# Five Little Speckled Frogs
20th century 
USA
# Lyrics
Five green and speckled frogs
Sitting on a speckled log
Eating the most delicious bugs, yum, yum
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool
Now there are just four speckled frogs, glub, glub
Four green and speckled frogs
Sitting on a speckled log
Eating the most delicious bugs, yum, yum
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool
Now there are just three speckled frogs, glub, glub
Three green and speckled frogs
Sitting on a speckled log
Eating the most delicious bugs, yum, yum
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool
Now there are just two speckled frogs, glub, glub
Two green and speckled frogs
Sitting on a speckled log
Eating the most delicious bugs, yum, yum
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool
Now there's only one speckled frog, glub, glub
She jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool
Now there are no more speckled frogs
# History and Meaning
The nursery rhyme "Five Little Speckled Frogs" is a counting song and fingerplay that is often used to teach young children numbers and basic subtraction.
The song continues with each verse subtracting one frog until the final verse where there are no more frogs left on the log. The song is generally considered as a playful and fun way to teach children basic math concepts, counting, and subtraction. Its lyrics and melody is catchy and repetitive which also helps in memorizing the numbers and counting.
It's worth noting that the origin of the song is unknown, and it's not clear if the speckled frogs are a reference to any specific species of frogs.