Any time kids at my school were in a race to get somewhere, the winner would be taken down a peg with the following:
“First is the worst,
second’s the best
third is a nerd
in the polka dot dress”
A few years later, when my little sister learned it, her friends had changed the last couple of lines to “third is the BEST in the polka dot dress” (the fact that second was already the best didn’t bother her in the slightest, no matter what I said). The person who came in first would, before anyone could claim otherwise, recite the rhyme starting with “Zero’s the hero.” This line was unknown to me until my sister and her friends started using it.
She and her friends didn’t invent this, of course; even the “zero’s the hero” bit has been going around for years. The “third” in other versions was often “the hairy princess” or “the one with the hairy chest.”
Some appear to have gone even further, adding in “fourth is the king, fifth is the queen, sixth is the one in the washing machine. And, of course, there are LOTS of variations in the comments. Really, the comments to this one have gotten absolutely out of control.
As to how old it is, well… one version appears in a book of “New England Sayings”[1] from 1894, and in a magazine from 1879:
First’s the worse
second’s the same
last’s the best
of all the game
A similar rhyme is presented as an old saying in Faith Gartney’s Girlhood, an 1872 book in which a character complains that her sister “plagues” her with the rhyme, changing it up to make either the first or last be the best, depending on which of the two of them finishes dressing first.
However, in the voluminous comments to this entry, we can see that many variations became widely known in the English-speaking world, including variations about “the golden eagle” and “the hair princess” and various classifications that don’t even rhyme. Many of them never appeared in print, as far as I can tell. This is one that probably is strictly on the playground; many of the songs and rhymes on this site probably got started in the military or on college campuses and filtered down. Most of these variations were probably made up by kids and spread by kids, but spread internationally by word of mouth alone.
Many of the commentors declined to leave the date range / location where they heard their version, and aren’t that useful for research (some others are probably just making something up) (I do get a few people on this site who just reply by making up 20 rude “Obama” versions of any given rhyme). Sometimes on the site if I suspect someone is just mouthing off, or if they leave out the relevant info, I won’t publish the comment. This one, though, I just sort of let run loose.
See more in the ebook:
my kids' version ends with
"Third is the one in the wedding dress"
fun posts!
first is the worst
second is the best
third is the one with the hairy chest
fourth is the one with the golden gum
fifth is the one with the hairy bum
sixth is the one with the shiny eyes
seventh is the one with the stinky pie
and i forgot the rest but the last is
tenth is the one who can beat the rest!
NOOO! Its first the worst, second the best, third the one with the hairy chest, 4th the golden eagle, 5th the witch in the ditch eating bread and treacle. Your school was Rubbish!
In lancashire in the 80's I knew it as:
1st the worst,
2nd the best,
3rd the one with the hairy chest,
4th the one with nothing on,
5th the dirty donkey!
this doesnt rhyme
first the worst
second the undressed
third the one with the fat lip
fourth the one with the zit
fifth the one falling down the pit
sixth the one eating shit
Lol mine was.
1st the worst
2nd the best
3rd the one with the hairy chest
4th the one with the golden gun
5th the one with the back gun! XD
1st the worst
2nd the nest
3rd the golden princess
4th stinking ram goat
5th the smelly toilet
6th the ugly prince
7th the stupid king
8th their shity castle
No it’s first is the worst second is the best third is the one with a treasure chest 4 is the on with the hairy chest 5th is the one with the wedding dress your school was rubbish
first the burst
second is someone falling of a cliff
third is a person kissing somebodys balls
fourth is kissing my ass
fifth is somebody getting burn
sixth is the one who has a ugly face with poop
I can’t tell if this is some absurdly idiotic variation that kids actually used or a hilarious satire of the stupid shit some people in the comments are claiming to be the superior version of the rhyme.
first the bitch
second the snitch
third is yuck
FOURTH IS A DUM FUCK
FITH HAS NO DICK
SIXTH IS A DAMN PRICK
Lol
damn xD
First the worst
Second the best
Third the dirty donkey
Fourth the one with the golden chest/dress
Fifth the golden eagle
We had it all the way up to 10 at one point, but I can only remember:
First the worst,
Second the best,
Third the golden bird
(BC around 1990's)
First the worst.
Second the best.
Third the one with the hairy chest.
Fourth the golden eagle.
Fifth the the evil witch.
Sixth the beaver bucky.
Seventh the loser lucky.
