Five Little Pieces of Bubble Gum by Jeanie B!

Enjoy this super fun storytime song for backwards counting and fun as you blow bubbles until they — POP! — and fall on the ground. How many are left?

See Ms. Kate demonstrate just how to use this song in storytime.

Chords: A, D, E

Note from Ms. Christina: Ms. Jeanie plays this song on guitar with A, D, and E — since E is difficult to play on ukulele, I use E7 instead. So, when I play this song on uke, I use A, D, and E7.

Lyrics:

I’ve got [A] five little pieces of [D] bubble [E] gum

I [A] put one in my mouth and chew it — [D] “num, num, [E] num” [smack lips]

I’m [A] gonna blow a bubble now that’s [D] big and [E] round — “pff, pff, pff, pff” — POP!

Whoops! I dropped it on the ground.

…

Alright, I had five, I dropped one, how many now?

…

I’ve got [A] four little pieces of [D] bubble [E] gum …

[Count down to zero]

…

Last Verse:

I’ve got [A] no little pieces of [D] bubble [E] gum

They [A] all fell on the ground, so I [D] guess I’m [E] done

I’d [A] like to come and play now but [D] I can’t [E] move

Cause all five pieces are stuck to my shoe. [A-tremolo]

Ewww!

Origins:

Lyrics and tune by Jeanie B!

Note:

Special thanks to Rosie Camargo for bringing Jeanie B! to our attention and Kate Reynolds for getting her permission to add her music to our Song List. Jeanie B! said she would be “honored to be included!”

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