3 Little Fishies
3 Little Fishies Lyrics
Down in the meadow in a little bitty pool
Swam three little fishies and a mama fishie too
"Swim" said the mama fishie, "Swim if you can"
And they swam and they swam all over the dam
Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!
Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!
Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!
And they swam and they swam all over the dam
"Stop" said the mama fishie,
"or you will get lost"
The three little fishies didn't wanna be bossed
The three little fishies went off on a spree
And they swam and they swam right out to the sea
Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!
Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!
Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!
And they swam and they swam right out to the sea
"Whee!" yelled the little fishies,
"Here's a lot of fun
We'll swim in the sea till the day is done"
They swam and they swam, and it was a lark
Till all of a sudden they saw a shark!
Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!
Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!
Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!
Till all of a sudden they saw a shark!
"Help!" cried the little fishies,
"Gee! look at all the whales!"
And quick as they could, they turned on their tails
And back to the pool in the meadow they swam
And they swam and they swam back over the dam
Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!
Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!
Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!
And they swam and they swam back over the dam.
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3 Little Fishies Alternative Lyrics
Down in the meadow in a little bitty pool
Swam three little fishies and a mama fishie too.
"Swim" said the mama fishie,
"Swim if you can!"
And they swam and they swam all over the dam.
Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!
Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!
Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!
And they swam and they swam all over the dam.
"Stop" said the mama fishie, "or you will get lost;"
But the three little fishies didn't wanna be bossed.
The three little fishies went off on a spree;
And they swam and they swam right out to the sea.
Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!
Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!
Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!
And they swam and they swam right out to the sea.
"Whee!" yelled the little fishies, "Here's a lot of fun!
We'll swim in the sea till the day is done.
"They swam and they swam, and it was a lark;
Till all of a sudden they saw a shark!
Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu! |
Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!
Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!
Till all of a sudden they saw a shark!
"Help!" cried the little fishies, "Gee! look at all the whales;"
And quick as they could, they turned on their tails!
And back to the pool in the meadow they swam;
And they swam and they swam back over the dam.
Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!
Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!
Boop boop dit-tem dat-tem what-tem Chu!
And they swam and they swam back over the dam
Information About 3 Little Fishies
‘’Three Little fishes’’ is a children’s song that was adapted by American jazz bandleader Horace Kirby Dowell into a jazz standard in 1939. The song is believed to have been adapted from a traditional southern children’s song by Josephine Judson Carringer and continues to be enjoyed as a children’s song.
The song became a smash hit for the Kay Kyser orchestra in 1941, when the band was riding high in popularity as a result of the music-quiz radio program called Kay Kyser's kollege of musical knowledge. The song has been covered by many other artists since.
Some versions of this song have only one whale (not whales)
Some versions see the shark after dark (instead of "it was a lark")
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User Comments 3 Little Fishies (26)
By Laura from Longview, Washington Usa on 24 January 2009
My mother used to sing this song to us; the lyrics popped in my head the other day but I couldn't remember all. The tune would not leave me so I called my sister long-distance who called her daughter (who knew how to work the internet), she found it right away. This song brings back pleasant memories of my mother who sang around the house all the time even when doing unpleasant chores so that I've been doing it also since growing up.
By April from Chapel Hill, Usa on 11 May 2009
My grandmother used to sing this to me. What a great site!
By Peter Sheils from India Pune on 16 July 2009
this song was a big hit in the late 50 s or early sixties by a singer called don fox, it reached the top ten, don later joined mecca bingo as caller at streatem and went on to become area manager
By Sherry from West Terre Haute, Usa on 24 July 2009
Love it! Will be using something similar for a children's program at our church. It teaches a great 'obedience' lesson!
By Akrista from Indiana on 6 November 2009
i love this song cause it makes my little baby sister smile
By Becky from Boynton Beach Florida on 2 December 2009
I bought a card for my granddaughter's 3 birthday..a musical one that had the little fishy song. I was so excited for I had not heard the real version since I was a little girl myself! I found the lyrics online and am sending them with the card. Now we can sing all the verses and the fun will be more exciting. Nana Becky loves Haley ! :)
By Irene from Usa on 11 December 2009
my father sang this song while cooking for us daily and to finally find it on line was so exciting i sang it to my children,granchildren and now to my great grandaughter. this is one of the few i cherrish from childhood. thanks for finding this song for all of us
By Freddy--usa from Lowell on 14 December 2009
I learned this when it came out. Now I have 7 great-grandchildren and I think they ought to learn it also! Fun little song!
By Shannon from Shelton, Usa on 3 May 2010
I am planning my preschoolers graduation with an "Under the Sea" theme. I was trying to think of ocean themed songs & my boyfriend starting humming this song... I was so happy when I found this site because we could not remember all of the words! I am very excited to teach all of my kids this song tomorrow :)
By Danielle from Australia Geelong on 27 May 2010
My Daugther asked me to sing the bip bop what am choo song to here and i could not remember any of the words. I love this site
By Rich Anderson from Alexandria Va Usa on 16 June 2010
I can't believe this song is still around. I,m 66 years younf and remember this as a kid!
By Peter Sheils from Pune India on 25 August 2010
frankie howard also had a big hit with this song
By Ken from Stillwater, Ok, Us on 7 September 2010
Thank Aunt Ona I was looking for this song and another one. Here are some lerics to the other one. Three little fish swimming in the water. Three little fish not doing what they otta. The next verse is 2 fish then 1 fish.
By Beth from United States on 9 October 2010
My mom used to sing 3 Little Fishies song to me when I maybe 3 years old and it stuck with me all these years. I sang it to my kids. I am now 48 years old. I love it.
By Diana from United States on 13 November 2010
My father and I used to sing this song when I was a kid. I am now in my 50s, Dad has long passed but I always think of when we would sing this song. It was so great to find it on the internet and get all the words again as I did forget some of the lines. Thank you for making this song available. It made me smile and cry with joy!
By Bronwyn from New Zealand on 1 January 2011
I was supervising my almost 3 years grandson in the bath last night. He was playing with a little duck and a dolphin. I sung '3 little ducks'went out one day' to him, and then I asked myself, do I know any fish songs, and the lyrics to this song popped into my head, the chorus only. Thanks to this site and others, now I have the whole song to teach him. He was very amused with the chorus, and loved the sounds the words made. Lots of laughing.
By Balqees from Jordan on 3 January 2011
this song gives me old memories.my grandmother used always sang that to me when i was 5
By James from United Kingdom on 22 February 2011
Just come across this site, brilliant I was trying to remember words to song when I was a kid and found them here.Love this site.
By Krista from Canada on 23 July 2011
how do I download the whole song? My daughter is having a "water-theme" birthday (she's turning 6) and I can't find this, and other songs, to download! Does anyone know? Thanks!
By George from United States on 10 December 2011
This song is much deeper than that Mairsey Dotes thing, especially in the part where those naughty little fishes meet the sakes and the whales out where they shouldn't oughter be! They almost became shark poop poop, didn't you see?
By George from United States on 10 December 2011
I meant SHARKS, for badness' sakes!0
By Khin from Australia on 17 March 2012
I heard this song 11 years ago. I still hear it today. I don't remeber the complete lyrics though I like this song to sing it to children. Now I get it and this website is extremely helpful. Thanks you. What's a great song! I read the other comments and this song has existed since over sixty years. Anyway it's awesome.
By Jen from United States on 3 April 2012
My grandma used to sing this to me and my 4 brothers all the time. She just passed away and my brothers and I have been remembering this song.
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By Daisy from Anderson Sc on 29 November 2008
I loved this song as a kid. My brothers and I would sing it and run around in the living room to it.