(Alberta in the early '00s)
and zero the hero if you wanted to be precise about it.
minus the higness
zero the hero
first the worst
second the best
third the one with the hairy chest
fourth the one with the golden gun
fifth the one with the chinese bum
sixth the one with multi gun
ur so inappropriate i reported u o the government.
First the worst
second the best
third the nerd
fourth the dwarf
fifth the golden eagle
-=highness
0=hero
1=worst
2=best
3=cute little bird
4=dwarf
5=dino
6=dodo
7=cat
8=unicorn
9=stolen clementine
10=fat hen
scotland early 00's
minus the highness
zero the hero
first the worst
second the best
third the one with the hairy chest
fourth the golden eagle
fifth the dirty donky 🙂
First the worst
Second the best
Third the one with the hairy chest
Fourth the golden eagle
Fifth the fairy princess
Essex, early 1980s
First the worst
Second teh best
Third the one with the hairy chest
Fith the king
Sixth the queen
Seventh the golden eagle
DEVON, early oo's
I say first is the worst second is the best third is the one with the hairiest chest and fourth is the one with the polka dot dress and fifth is the one with wedding dress and sixth is the one with the treasure chest
Zero the hero
First the worst
Second the best
Third the one with the hairy chest
Fourth the king
fith the queen
sixth the golden eagle
Devon, early 00's
1st the worst
2nd the best
3rd the one with the hairy chest
4th the king
5th the queen
6th the one with a pretty dress
7th the one out to impress
8th the flurt
9th eating dirt
10th without a shirt
Thats all i can remember this is what i remember it as :T x
London 2011
Minus the highness
Zero the hero
First the worst
second the best
third is the one with the hairy chest
fourth's the dwarf
fifth's the dwif
Bahrain, late 90s:
zero the hero
first the worst
second the best
third the one with a hairy chest
fourth the king
fifth the queen
sixth the joker who remains unseen
I can't remember the rest except ten is the one who's a big fat hen because everyone started clucking and flapping their arms.
minus the highness
zero the hero
1st the worst
2nd the best
3rd the hairy princess/fairy princess
4th the ghost eating toast halfway up the lampost
5th the witch eating sticks halfway up the football pitch
and i think there was a golden eagle later on but my memory escapes me…
(not sure why the 4th and 5th are so descriptive; or why a witch was eating sticks)
newcastle; 90s
I've heard:
1st the worst,
2nd the best,
3rd the one with the golden dress {or chest if a boy},
4th the king,
5th the queen,
6th the one in the washing mashine,
7th went to heaven,
8th went through the wrong gate,
9th is divine,
10th are men,
11th did the same as 7th,
12th wore a skinny belt,
13th burnt the toast,
14th bought new teeth.
I'm 12 so that must've been 2004-2009? In Essex, close to London.
NO PEOPLE IT IS
0 IS THE HERO
1 IS WORST
2 IS BEST
3 IS THE NERD
4 IS THE KING
5 IS THE QUEEN
6 IS THE ONE WITH THE WASHING MACHINCE
7 WENT TO HEAVEN
8 WENT TO THE WRONG GATE
9 IS THE DIVINE
10 ARE THE MEN
11 SAME AS 7
12 WORE A SKINNY BELT
13 BURNT THE TOAST
14 BOUGHT NEW TEETH
its
first is the worst
second is the best
third is the one with a treaser chest
fourth is the one with the harry chest
fith is the one with the wedding dress
Zero the hero
First the worst
Second the best
Third the royal princess
Fourth the ghost eating toast half way up a lamp post
Fifth the witch eating sticks while in the middle of a football pitch
Sixth the one riding on the washing machine
Seven went to visit heaven
Eight went to see a mate
Nine always looked divine
Ten loved the attention from men
Eleven went with seven
That was 2004 roughly and from Sunderland area
Sydney, Australia 1980s
No, no, no, this is the way it is my friends:
Zero the hero
First the worst
Second the best
Third the hairy princess
Fourth the Porsche
Fifth the prince
Zero the hero
First the worst
Second the best
Third the one with the hairy chest
Fourth the one with the golden eagle
Gloucestershire, England
I always wondered why the golden eagle came into it…some really tasteless ones on here, just goes to show how filthy kids are!
forth with the sexy coak
1st the worst
2nd the best
3rd the one with the hairy chest
4th the one that god loves best
school 2011
First is the worst
Second the best
Third is the one with the golden egg
Fourth the one with the golden chest
Fifth is the one with the golden dress
Sixth the one with the polka dotted dress
says my daughter
first is the worst
second is the best
third is the one with the treasure chest.
