One Was Johnny

One was Johnny, one was Johnny 1, was Johnny who lived by himself 2, was a rat who jumped on his shelf 3, was a cat who chased the rat 4, was a dog who came in and sat 5, was a turtle who bit the dog's tail 6, was a monkey who brought in the mail 7, a blackbird pecked poor Johnny's nose One was Johnny 8, was a tiger out sellin' old clothes 9, was a robber who took an old shoe 10, was a puzzle, what should Johnny do One was Johnny He stood on a chair and said, Here's what I'll do, I'll start to count backwards And when I am through If this house isn't empty, I'll eat, all of you 9 was the robber who left lookin' pale 8 was the tiger who chased him to jail 7 was the blackbird flew off to Havana 6 was the monkey who stole a banana 5 was the turtle who crawled off to bed 4 was the dog who slid home on a sled One was Johnny 3 was the cat who pounced on the rat 2 was the rat who left with the cat and One was Johnny, one was Johnny One was Johnny 1 was Johnny who lived by himself And liked it like that One was Johnny