It's a nursery rhyme to teach children how to count. Sometimes kids will also use it to count-out, like the person who is "it" in hide-and-go-seek. It doesn't have any special meaning.
buckle my shoe
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Do you mean an completely new counting song or just an alternative for one, two . . .
This was written by Wes Craven who created it to the tune of One Two Buckle your Shoe. He wrote and directed everything in the original Nightmare on Elm Street.
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In Agatha Christie's "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe," the murderer is revealed to be Dr. John Franklin. He is a dentist who kills his patient, the wealthy Mr. Alistair Blunt, to cover up a secret related to a past crime. Hercule Poirot uncovers the truth through his keen observation and deduction, linking the murder to a broader web of deceit.
Margaret A. Cranstoun has written: 'One, Two, Buckle My Shoe' 'Let's look at the letters' -- subject(s): Alphabet rhymes
The nusery rhyme is called Freddy's coming for you. It is sung to the tune of One, Two, Buckle My Shoe.
And Then There Were None, One, Two, Buckle My Shoe, The Murder of Roger Arkroyd, The Murder on the Orient Express, Evil under the Sun, etc, etc.
There are lots of nursery rhymes that help children learn to count. Examples include One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Once I caught a fish alive, and One, Two, Buckle My Shoe.
Another counting rhyme is : One, Two, Buckle my shoe; Three, Four, Knock on the door.