That's the one I know, I don't think there were other lines after. I think my 3rd line was only at my school (or area, iunno)
(Toronto, Ontario, 2003-2009 ish)
1st the worst
2nd the best
3rds a nerd
4th goes up north
5th gets a kiss.
That's how it is in Michigan! 😀
1st the worst
2nd the best
3rd the one with the hairy chest
3rd the one with the golden gun
4th the one with the machine gun
north west london and ive forgot the rest
Ours always made no sense. Looking at other comments it was probably a bastardised version that didn't get passed down quite right.
"First the worst,
Second the best,
Third the golden eagle."
New Zealand, 1980s.
0 is the hero
first is the worst
seconds the best
third is the one with the treasure chest
fourth is the one with the wedding dress
fifth is the one with the hairy chest
1st the worst
2nd the best
3rd the golden princess
4th is the same
5th is always the one to blame
6th is cool
7th peed in the pool
NONE of these make the least sense! XD
zero the hero
1st the worst
2nd the best
3rd the one with the treasure chest
4th the dwarf
i can't remember the rest 🙁
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!
heard above: Cheltenham, 2011- my friends used to say it at school
1 is worst
2 is best
3 is one with treasure chest
1st has no luck
2nd is a fuck (Chicago, early 1950s)
3rd has a sword
4th killed 5th
5th got lifted
6th ate 7th
7th went to heavem
8th broke the rules
9th drooled in the pool
10th drank the drool
11th drank the pool…………………………………….
10000th ate 11.11 went to heaven. the end
Theres only 3 lines that i know of
1st is the worst
2nd is the best and
3rd is the one with the hairy chest
1st the worst
2nd the best
3rd the one with the hairy chest
4th the cheeky monkey
5th the fairy queen
6th the golden eagle
no no no this is it
1st the worst
2nd the best
3rd the one with the hairy chest
4th the dwarf
5th the dwift
6th the one who eats gold fish
7th the one who licks the window
1st the worst
2nd the best
3rd the nerd
4th the wort
5th the king
6th the one that sings
7th the one that got lost in the mist
8th the ever-ending gate
9th the one that led the fight
10th the end
I only remember this from my childhood. ;3 And to all those who say that they're all wrong, all places have different variations, the only sameness is the beat.
First is the worst
Second is the best
Third is the one in a golden dress
Fourth is the king
Fifth is the queen
Sixth is the one in a washing machine (or Sixth is the one who remains unseen)
Seven went to heaven
Eight was late
Nine was the one who opened the gate…
-Loki
hong kong mid 90's
minus the highness
0 the hero
1st the worst
2nd the best
3rd the hairy princess
4th the golden eagle
5th the rotten egg
6th the cowboy from the west
1st is the worst
2nd is the best
3rd is the one with the hairy chest
4th is the one polka dotted dress
5th is the one with the treasure chest
zero the hero
first the worst
second the best
third with the hairy chest
fourth with the golden gurst
firth with the sliver dress
Sixth with the golden dress
you know it's not right there are kids who can come to this website don't put swear words it is bad language it is
zero the hero
first the worst
second the best
third with the hairy chest
fourth with the golden guts
firth with the sliver dress
Sixth with the golden dress
i agree
zero the hero
first the worst
second the best
third with the hairy chest
fourth with the golden guts
firth with the sliver dress
Sixth with the golden dress
hi i am a kid why would you put that in a website were you know kids will visit shame on you what will god think shame on you
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
First the worst
Second the best
third the one with the hairy chest
fourth the one that god loves best
5th the one with the golden dress
THATS ALL I KNOW!
God doesn't exist, kid…
Zero is the hero
First is the worst
Second is the best
Third is the one with the harry chest
Fourth is the one with the treasure chest
Fifth is the one with the polka dot dress
Sixth is the king
Seventh is the queen
Eighth is the one in the washing machine
Zero is the hero
First is the worst
Second is the best
Third is the one with the harry chest
Fourth is the one with the treasure chest
Fifth is the one with the polka dot dress
Sixth is the king
Seventh is the queen
Eighth is the one in the washing machine
God exist you noob >:O
first the worst
second the best
3rd the one with a hairy chest
4th the one that god loves best
yeah, dont be a douche, but im 12 and i find that cursing version like 10 times funnier!
they dont even RHYME past third! hahahaha
No you're all wrong!!!
