Listen to the Kitchen Clock,
To itself it ever talks,
From its place it never walks;
“Tick-tock—tick-tock,”
Tell me what it says.

“I'm a very patient clock,
Never moved by hope or fear,
Though I've stood for many a year;
Tick-tock—tick-tock,”
That is what it says.

“I'm a very truthful clock;
People say, about the place,
Truth is written on my face;
Tick-tock—tick-tock,”
That is what it says.

“I'm a very active clock,
For I go while you're asleep.
Though you never take a peep.
Tick-tock—tick-tock,”
That is what it says.

“I'm a most obliging clock;
If you wish to hear me strike,
You may do it when you like;
Tick-tock—tick-tock,”
That is what it says.

What a talkative old clock!
Let us see what it will do
When the pointer reaches two.
“Ding-ding—tick-tock.”
That is what it says.