[Verse 1] I had a friend a friend I could trust He went into the park and got busted Doin’ the Ring-Around-A-Rosy-Rag. Went in the park late at night They’re puttin’ a lot of people over 80 up tight He was doin’ the Ring-Around-A-Rosy-Rag [Chorus] Ring around ring around Rose Touch your nose and blow your toes And mind doin’ the Ring-Around-A-Rosy-Rag. Ring around ring around Rose Touch your nose and blow your toes And mind doin’ the Ring-Around-A-Rosy-Rag. [Verse 2] We ought to send Officer Joe Strange To some Australian mountain range So we all could do the Ring-Aroud-A-Rosy-Rag (Would you) like to put Philadelphia upthight one mass Ring-Aroud-A-Rosy in the middle of the night We all should do the Ring-Aroud-A-Rosy-Rag [Chorus] Ring around ring around Rose Touch your nose and blow your toes And mind doin’ the Ring-Around-A-Rosy-Rag. (It really was a drag!) Ring around ring around Rose Touch your nose and blow your toes And mind doin’ the Ring-Around-A-Rosy Touch your nose and blow your toes When you’re doin’ the Ring-Around-A-Rosy-Rag.