finally: the complete worm-song2 min read

nobody likes me,
everybody hates me,
i guess i m gonna eat some worms…
short fat slimey ones,
long thin curly ones,
see how they wiggle and squirm

So bite off their heads
and bite off their tails
and throw their skins away
how on earth can anybody live on
a thousand worms a day?

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Nobody likes me, everybody hates me,
Guess I’ll go eat worms,
Long, thin, slimy ones; Short, fat, juicy ones,
Itsy, bitsy, fuzzy wuzzy worms.

Down goes the first one, down goes the second one,
Oh how they wiggle and squirm.
Up comes the first one, up comes the second one,
Oh how they wiggle and squirm.

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More about this song

Just like Gopher Guts, there are many versions of this song.
Some of the versions we have heard of are:

Alternate Version 1:
Nobody likes me, everybody hates me,
think I’ll go eat worms…
big fat juicy ones, little slimy skinny ones,
hope they don’t have germs!

Alternate Version 2:
Nobody loves me, everybody hates me
Think I’ll go and eat worms
Long ones, short ones, fat ones, thin ones
See how they wriggle and squirm

I bite off the heads, and suck out the juice
And throw the skins away
Nobody knows how fat I grow
On worms three times a day
Ohh…nobody loves me.

Alternate Version 3:
Nobody likes me, everybody hates me,
Think I’ll go eat worms.
Big fat juicy ones, Eensie weensy squeensy ones,
See how they wiggle and squirm.

Chomp off their heads and squeeze out the juice
And throw their tails away
Nobody knows how I survive
On worms three times a day.

Alternate Version 4:
Nobody likes me, everybody hates me
I’m goin’ down the garden to eat worms
Long thin slimy ones, short fat fuzzy ones
Ooey gooey, ooey gooey worms

Long thin slimy ones slip down easily
Short fat fuzzy ones don’t
Short fat fuzzy ones stick to your teeth
And the juice goes slurpin’ (slurping noise) down your throat

and:
nobody likes me
everybody hates me
going down the garden chewing worms
long thin slimey ones
short fat furry ones
gooey gooey gooey gooey worms
the long thin slimey ones
slip down easily
short fat furry ones stick
and when the short fat furry ones
stick between your teeth
thats when the jiuce goes
[insert hannibal lectur sucking noises]


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75 Replies to “finally: the complete worm-song2 min read

  1. Here’s my version:

    Nobody loves me, everybody hates me
    Think I’ll eat some worms.
    Long, slender slimy ones. Short, fat juicy ones. Itsy bitsy fuzzy wuzzy worms.

    First you bite the heads off. Then you suck the guts out. Then you throw the rest away.

    Long, slender slimy ones. Short, fat juicy ones. Itsy bitsy fuzzy wuzzy worms.

  2. Nobody likes me, everybody hates me.
    Guess I’ll go eat worms.
    Big fat juicy ones, ooey gooey slimey ones
    Hanging on the garden wall.

    First you bite their heads off,
    Then you suck the juice out,
    Then you throw the skins away,
    Big fat juicy ones, ooey gooey slimey ones
    Hanging on the garden wall.

    1. No body likes me everybody hates I think I’ll go and eat worms
      Big fat juicy ones Wee skinny melinky ones see how the wiggle and squirm
      You bite off the heads and suck (make a sucking noise) out the juice and throw the skins away. Oh, everybody hates me I think I go and eat worms

    1. Big ones, fat ones
      Ooey gooey slimy ones
      Worms that wiggle and squrm.
      First one’s greasy; went down easy
      Second one stuck to my tongue.
      Third one busted
      Fourth one busted
      Fifth one tried to run
      Ohh

  3. This is how the lyric goes:
    Nobody likes me,
    Everybody hates me,
    I’m gonna go and eat worms.

    Nice big fat ones,
    Nice long skinny ones,
    Oh, how they wiggle and squirm!

    I’m gonna bite off their heads
    And suck out their blood
    And throw their guts away.

    I don’t know why people don’t
    eat worms three times a day!

  4. My version is:
    Nobody loves me, everybody hates me,
    Think I’ll go and eat worms.
    Big fat juicy ones, little wee skinny ones,
    See how they wriggle and squirm.
    Bite off their heads – ‘urgh’
    Suck in the juice – ‘slurrp’
    Throw their skins away.
    Nobody knows how much I thrive on worms three times a day.

