Australian action song for ages 0-6
Little White Duckling Song
A playful duckling song with easy quacks, dips and shakes for toddlers to copy. It works well for simple copying games and younger toddlers who join through sounds before full words.
Watch Little White Duckling
Press play and copy the actions together. The repeated chorus makes it easy for toddlers to join before they know every word.
What age is this song for?
Written for children aged 0-6. Babies can respond to the beat, toddlers can copy one movement at a time, and preschoolers can sing and act out the repeated chorus. It is a playful song, not a lesson or therapy programme.
When should we play it?
Try it for simple copying games and younger toddlers who join through sounds before full words. One song lasts only a few minutes, so it can become a familiar cue without turning the whole routine into a production.
Little White Duckling lyrics
These lyrics match the released recording. Written by Franki Chamaki.
Intro
(quack, quack)
(hahaha)
Verse 1
Little white duckling, floating on the lake,
Dibble-dabble feet, what a splash you make.
Dip-down, dip-down, ever so deep,
Dibble-dabble, giggle-dabble, give a little peep.
Chorus
Quack, quack, quack, little white duckling,
Dibble-dabble, dibble-dabble, paddling and chuckling.
Quack, quack, quack, little white friend,
Dibble-dabble, dibble-dabble, round the willow bend.
Verse 2
Little white duckling, waddling through the grass,
Dibble-dabble feet, quacking as you pass.
Paddle-paddle, paddle-paddle, off to the shore,
Dibble-dabble, giggle-dabble, come and quack some more.
Action Break
Can you quack like a duckling? (Quack, quack, quack!)
Can you dip like a duckling? (Dip-down, dip-down!)
Can you dibble-dabble? (Dibble-dabble!)
Little white duckling... here we go! (hahaha)
Verse 3
Little white duckling, dozing in the sun,
Dibble-dabble feet, and the day has just begun.
Shake-shake, shake-shake, feathers in the breeze,
Dibble-dabble, giggle-dabble, quacking at the trees.
Bridge
Shhh, the little white duckling is nestled in the reeds,
Tiny, tiny feathers, and it's rest that she needs.
The moonlight is dancing, the water's still and deep,
And the little white duckling is drifting off to sleep.
Dabble... dabble... nice and low,
Dabble... dabble... very, very slow.
Then up she pops, with a quack and a spin,
Ready to dibble-dabble - let the fun begin!
Final Chorus
Quack, quack, quack, little white duckling,
Dibble-dabble, dibble-dabble, waving and a-chuckling.
Quack, quack, quack, everyone can try,
Dibble-dabble, giggle-dabble, kids and duckling say hi!
Outro
Goodbye, little white duckling!
Dibble-dabble, giggle-dabble...
Dibble-dabble, giggle-dabble...
(hahaha)