It goes a little something like this…
1st the worst
2nd the best
3rd the royal princess
4th the dwarf
5th the thief
That's all i remember xD
NW Kent, UK, 1970s:
First the worst
Second the best
Third the golden eeeeeagle.
I don't know if there was more, or if I've only remembered that far. It certainly appears there should be more.
BTW "Eagle" was stretched out in it's first syllable.
Why a 'golden eagle' – is this some alchemical reference, or a reference to the gold eagle lectern in church?
1st is the worst
2nd is the best
3rd is the one with the hairy chest
4th is the one that GOD loves best
5th is a freak
6th is a nerd
7th is the one that freaks on the dance floor
8th is a dwarf
9th is thr one that wears big shoes
and 10th is the one that wins the game
i heard it in a school on LA California on December 10th on 2011
Surely it's the taking part that counts…
First the worst,
second the best,
third's the one with the silver dress,
forth's the one with the golden gun,
fifth's the one with the hairy bum,
…
wrong
1st the worst
2nd the best
3rd the one with the hairy chest
4th the golden princess
forth was not the sexy coak it was the golden princess
doesent rhyme
This is how we did rhymed it:
First the worst, second the best, third the one with the hairy chest, fourth the one with the wedding dress, fifth the one with the treasure chest.
yeah, and um.. i'm 13, and cursing is dumb. and for a 12 year old, you're very rude and inappropriate.
Shut the fuck up
Well.. Different people have different personalities, if or if not they are affected by curse words or not its human nature
NO ITS FIRST ID THE WORST,SECOND IS THE BEST,THIRD IS THE ONE WITH THE GOLDEN CHEST AND ALSO SOMETIMES WE SAY FOURTH IS THE ONE WITH THE BALLERINA DRESS
stop swaring
Yeah, I'm 13, after a while, honestky, cursing isn't really cool, it's old and stale. Also I used to do it as…
zero the hero
first the worst
second the best
third the one with the hairy chest…
We never really went any higher than that… I was really lazy as a 7 year old, couldn't be bothered… |:0
Well, I learned it like this:
First is the worst
Second is the best
Third is the one with the treasure chest
Fourth is the one with the hairy chest
Fifth is the one who forgot to get dressed
Sixth is the cowboy heading west
Seventh is the taco with a lot of zest
Boy, there sure are many different variations on this rhyme, aren't there?
yijjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj
1st the worst
2nd the best
3rd the one with the hairy chest
4th the one with the golden gun
6th the one with the electronic bum!!
This is the actual one:
Minus the highness
Zero the hero
Decimal the best of all
First the worst
Second the best
Third the one with the hairy chest
Fourth the one with the golden gun
1st is the worst
2nd is the best
3rd is the one with nothing on
4th is the one with a red thong
Oddly, this is the version we had in early-mid 90s doncaster, in northern england.
First is the worst, second is the same, third is the one with the disconnected brain.
NOOOOO!!!!!
zero the hero
first is worst
second is best
third's the one with the poka dot dress
Fourth's the one with the hairy chest
First, the worst,
The backside burst
Second, the best,
But no recess
Third is the one with the treasure chest.
1st the worst
2nd the best
3rd the one with the hairy chest
4th the one with the shiny bum
(from my 6 year old)
that is a disgrace.
I LIKE TOILETS
chloza likes toilets
Zero the hero
1st the worst
2nd the best
3rd the hairy princess
4th the ghost eating toast half-way up the lampost
5th the witch eating chips half-way up the football pitch!….
NOW THAT IS HOW YOU DO IT.
i am a toilet lover
and i love toilets
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
toilets
toilets ar great
i love toilets
i want to be a toilet
toilets r us xxxxxx
i like to touch rusty shpoonss
– the highness
o the hero
1st the worst
2nd the best
3rd the one with the hairy chest
4th the north
5th the west
6th the one with the polka dot vest
7 11
8th the ape
9th the mime
10th the 10th
11th the one who took a rest
12th the zombie
13th the unlucky
14th the one in the blury mist
15th the lean mean stupid green-bean
“10th the 10th?” Really? The 1st/2nd lines are a given, and the “Zero the hero” and, to a lesser extent, “‘[m]inus’ the highness” lines are pretty common. The 3rd line varies a lot, but the one in your version is fairly common. “4th the north” is obviously an extension of the numeral rhyme, and “5th the west” one of the cardinal direction theme– “6th etc.,” of course, being simply a made-up rhyme for that. The rest are mostly rhymes, with the exceptions of 11th (belated rhyme for 3rd/6th? Or just coincidence?) through 14th. “13th the unlucky” makes sense, and the other lines are simply inexplicable local variations. But, with all those designations, you couldn’t think of anything for 10th except itself?
