My Hand on my Head (Nicky Nacky Nocky Noo)

My Hand on My Head (Nicky Nacky Nocky Noo)

8/1/2014

Lyrics and Chords

With my hands on my head what have we here?
This is my brain thinker my teacher dear,
Brain thinker, brain thinker nicky nacky nocky noo,
That's what they taught me when I went to school

With my hands on my eyes what have we here?
These are my eye blinkers my teacher dear,
Eye blinkers, brain thinker nicky nacky nocky noo,
That's what they taught me when I went to school

With my hands on my nose what have we here?
This is my smell boxer my teacher dear,
Smell boxer, eye blinkers, brain thinker nicky nacky nocky noo,
Thats' what they taught me when I went to school

With my hands on my chin what have we here?
This is my chin wagger my teacher dear,
Chin wagger, smell boxer, eye blinkers, brain thinker nicky nacky nocky noo,
Thats' what they taught me when I went to school

With my hands on my chest, what have we here?
This is my chest cougher my teacher dear,
Chest cougher, chin wagger, smell boxer, eye blinker, brain thinker nicky nacky nocky noo,
That's what they taught me when I went to school

With my hands on my tum, what have we here?
This is my bread basket my teacher dear, bread basket, chest cougher, chin wagger, smell boxer, eye blinker, brain thinker nicky nacky nocky noo,
that's what they taught me when I went to school

With my hands on my knees, what have we here?
These are my knee knockers my teacher dear,
knee knockers, bread basket, chest cougher, chin wagger, smell boxer,
eye blinker, brain thinker, nicky nacky nocky noo,
that's what they taught me when I went to school

With my hands on my toes, what have we here?
These are my toe tappers my teacher dear,
toe tappers, knee knockers, bread basket, chest cougher, chin wagger,
smell boxer, eye blinker, brain thinker, nicky nacky nocky noo,
that's what they taught me when I went to school!

Variations: In some versions the word mama is used instead of teacher.

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10 Comments

Bekki young

7/6/2016 09:31:23 pm

So happy to have found this!!! I could only remember "nicky nacky nocky noo" and bread basket. I will teach it to my students now. Thank you

Sarah

11/4/2016 03:14:29 am

Instead of my teacher dear, we sang 'Nothing to fear' and instead of nicky nacky nocky noo, we would sing, 'wibbly, wobbly, woos' whilst flapping our earlobes

Claire

2/18/2017 11:04:55 pm

I can remember singing this with my brother in the 70's when we were going on holiday he's going to be 50 shortly so want to bring back memories

seldz

3/12/2017 07:46:22 am

Sooooo happpyyyyy
I thought that I have lost this beautiful rhyme
Now i'm so happy

LAURA M

5/1/2017 04:43:51 pm

I leaned this in summer school in the early 1960s - and it was more of a slightly German version. The tune was a bit different, and the words went more like this (one verse example):

Mine hand on mine self, now vat ist das here?
Das ist mine bread basket (stomach), mine mama dear,
Bread basket, chest cougher, chin chucker, lip smacker, nose blower, eye blinker, svet boxer (brain), inky dinky do -
That's what I learnt in my school.

Ann

7/3/2019 11:31:54 am

That’s EXACTLY how I remember the song as well! And when I was searching for it, I had a hard time finding it. I knew it with German language like you! We had the GTEATEST music teacher in elementary school but this is the only song I can remember. Seems like we stood up next to our desks and had actions with it too??

Jon

3/26/2018 11:28:45 am

This is awesome! My grandfather used to sing this every Christmas after a couple of whiskeys!!! He was a proper yorkshire man with a strong accent. But I remember it going -

“This is my bready boxer mighty fine cheer”

And

“With my hat on my head what have we here?”

Sasikala

4/29/2018 05:33:39 pm

Thank you so much for uploading the lyrics of this rhyme.i wanted to sing for my grand daughter.now she keeps asking for the song again and again

Eleanor

11/20/2019 01:21:29 pm

Head knocker, eye winker, nose bumper, mouth eater, chin chopper, (then tickle the child under the chin)

Patricia Filby

3/22/2020 02:21:26 am

That’s a fun one I had forgotten. Have been trying to remember childhood songs for our fun singing session at our local aged care facility. That’s one that will be such fun to share and to see how many residents remember it.

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