This Old Man

"This Old Man" is an children's song from The Wiggles' their debut album, Pop Go The Wiggles, Apples and Bananas and Nursery Rhymes.

The Wiggles (album)

 * Arranged by: The Wiggles
 * Produced by: Anthony Field
 * Engineered by: Steve Promfrett
 * Recorded in February 1991 at Tracking Station Recording Studios, Sydney
 * Published by: EMI Music

Pop Go The Wiggles!

 * Arranged by: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Sam Moran, Dominic Lindsay, Paul Paddick
 * Musical Arrangement: The Wiggles, Dominic Lindsay
 * Music Produced by: Anthony Field
 * Engineered and Mixed by: Alex Keller
 * Mastered by: Robin Gist
 * Recorded at: Hot Potato Studios
 * Mastered at: Studio 301
 * Published by: Wiggly Tunes

Apples and Bananas

 * Arranged by: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins, George Tseros
 * Music Produced by: Anthony Field
 * Engineered by: Alex Keller, Braeden Lynden
 * Mixed by: Alex Keller
 * Mastered by: Don Bartley
 * Recorded at: Hot Potato Studios
 * Mastered at: Studio 301
 * Published by: Wiggly Tunes

Nursery Rhymes

 * Arranged by: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins, Oliver Brian, Alex Keller
 * Music Produced by: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie
 * Engineered and Mixed by: Alex Keller
 * Mastered by: Don Bartley
 * Recording at: Hot Potato Studios
 * Mastered at: Studio 301
 * Published by: Wiggly Tunes

The Wiggles (album)

 * Lead Vocals: Greg Page
 * Vocals: Phillip Wilcher, Anthony Field, Murray Cook
 * Piano: Philip Wilcher
 * Tin Whistle: Anthony Field
 * Chief Kabasa Player: Anthony Field

Pop Go The Wiggles!

 * Vocals: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Sam Moran, Paul Paddick
 * Guitar: Anthony Field, Murray Cook
 * Bass: Chris Lupton
 * Piano: Jeff Fatt
 * Trumpet: Dominic Lindsay
 * Drums: Anthony Howe
 * Bouzouki: George Tseros

Apples and Bananas

 * Vocals: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
 * Backing Vocals: Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
 * Instruments: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Alex Keller George Tseros

Nursery Rhymes

 * Vocals - Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
 * Backing Vocals - Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
 * Bass Guitar - Alex Keller
 * Drums - Anthony Field
 * Percussion - Anthony Field
 * Piano - Lachlan Gillespie
 * Bouzouki - George Tseroes

1991
Greg: This old man, he played one

He played nick nack on my drum

With a nick-nack-paddy-wack

Give a dog a bone

All: This old man came rolling home

Anthony: This old man, he played two

He played nick nack on my shoe

With a nick-nack-paddy-wack

Give a dog a bone

All: This old man came rolling home

Murray: This old man, he played three

He played nick nack on my knee

With a nick-nack-paddy-wack

Give a dog a bone

All: This old man came rolling home

This old man came rolling home

Greg: This old man, he played four

He played nick nack on the floor

With a nick-nack-paddy-wack

Give a dog a bone

All: This old man came rolling home

Anthony: This old man, he played five

He played nick nack making a dive

With a nick-nack-paddy-wack

Give a dog a bone

All: This old man came rolling home

Dorothy: This old man, he played six

He played nick nack with some sticks

With a nick-nack-paddy-wack

Give a dog a bone

All: This old man came rolling home

Greg: This old man, he played seven

He played nick nack up in heaven

With a nick-nack-paddy-wack

Give a dog a bone

Anthony: This old man, he played eight

He played nick nack on my plate

With a nick-nack-paddy-wack

Give a dog a bone

All: This old man came rolling home

Murray: This old man, he played nine

He played nick nack on my spine

With a nick-nack-paddy-wack

Give a dog a bone

All: This old man came rolling home

Greg: This old man, he played ten

He played nick nack once again

With a nick-nack-paddy-wack

Give a dog a bone

All: This old man came rolling home

All: (Sigh)

2007
Anthony: This old man, he played one

He played nick nack on my drum

All: With a nick-nack-paddy-wack

Give a dog a bone

This old man came rolling home

Jeff: This old man, he played two

He played nick nack on my shoe

With a nick-nack-paddy-wack

All: Give a dog a bone

This old man came rolling home

Murray: This old man, he played three

He played nick nack on my knee

All: With a nick-nack-paddy-wack

Give a dog a bone

This old man came rolling home

Sam: This old man, he played four

He played nick nack on my door

All: With a nick-nack-paddy-wack

Give a dog a bone

Captain Feathersword: This old man came rolling home

This old man, he played five

He played nick nack on my hive

All: With a nick-nack-paddy-wack

Give a dog a bone

This old man came rolling home

2014
Simon: This old man, he played one

He played nick nack on my thumb

With a nick-nack-paddy-wack

Give a dog a bone

Wiggles: This old man came rolling home

Lachy: This old man, he played two

He played nick nack on my shoe

With a nick-nack-paddy-wack

Give a dog a bone

Wiggles: This old man came rolling home

Emma: This old man, he played three

He played nick nack on my knee

With a nick-nack-paddy-wack

Give a dog a bone

Wiggles: This old man came rolling home

Anthony: This old man, he played four

He played nick nack on my door

With a nick-nack-paddy-wack

Give a dog a bone

Wiggles: This old man came rolling home

Simon: This old man, he played five

He played nick nack on my hive

With a nick-nack-paddy-wack

Give a dog a bone

Wiggles: This old man came rolling home

Lachy: This old man, he played six

He played nick nack on my sticks

With a nick-nack-paddy-wack

Give a dog a bone

Wiggles: This old man came rolling home

Emma: This old man, he played seven

He played nick nack up to heaven

With a nick-nack-paddy-wack

Give a dog a bone

Wiggles: This old man came rolling home

Anthony: This old man, he played eight

He played nick nack on my gate

With a nick-nack-paddy-wack

Give a dog a bone

Wiggles: This old man came rolling home

Simon: This old man, he played nine

He played nick nack on my spine

With a nick-nack-paddy-wack

Give a dog a bone

Wiggles: This old man came rolling home

Lachy: This old man, he played ten

He played nick nack once again

With a nick-nack-paddy-wack

Give a dog a bone

Wiggles: This old man came rolling home

Trivia

 * Dominic Lindsay's name isn't credited in the Pop Go The Wiggles! DVD version of the song credits.
 * A 2007 version of the instrumental track for this song is played over the credits of the Pop Go The Wiggles DVD.
 * The 1991 version plays in F, the 2007 version plays in C, C-sharp, D, and D-sharp, and the current version since 2014 plays in C throughout.

Video Performances

 * Pop Go The Wiggles


 * Apples and Bananas


 * Nursery Rhymes

Album Appearances

 * The Wiggles
 * Pop Go the Wiggles


 * Apples and Bananas


 * Nursery Rhymes