "Quack, quack, quack, quack"

But only two little ducks came back

1, 2

Two little ducks went out one day

Over the hill and far away

Mother duck said, "Quack, quack, quack, quack"

But only one little duck came back

1

One little duck went out one day

Over the hill and far away

Mother duck said, "Quack, quack, quack, quack"

But none of the five little ducks came back

Sad mother duck went out one day

Over the hill and far away

Mother duck said, "Quack, quack, quack, quack"

And all of the five little ducks came back

Five little ducks went out one day

Over the hill and far away

Mother duck said, "Quack, quack, quack, quack"

And all of the five little ducks came back

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
duck /dʌk/ A1	noun - a waterbird with a broad blunt bill, short legs, and webbed feet
little /ˈlɪt.əl/ A1	adjective - small in size, amount, or degree
hill /hɪl/ A1	noun - a naturally raised area of land, not as high as a mountain
far /fɑːr/ A1	adjective - at, to, or by a great distance
away /əˈweɪ/ A1	adjective - at a distance from a particular person or place
mother /ˈmʌð.ər/ A1	noun - a female parent
said /sed/ A1	verb - uttered words using the voice (past tense of say)
quack /kwæk/ A2	noun - the characteristic harsh sound made by a duck verb - to make the sound of a duck
came /keɪm/ A1	verb - moved toward or arrived at a place (past tense of come)
back /bæk/ A1	adjective - situated at the rear or returning to a previous place
sad /sæd/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing sorrow; unhappy
went /went/ A1	verb - moved from one place to another (past tense of go)
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - a period of twenty-four hours or the time between sunrise and sunset