Lyrics
The words as written. The Gogolis’ lyrics are co-written by a person and AI, and a human chooses the final words.
Verse 1
The itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the tall, tall spout,
Rain came down and sent the spider out.
Sun came shining, drying up the rain,
Little spider started climbing once again.
Verse 2
Poff saw the spider and he wanted to climb too.
Up went the springs — boing, boing, boing — the way that springs do.
Down came the rain and washed poor Poff out,
and Poff bounced twice and landed on his snout!
Chorus
Climb, climb, climb — all the way up!
Down comes the rain, whoosh, and washes you out!
Wait for the sun, wait for the sky to clear,
then climb, climb, climb — the top is nearly here!
Verse 3
Mimi turned grey-blue when the rain began to pour.
Nibs stood under the gutter and he didn't move at all.
Out came the sun and Mimi turned back pink,
and Nibs shook his head and didn't say a thing.
Chorus
Climb, climb, climb — all the way up!
Down comes the rain, whoosh, and washes you out!
Wait for the sun, wait for the sky to clear,
then climb, climb, climb — the top is nearly here!
Verse 4
The itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the spout again,
up past the window, up past the weathervane.
Poff and Mimi cheered and Nibs looked up to see
the itsy-bitsy spider at the top, as happy as can be!
Whole video · 2:26
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About this song
- Length
- 2:26
- Published
- 18 October 2026
- Theme
- Songs to move to, Animals
- Featured Gogolis
- Poff, Mimi, Nibs
The itsy-bitsy spider climbs up the tall, tall spout, the rain comes down and sends it out, and the sun comes back to dry it all up. The first verse is the rhyme a grown-up already knows, so a child can sing along from the very first line.
Then Poff wants to climb too, and up go the springs: boing, boing, boing. The rain washes Poff out, two bounces and a landing snout first. Mimi turns grey-blue in the rain and pink again in the sun, and Nibs stands under the gutter and does not move at all. The chorus is the whole idea: climb, get washed out, wait for the sun, and climb again, until the spider reaches the top.
