Ten Little Cannibals by Disney

My sister asked me this morning if I remembered this song from a Disney album we played on Saturday mornings growing up:

Once upon a time there were 10 little cannibals
Swingin’ on a vine.

One tried to pet a big wildcat,
And then there were nine.

One of the nine drank turpentine,
And then there were eight.

Then one more fell dead on the floor
And seven was their fate.

One went to politics,
Then there were only six.

One took a dive,
Now five we see.

One went to Singapore,
Then there were only four.

One turned green,
Then there were three.

One fell into some glue,
Then there were only two…
They drank from a loving cup.

One became a skeleton,
Then there was only one,
And he ate himself all up.
(What a silly thing to do!)

It was one of my favorite songs.

2 Replies to “Ten Little Cannibals by Disney”

  1. Thank you thank you thank you!
    It has been driving me crazy trying to remember the words.

  2. I’ve been trying to figure out if the person who sang this on the record is Thurl Ravenscroft – who also sang the Grinch song on the animated version???

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