Hickory, Dickory, Dock ✧
A climbing nursery rhyme with long held notes for the clock and a quick descent at the end.
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The mouse ran up
The clock struck one
D whistle · D major · 6/8 · 75 BPM · + upper octave
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The mouse ran up
The clock struck one
Lyrics
Traditional words · The Baby’s Opera, page 23
Hickory, dickory, dock! The mouse ran up the clock; The clock struck one, The mouse ran down, Hickory, dickory, dock!
About this tune
Hickory, Dickory, Dock is a traditional English nursery rhyme about a mouse and a clock. The Baby’s Opera prints it under the shorter title Dickory Dock.
The melody climbs as the mouse runs up the clock and descends toward the end. Long tied notes contrast with the quick syllables of the opening rhyme.