Canadian children's folk singer Raffi released it as a single from the Rise and Shine (1982) album.
[1] Denise Fleming's 2016 picture book 5 Little Ducks tells a reimagined version of the song.
Like all folk songs, the exact wording varies.
A common variant is:[2] Five little ducks went out one day, Over the hills and far away.
Hold up five fingers Wave hand as if going up and down a hill Make opening and closing motion with hand, as if a beak Hold up four fingers