Ten green bottles
Ten Green Bottles ( Ten green bottles ) is a children's song , which in the UK is popular. The composer and lyricist are unknown.
text
Ten green bottles hanging on the wall,
Ten green bottles hanging on the wall.
And if one green bottle should accidentally fall,
There'll be nine green bottles hanging on the wall.
...
Nine green bottles hanging on the wall,
Nine green bottles hanging on the wall.
And if one green bottle should accidentally fall,
There'll be eight green bottles hanging on the wall.
...
Eight green bottles hanging on the wall,
Eight green bottles hanging on the wall.
And if one green bottle should accidentally fall,
There'll be seven green bottles hanging on the wall.
...
Seven green bottles hanging on the wall,
Seven green bottles hanging on the wall.
And if one green bottle should accidentally fall,
There'll be six green bottles hanging on the wall.
...
Six green bottles hanging on the wall,
Six green bottles hanging on the wall.
And if one green bottle should accidentally fall,
There'll be five green bottles hanging on the wall.
...
Five green bottles hanging on the wall,
five green bottles hanging on the wall.
And if one green bottle should accidentally fall,
There'll be four green bottles hanging on the wall.
...
Four green bottles hanging on the wall,
four green bottles hanging on the wall.
And if one green bottle should accidentally fall,
There'll be three green bottles hanging on the wall.
...
Three green bottles hanging on the wall,
Three green bottles hanging on the wall.
And if one green bottle should accidentally fall,
There'll be two green bottles hanging on the wall.
...
Two green bottles hanging on the wall,
Two green bottles hanging on the wall.
And if one green bottle should accidentally fall,
There'll be one green bottle hanging on the wall.
...
One green bottle hanging on the wall,
One green bottle hanging on the wall.
And if that green bottle should accidentally fall,
There'll be no more bottles hanging on the wall.
Instead of hanging , people often sing standing or sitting . Variants of the song are 99 Bottles of Beer and Ten German Bombers . The text is also used for number learning in English learning books for children.
literature
- Oxford Guide to British and American Culture, ISBN 978-0-19-431129-8