Sunday, June 8, 2014

How did the Little Indian Boy song go, in And Then There Were None?Please say the whole thing.

Check the beginning of the book ---- before chapter one. 
It is a poem that has been around for some time.


Ten
little Indian boys went out to dine:


One choked his little
self, and then there were Nine.


Nine little Indian boys sat
up very late;


One overslept himself, and then there were
Eight.


Eight little Indian boys traveling in
Devon;


One said he stay there and then there were
Seven.


Seven little Indian boys chopping up
sticks;


One chopped himself in halves and then there were
Six.


Six little Indian boys playing in a
hive;


A bumble bee stung one and then there were
Five.


Five little Indian boys going in for
law;


One got into Chancery and then there were
Four.


Four little Indian boys going out to
sea;


A red herring swallowed one and then there were
Three.


Three little Indian boys walking inthe
Zoo;


A big bear hugged one and then there were
Two.


Two little Indian boys sitting in the
sun;


One got frizzled up and then there was
One.


One little Indian boy left all
alone;


He went and hanged
himself


And then there were
None.


Because the word Indian became
politically sensitive, some versions, such as the one in your book, use the word
Soldier

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