Five little speckled frogs

"Five little speckled frogs" is a nursery rhyme that originated in the United States.^[1]

Lyrics

The above musical notation shows one variant of the song.^[2]

Five little speckled frogs

Sat on a speckled log

Eating the most delicious bugs (yum yum)

One jumped into the pool

Where it was nice and cool

Then there were four green speckled frogs. (glub glub)

The verse is then repeated with one fewer frog each time. The final verse ends "Then there were no green speckled frogs."

Hand Actions

There are hand motions that allow children to participate during the song.^[3]

• Line #1: By show of fingers hold up the number of frogs sitting on the log.
• Line #2: Draw in your hands close to your chest and curl your fingers downward, facing the floor as though you are a frog perched atop a log.
• Line #3: Mimic eating while you sing 'Eating some most delicious bugs', then rub your belly delightfully while singing 'yum, yum!'.
• Line #4: Hold one finger up to represent the frog who fell off the log.
• Line #5: Pretend to fall over.
• Line #6: By a show of fingers, hold up the number of frogs still remaining on the log while singing "Now there are four green speckled frogs". Upon singing "(glub, glub)", repeat the same movement as in the second line except look upward as though you were a frog underneath water.^[4]

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