Click, Clock, Cluck Lyrics
Three visitors with funny names, Click, Clock and Cluck, all come west from Ireland to court Aunt Judy. A ring song where only one word changes each verse.
Click, Clock, Cluck
A man called Click came west from Ireland,
A man called Click came west from Ireland,
A man called Click came west from Ireland,
Courting my Aunt Judy.
A man called Clock came west from Ireland,
A man called Clock came west from Ireland,
A man called Clock came west from Ireland,
Courting my Aunt Judy.
A man called Cluck came west from Ireland,
A man called Cluck came west from Ireland,
A man called Cluck came west from Ireland,
Courting my Aunt Judy.
Printed from https://nurseryrhymes.co/click-clock-cluck/
- Type
- Action Songs
- Tune
- Sung ring game
- Best for ages
- 3 to 8 years
Hand Motions and Actions
| When you sing | Do this |
|---|---|
| A man called Click | Hold hands in a ring and walk round. |
| Came west from Ireland | Point the way the ring is walking. |
| Courting my Aunt Judy | Stop and bow or curtsy to the middle. |
What Does Click, Clock, Cluck Mean?
Each verse is the same except for one name, and the names Click, Clock and Cluck sound a little like a ticking clock or a clucking hen, which is probably part of the joke. To court someone is to visit them hoping to marry them, so Aunt Judy has three hopeful visitors in a row.
History and Origin
Alice Bertha Gomme prints the song in The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1894), from the Isle of Man, sent by A. W. Moore. She notes that it was sung by children dancing round in a ring, and that the verses and the game were by then almost forgotten in both English and Manx.
Learning Activities
- Ring song: dance round and call out the new name louder each verse.
- Add a verse: make up a fourth visitor, such as Cleck or Clack.
- Map it: find Ireland and the Isle of Man on a map; Ireland is to the west.