Five Little Firemen is a counting song that teaches children to count in decreasing numbers.
It is another fun variation of the famous Five Little Monkeys rhyme, which you can read about and listen to here on our website. You can also do hand and body actions similar to the Five Little Monkeys Rhyme!
In this song, five firemen dance on a house’s roof, each falling off until there’s none left.
Lyrics for Five Little Firemen
Though there are many variations of the song, this is the most common:
Five little firemen jumping on the roof
One fell off and bumped his head
Momma called the doctor, and the doctor said
No more firemen jumping on the roof!
Four little firemen jumping on the roof
One fell off and bumped his head
Momma called the doctor, and the doctor said
No more firemen jumping on the roof!
Three little firemen jumping on the roof
One fell off and bumped his head
Momma called the doctor, and the doctor said
No more firemen jumping on the roof!
Two little firemen jumping on the roof
One fell off and bumped his head
Momma called the doctor, and the doctor said
No more firemen jumping on the roof!
One little elephant jumping on the roof
One fell off and bumped his head
Momma called the doctor, and the doctor said
Put those firemen right to bed