(Sydney, 1990's)
I think that somepeople have gotit wrong but i personally think Jessica is da bomb was right unlike the rest of so deal with..ok!
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SPOONS
I personally think Spoons are wrong and should be banned.
i personally think that you shouldnt express your opinions because it is innapropriate to my feelings.
and i do not respect that.
Well i think people should respect others opinions and deal with it as i prefer the fork…
its spikey and works well as a spoon too.
personally spoons freak me out. so why dont you respect others feelings and LOVEFORKS <3 hehehehehe
Well, im my opinion child, forks are very dangerous to my life as i have had very bad experiences with forks.
this i shall not explain as i might get too emotional and cry
and i am a man so i do not cry
sopoons are very much more smoother and fancy.
i will settle this
go onto my site and buy my toilets
No I prefer Public toilets as you get to express yourself more, also get to meet people who share the commonn interest of the public toilet.Look at the website attached to my name to keep sharing the interest. Even send it to your friends!
i like toilets
love them
o my god
vegans to
eww not vegies
kites are awesome
i also love cats
donkeys as well
socks FTW
First is the worst,
Second is the best,
Third is the one with the hair on his chest (or her)
That was all we had, and it's interesting that we made the scansion different on the third line from almost all the other versions here.
(London, ON in the early '80s)
Cool.
i like cats also
i wish i was a cat im so jealous
damnilovecats
merav
i belive you
you are great
your assumptions are great
i love it
this is how it really goes:
Zero Is the hero
First is the worst
Second is the best
Third is the one with the hairy chest
Fourth is the one with the treasure chest
Fifth is the one who forgot to get dressed
Sixth is the one in the polka dot dress
Seventh is from Heaven
Eighth is the one with the golden gate
Umm yeah that's all I know…
lol i love this one its funny n better than the others
no its first the worst
2nd the best
3rd with the hairy chest
4th with polkadot dress
5th with the treasure chest
6th golden bird
7th in heaven
4th down is wrong
3rd is hairy chest
5th with treasure chest
my friends always say:
minus the highness
zero the hero
first the worst
second the best
all the rest are the best
last the luckiest
they way my friends and i say it is
1st is the worst
2nd is the best
3rd is the one with a hairy chest
4th is the queen
5th is the king
6th is the one with the poke a dot dress
Lol u guys I'm 14 and I find this one the best of all of them!! The other are just boring and u little thirteen year olds trying to act all mighty huh??
silly silly silly
Minus the Highness
Zero the Hero
First the Worst
Second the Best
Third the one with the Furry Vest
Fourth the one golden gun
Fifth the one with the big fat Bum
Sixth the one with the Chewing gum
Heard this at school
First the worst
Second the best
Third the dirty donkey
Fourth the golden eagle
Fifth the squashed tomato.
it is
0 the hero
Nd the best
3rd the royal Princess
4 the hairy chest
Th the golden eagel
wat
Mother of god the internet is depraved these days. I don't know why I'm even responding to this…But, to follow the format of all you other teens, I'm 17, and I think you are all taking this way too seriously. I think no one has a right to tell a kid that God doesn't exist. I think using curse words is what immature people use as a perceived shortcut to maturity. I think too many people use "Anonymous" as an excuse to be a bully. And I think no one will really care that I said any of this. So enjoy refuting this with a huge lack of logic.
I can't believe my version never showed up! First the worst, second the best, third the golden turd, fourth is the king of the north, and fifth… well fifth sucks. I think we had those as the names of our swings we wouod race out to get! Good times, good times..