  5. Nobody likes me, everybody hates me,
    I’m gonna eat some worms!
    Fat worms, skinny worms…
    itty bitty shitty worms…
    wormy worms and squirmy worms…
    long, fat slimy worms…
    Oh how they wiggle and squirm.
    Nobody likes me, everybody hates me,
    I went and ate some worms!
    Fat worms, skinny worms…
    itty bitty shitty worms…
    wormy worms and squirmy worms…
    long, fat slimy worms…
    God did they wiggle and squirm.

  6. I was a Nanny for a few years of my long life. Seven o’clock in the morning would find me on a soft sofa playing with a wonderful baby. Meanwhile, the baby’s mother would be doing her hair and makeup to go be a lawyer for the day.
    I got paid for playing with children all day!
    One of the tools in my box was this song. When ever I encountered a fussing baby I would sing this song. IT NEVER FAILED!
    Thank you for bringing back some wonderful memories.

  7. The version I grew up with:

    Nobody loves me
    everybody hates me
    Think I’ll go and eat worms

    Long, slim slimey ones
    slip down easily
    Short, fat, furry ones stick

    But I’ll crunch and chew
    At my earthworm stew
    until I’m lovely and sick

  8. My version is different and at 46 years old, I still sing it to get over being down:
    Nobody likes me, everybody hates me, I’m gonna eat some worms, yum yum
    Big fat juicy ones, long slum slimy ones, itsy bitsy tiny little worms, yum yum
    First you cut their heads off
    Then you cut their tails off, see how they wiggle and they squirm, yum yum
    Big fat juicy ones, long slim slimy ones, itsy bitsy tiny little worms, yum yum
    Down goes the first one, down goes the second one, down goes the third little work, yum yum
    Big fat juicy ones, long slim slimy ones, itsy bitsy tiny little worms, yum yum
    Up comes the first one, up comes the second one, up comes the third little worm, yum yum
    Big fat juicy ones, long slim slimy ones, itsy bitsy tiny little worms, yum yum

  9. (Here is the version taught to me 65 years ago and what I have passed on to my son and grandson).
    Nobody likes me; everybody hates me,
    Going to the garden to eat worms,
    Long, slim, slimy ones,
    Big, fat, juicy ones,
    Itsy, bitsy, fuzzy, wuzzy worms.

    Down goes the first one; down goes the second one,
    Down goes the fuzzy, wuzzy worm.
    Long, slim, slimy ones,
    Big, fat, juicy ones,
    Itsy, bitsy, fuzzy, wuzzy worms.

    My stomach is in a commotion, (sung slow and painfully drawn out)
    I must lean over the rail,
    I don’t want to dirty the ocean,
    So somebody bring me a pail.

    Come up, come up,
    Come up my supper come up, come up.
    Come up, come up,
    Come up my supper come up.

    I’m coming, I’m coming, (sung slowly in a tiny voice)
    Though my head is blended low,
    I hear the gentle voices calling,
    Hasten, Jason, bring the basin (sung fast)
    Oops, slop, bring the mop!

    1. Fourth last line should be “though my head is bended low”
      Darn automatic correct!

  10. Nobody likes me everybody hates me. I know what I’ll do I’ll eat worms and then I’ll die. And when I’m dead just wait and see. You’ll be sorry that you picked on me.
    That’s my husbands version

    1. Version I was taught (England)
      Nobody loves me, everybody hates me
      Just ‘cus I eat worms
      I bite off the heads and suck out the middle
      And throw away them skins

      1. Version I learned:
        Nobody loves me. Everybody hates me. Think I’ll eat some worms.
        Long slender slimy ones, short fat juicy ones. Itsy bitsy fuzzy wuzzy worms.
        First you bite the heads off. Then you suck the guts out. Then you throw the rest away. Long slender slimy ones short fat juicy ones. Itsy bitsy fuzzy wuzzy worms.

  11. Nobody loves me. Everybody hates me
    Just because I eat worms. First you pull the heads off, then you suck the juice out, then you throw the skins away

    Nobody knows how much you grow on three meals of worms a day. First you pull the heads off, then you suck the juice out, then you throw the skins away
    A UK version

  12. Nobody loves me, everybody hates me
    Why don’t I eat some wor er er eras
    Big fat juicy ones, long skinny slimy ones,
    It’s bitty fuzzy wuzzy wor er eras.

    First you bite the heads off, then you suck the guts out
    Then you throw the rest away a a a
    Big fat juicy ones, long skinny slimy ones
    It’s bitty fuzzy wuzzy wor er erms.

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