Itsy Bitsy Spider

"The Itsy Bitsy Spider" (also known as "The Incy Wincy Spider" in Australia, Great Britain, and other anglophone countries) is a popular nursery rhyme, folksong, and fingerplay that describes the adventures of a spider as it ascends, descends, and re-ascends the downspout or "waterspout" of a gutter system or open-air reservoir. It is usually accompanied by a sequence of gestures that mimic the words of the song. Its Roud Folk Song Index number is 11586.

Throughout this article, the North American title and lyrics are used to ensure consistency.

Lyrics
A commonly used version uses these words and gestures:

Other versions exist.

Recordings
The popular nursery rhyme has been covered and sampled a number of times.


 * 1980: Patsy Biscoe (as "Incy Wincy Spider") CD: 50 Favourite Nursery Rhymes Vol. 1, also available as 3-CD set 150 Favourite Nursery Rhymes
 * 1986: Carly Simon on the Heartburn film and on the Coming Around Again album
 * 1988: Carly Simon on the Greatest Hits Live album
 * 1989: Nicole Kidman on the Dead Calm soundtrack (as "Incy Wincy")
 * 1991: Little Richard on the Disney CD For Our Children, to benefit the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
 * 1995: Danish-Norwegian pop band Aqua, then known by their original band name Joyspeed, released a single only "Itzy Bitzy Spider"
 * 2002: The Mars Volta sampled the rhyme on their song "Eunuch Provocateur" from their extended play Tremulant
 * 2002: Raffi sang this song on his Let's Play album by adding an additional verse
 * 2002: Joey DeLuxe during the credits of the 2002 film Eight Legged Freaks
 * 2006: EliZe feat. Jay Colin released "Itsy Bitsy Spider" on the album In Control
 * 2013: Maziar Bahari's company Off-Centre Productions created an animated version of the song featuring an animated mouse character named "Journo"
 * 2021: Lyn Lapid (single)