Minus the Highness
Zero is the hero
First is the worst
Second is the best
Third is the nerd with the polka dress
Fourth is the one with a hairy chest
fifth is the one who needs to impress
sixth is the one who's an ugly princess
seventh is the one in the stupid vest
Eighth is the ape who makes a mess
ninth is the one that is worth much less
tenth is the one who got stuck in a desk
shut the fuck up
First The Worst
Second The Best
Third The One With The Hairy Chest
Fourth The One With The Golden Gun
Fifth The One With The Witches Bum
minus the highness
zero the hero
first the worst
second the legend
third the nerd
fourth the hore covered in tomato sauce
fith the mith thats drifts
sixth the trick mixer
seventh the gate to heaven
eighth the person with faith
ninth the bedtimer
tenth the one with the strength
1st the worst
2nd the best
3rd the one with the hairy chest
4the the golden eagle
5th the dirty donkey
England Leicester 80's
Im trying to remember the rest for my 8 year old daughter.
I'm 17 also, and I strongly agree with you.. honestly I think that its our job being older then these kids to influence them to have better manors then what those 2 said .. I care.. no one is perfect. Trust me but its I think its good to show them that all thing don't have to b turned bad to br a fun saying
0 is the hero
1st is the worst
2nd is the best
3rd is the one with the hairy hair chest.
4th is the queen
5th is the king
6th is the one who held the golden ring
7 play Madden
8 couldn't skate
9 is the one who went on a very hot date
This version is V10000000000000000000000000000
I heard it in my school not long ago, 2010
Minus the highness
Zero the hero
1st the worst
2nd the best
3rd the one with the hairy chest
4th the one with the golden dress
5th the width
6th the chick
7th the peasant
8th the present
9th the pint
10th the length
Of the diamond plinth
11th the Malteaser
12th the fat cheater
13th the Cheatah
Who cheats at cards
14th the clucker
15th the Piece
of yummy chocolate
16th the Towel
17th the one with
The Buck-Teeth
18th the Water Melon
19th Is the dog
Which can scarily talk
20th is the one
who can sing with his bum.
minus the highness
zero the hero
first the worst
second the best
third the one with the golden chest
forth is north
5th is a myth
sixth is home sick
seven is a twin with eleven
eight is always late
ninth
First is the worst,
Second is the best,
Third is the one with the golden chest,
Fourth is the one with the A plus test.
Me too. I am 16 and I agree with you. He should not be taking this too far.
No!!!!! ppl it's:
Minus is the highness,
Zero is the hero,
First is the worst,
Second is the best,
Third is the one with the hairy chest,
Fourth is the one that God love's the best,
Fifth is the one with the polka dot dress,
Sixth is the one with the golden bun,
Seventh is the one with the stupid gun,
Eighth is the one with the lots of fun,
Ninth is the boy,
Tenth is the toy,
Eleventh is the girl,
Twelfth has the curl,
Thirteenth is the fool,
Fourteenth's dad is a tool,
Fifthteenth's mom is cool,
Sixteenth is super smart,
Seventeenth just made a fart,
Eighteenth pooped out a tart,
Nineteenth is tall,
Twentieth is small!
Ha I just made that up there well most of it xx ^_^
No no no no no!!!!!
It goes:
First's the worst
Second's the best
Third is the one with a hairy chest
FOURTH IS THE ONE WITH THE GOLDEN DRESS!!!
Honestly, just reading these comments, I have to agree that there are so much versions. My little sister was telling my even littler sister that it was first is the worst, second is the best, and third is the one with a treasure chest. They were debating who they would rather be (first, second or last). But in my mind, I was like, who in the world made that up thought it made sense??? I thought it was something that was said to make people who weren't first feel better. Because face it, in the real world first is not the worst, (unless it is like the first who got killed and etc.[but in that perspective, why would the second be the best?]) One example is in a running race. In a race. it is obvious that the first person to win will get the trophy, therefore being the best AND getting the "treasure chest". (Why is the second the best anyways? How do you know the third is getting the treasure chest? How does this relate to the real world? [I doesn't in my perspective :P])
You missed #4 XD
No, no! It goes:
First the worst
Second the best
Third is a Mooshroom.
ok this is how i know it
First is he worst
Second is the best
Third is the one with a hairy chest
and
Fourth is the one with the poka dot dress
and i dont now anymore
all of you are wrong and right but it is zero the hero , first the worst , secound the best , third the one with the hariry chest, 4t the wrong with the poka dot dress, 5th the one with the siliver dress , 6 th the with the golden dress, 8 th the one with the treasue chest etc i f you don't like what the person said say disagree and say why nicely btw i am 12
first the worst, second the beckoned, third the golden bird, fourth king/queen of the north, fifth king/queen of the mist, hay river 2009
Just sang this to my 5yr old girl but forgot half of it
1st the worst
2nd the best
3rd the one with the hairy chest
4th the golden eagle
5th the crazy washine machine
6th the dirty donkey……
I cant remember anymore
Late 80's @ Middleton,Manchester UK
I no it all
no its
1st is the worst
2nd is the best
3rd is the with a hairy chest
4th goes north
5th goes with
6th is the one with a polka dot dress
Lisa B is sooo close!
