There were ten in the bed and the little one said roll over! The classic counting nursery rhyme made with a bed full of teddies
The origins of this song are unknown although most versions end each verse with “one fell out”. The second part of the verse varies, one version uses the line “tie a knot in your suspenders” and many other versions probably exist, probably spread around the world by children at summer camps. I first heard this “tie a knot in your pyjamas” version during a long school trip coach journey.
– Ed Hartwell
Video Credits:
Produced by Sarah Simi & Ed Hartwell (Woolly Vision)
Animation and Direction: Ed Hartwell
Art Direction: Sarah Simi
Puppets: Caroline Bletsis
Set Elements and Props: Laura Gardner (Little Egg Designs) and Leeanne Bell
Music performed by Gemma Storr
Recorded by Steve Pretty
Lyrics: There were ten in the bed and the little one said roll over roll over so they all rolled over and one fell out bumped his head and gave a little shout please remember to tie a knot in your pyjamas single beds are only made for one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine There were nine in the bed and the little one said roll over roll over so they all rolled over and one fell out bumped his head and gave a little shout please remember to tie a knot in your pyjamas single beds are only made for one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight There were eight in the bed and the little one said roll over roll over so they all rolled over and one fell out bumped his head and gave a little shout please remember to tie a knot in your pyjamas single beds are only made for one, two, three, four, five, six, seven There were seven in the bed and the little one said roll over roll over so they all rolled over and one fell out bumped his head and gave a little shout please remember to tie a knot in your pyjamas single beds are only made for one, two, three, four, five, six There were six in the bed and the little one said roll over roll over so they all rolled over and one fell out bumped his head and gave a little shout please remember to tie a knot in your pyjamas single beds are only made for one, two, three, four, five There were five in the bed and the little one said roll over roll over so they all rolled over and one fell out bumped his head and gave a little shout please remember to tie a knot in your pyjamas single beds are only made for one, two, three, four There were four in the bed and the little one said roll over roll over so they all rolled over and one fell out bumped his head and gave a little shout please remember to tie a knot in your pyjamas single beds are only made for one, two, three There were three in the bed and the little one said roll over roll over so they all rolled over and one fell out bumped his head and gave a little shout please remember to tie a knot in your pyjamas single beds are only made for one, two There were two in the bed and the little one said roll over roll over so they all rolled over and one fell out bumped his head and gave a little shout please remember to tie a knot in your pyjamas single beds are only made for one There was one in the bed and the little one said I'm lonely I'm lonely so they all jumped up and got back in There were ten in the bed and the little one said night night