(Verse 1)
[C]1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
Once I caught a [F]fish alive.
[F]6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
[G]Then I let it [C]go again.
(Verse 2)
[C]Why did you let it go?
Because it bit my [F]finger so.
[F]Which finger did it bite?
[G]This little finger [C]on my right.
(Verse 3)
[C]1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
Once I caught a [F]fish alive.
[F]6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
[G]Then I let it [C]go again.
(Verse 4)
[C]Why did you let it go?
Because it bit my [F]finger so.
[F]Which finger did it bite?
[G]This little finger [C]on my right.
[C]1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
Once I caught a [F]fish alive.
[F]6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
[G]Then I let it [C]go again.
(Verse 2)
[C]Why did you let it go?
Because it bit my [F]finger so.
[F]Which finger did it bite?
[G]This little finger [C]on my right.
(Verse 3)
[C]1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
Once I caught a [F]fish alive.
[F]6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
[G]Then I let it [C]go again.
(Verse 4)
[C]Why did you let it go?
Because it bit my [F]finger so.
[F]Which finger did it bite?
[G]This little finger [C]on my right.