Lyrics: Wang Jiazhen
Composer: Hu Xiaohuan
Under the front bridge? Swim across a flock of ducks
Come on, come on, count it. Okay, 24678
Quack quack? Really, too much.
How many ducks are there? I can't count how many ducks there are.
Grandpa driving ducks? The beard sparkled.
Singing a hometown play? And tell jokes.
Children? Children? Go to school quickly
Don't you take a duck egg home? Don't test a duck egg and take it home.
Extended data:
Counting Ducks is a song composed of five phrases, in C major, in 4/4 beats. The song urges children to cherish time and study hard in the form of "counting ducks". Wang Jiazhen wrote the lyrics and Hu Xiaohuan composed the music. The lyrics are easy to understand and interesting.
This children's solo song depicts a child naively singing a duck at the lower reaches of the bridge, vividly showing children's babbling and their elders' growing expectations. The lyrics of the work are cordial and vivid, full of children's songs. The melody is lively, sweet and tender, the form is simple, the rhythm is cheerful, the combination of reading and singing is easy to learn and sing, and it is deeply loved by children. A classic children's song from 1980s is still deeply loved by children. Probably mainly because its lyrics are easy to understand and interesting.