The ants go marching one by one
Hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching one by one
Hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching one by one
The little one stopped to suck his thumb
And they all go marching down to the ground to get out of the rain

The ants go marching two by two
Hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching two by two
Hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching two by two
The little one stopped to tie his shoe
And they all go marching down to the ground to get out of the rain

The ants go marching three by three
Hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching three by three
Hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching three by three
The little one fell and scraped his knee
And they all go marching down to the ground to get out of the rain

The ants go marching four by four
Hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching four by four
Hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching four by four
The little one sat down on the floor
And they all go marching down to the ground to get out of the rain

The ants go marching five by five
Hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching five by five
Hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching five by five
The little one's glad to be alive
And they all go marching down to the ground to get out of the rain

The ants go marching six by six
Hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching six by six
Hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching six by six
The little one tripped on some sticks
And they all go marching down to the ground to get out of the rain

The ants go marching seven by seven
Hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching seven by seven
Hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching seven by seven
One of them died and went to heaven
And they all go marching down to the ground to get out of the rain

The ants go marching eight by eight
Hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching eight by eight
Hurrah, hurrah
The eight go marching eight by eight
The little one's feeling really great
And they all go marching down to the ground to get out of the rain

The ants go marching nine by nine
Hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching nine by nine
Hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching nine by nine
The little one tripped on a vine
And they all go marching down to the ground to get out of the rain

The ants go marching ten by ten
Hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching ten by ten
Hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching ten by ten
The little one shouted "Let's do it again"
So they all went marching down to the ground to get out of the rain