Ten Little Black Birds

Ten little black birds were sitting in a mine
     one flew away and there were nine
Nine little black birds were sitting on a freight
     one flew away and then there were eight
Eight little black birds were sitting near an oven
     one flew away and then there were seven
Seven little black birds were eating twix
     one flew away and then there were six
Six little black birds went for a drive
     one flew away and then there were five
Five little black birds were resting on the shore
     one flew away and then there were four
Four little black birds were sitting on a tree
     one flew away and then there were three
Three little black birds were sitting in a zoo
     one flew away and then there were two
Two little black birds were eating a bun
     one flew away and then there was one
One little black bird sitting in the sun
     she flew away and then there was none