One was johnny

(one was johnny)
1 was johnny who lived by himself
2 was a rat who jumped on his shelf
3 was a cat who chased the rat
4 was a dog who came in and sat
5 was a turtle who bit the dog's tail
6 was a monkey who brought in the mail
7 a blackbird pecked poor johnny's nose
(one was johnny)
8 was a tiger out selling old clothes
9 was a robber who took an old shoe
10 was a puzzle--what should johnny do
(one was johnny)
He stood on a chair and said,
here's what i'll do--i'll start to
count backwards
and when i am through
if this house isn't empty, i'll eat
all of you!
9 was the robber who left looking pale
8 was the tiger who chased him to jail
7 was the blackbird flew off to havana
6 was the monkey who stole the banana
5 was the turtle who crawled off to bed
4 was the dog who slid home on a sled
(one was johnny)

3 was the cat who pounced on the rat
2 was the rat who left with the cat
(one was johnny, one was johnny,
one was johnny)
1 was johnny who lived by himself
and liked it like that!
(one was johnny, one was johnny)