Archibald Bald Bald

(sung to clapping on a wall)

Archibald bald bald, King of the Jews Jews Jews
Sold his wife wife wife for a pair of shoes shoes shoes

When the shoes shoes shoes began to wear wear wear
Archibald bald bald began to swear swear swear

When the swear swear swear began to stop stop stop
Archibald bald bald bought a shop shop shop

When the shop shop shop began to sell sell sell
Archibald bald bald bought a bell bell bell

When the bell bell bell began to ring ring ring
Archibald bald bald began to sing sing sing.

Notes from Hugh Shields

Sung to clapping on a wall. Roud 19065, Cf. Roud 19250 “Nebuchadnezzar.”