It definitely goes:
Zero the Hero
First the Worst
Second the Best
Third the one with the Hairy Chest
Fourth the Golden EEEagle
Fifth the Monkey up the Tree
Sixth the Dirty Donkey.
If went higher, but I fail to remember the rest. (Circa 1980s BUCKS, England).
Lisa B is sooo close.
It definitely goes:
Zero the Hero
First the Worst
Second the Best
Third the one with the Hairy Chest
Fourth the Golden EEEagle.
Fifth the Monkey up the Tree
Sixth the Dirty Donnnkey.
It goes higher, but I fail to remember the rest.
(Circa 1980s BUCKS, England)
Age does not matter in this point. It does not COMPLETELY prove that you are wiser or mature. It has to come with experiences.
NO.
minus the highness
zero the hero
first the worst
second the best
third the one with the hairy chest
fourth the one with the golden gun
fifth the one that got shot in the bum
sixth the king
seventh the queen
eigth the one in the washing machine
It's a childhood rhyme which means it has to be appropriate which means a lot of you guys are WRONG.
Growing up in New Zealand:
Zero the hero
First the worst
Second the best
Third the golden princess
1st the worst
2nd the best
3rd the one in the golden dress/3rd the one with the hairy chest/3rd the one with the treasure chest
4th the king
5th the queen
6th the one in the washing machine
(zero the hero)
zero thew hero
first the worst
second the best
third the nerd
foruth the golden state terd
fifth the one who believe in mythe
sixth the one who knows how to flips
seventh the one who is eleven
In my school, it’s
First is the worst,
Second is the best,
Third is the one with the hairy hairy chest,
Fourth is the one in the wedding dress,
Fifth is the one with the treasure chest.
Everyone has been wondering what’s the sixth and so on and so forth. They just say, “Six is the one I don’t know next” and ask what’s next.
This is it!
First is the worst
Second is the best
Third is the one with the hairy chest
Fourth is the one with the polka dotted dress
Fifth is the one with the wedding dress
Sixth is the one with the treasure chest
no it is
1 the gay
2 the best
3 the sexy person
– the highness
0 the hero
1st the worst
2nd the best
3rd the golden princess
4th the horse, covered in sauce, running around the gold course.
5th the witch black as pitch
Gold Coast Queensland Australia
1st the worst,
2nd the best,
3rd the one with the hairy chest,
4th the one with the golden gun,
5th the one with the hairy bum
Mine was
First the worst
Second the best
Third the one with the hairy chest
Fourth the one with the golden gun
Fifth the one without a bum
We had,
Minus the highness
1st the worst
2nd the best
3rd the one with a hairy chest
4th the one with the golden gun
5th the one with a chinese bum
zero the hero
first the worst
second the weapon
third the nerd
fourth the dwarf
Settle down everyone. The one I learned circa 1996 in Harlem was…
First is the worst
Second is the best
Third is the one with the treasure chest
1st is the worst
2nd is the best
3rd is the one with the treasure chest
4th is the one with the golden horse
0 the hero
1st the worst
2nd the best
3rd the hairy princess
4th the dwarf
5th the one who has a high pitch
6th the one who watches netflix
7th the tenant
Didn’t know there were so many variations. In my school it was:
“Zero the hero,
First the worst,
Second the best,
Third the one with the golden dress…” After that point, people would just improvise some insults.
I don’t mean to sound like those annoying people, but I prefer golden dress better than hairy chest or treasure chest. It’s totally not because it gave me more chances to get a positive one… Eheheh….
1:the worst
2:The beast
3:the one with the hairy chest
4:the dwarf
5:the myth
6:the one with walking sticks
You are all wrong its
first is worst
second is best
3rd is the one with a treasure chest
4th is the one with a wedding dress
5th is the one with a hairy chest
6th is the one with a hairy bum
7th is the one who goes to heaven
and that’s all I know
Zero the hero
1st the worst
2nd the best
3rd the fairy princess
4th the ghost eating toast half-way up the lampost
5th the whale drinking ale
Heard in Alberta, Canada circa 1980-85