Six Little Salmon Lyrics
A short silly song about six little salmon wearing hats. They all left home, but the singer has forgotten the rest of the story.
Six Little Salmon
I sing a funny song from away out west,
Of six little salmon with their hats on;
How they all left home, but I forget the rest,
The six little salmon with their hats on.
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- Type
- Animal Rhymes
- Tune
- Spoken or sung
- Best for ages
- 2 to 6 years
What Does Six Little Salmon Mean?
The joke is in the picture and the ending. Salmon wearing hats is silly enough, and then the singer admits they have forgotten the rest of the song. "Away out west" points to the rivers of western North America, where many salmon live.
History and Origin
The rhyme comes from Leroy F. Jackson's The Peter Patter Book of Nursery Rhymes (1918), a collection of new nonsense verse written in the style of old Mother Goose rhymes.
Learning Activities
- Finish the song: make up what happened to the six salmon after they left home.
- Hat parade: draw six fish and give each one a different hat.
- Salmon facts: salmon swim up rivers to lay their eggs. Find pictures of salmon jumping.