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Wednesday, April 10, 2024

"When Pebbles Was A Baby" Played As A Circle Game With One Girl In The Middle Or Chanted As A Cumulative Life Stages Hand Clap Rhyme

Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post presents some information about the fictional character "Pebbles Flintstone" and presents the words and direction to a circle game version of "When Pebbles Was A Baby".

"When Pebbles Was A Baby" appears to most often be performed in the United States and in some other English speaking countries as a cumulative life stages children's rhyme. That cumulative life stages rhyme appears to usually have the title "When Susie Was A Baby".

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/11/when-pebbles-was-baby-hand-game-part-i.html and https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/11/when-pebbles-was-baby-part-ii.html for a 2015 pancocojams post about that cumulative life stages children's rhyme.

Also, click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2024/04/examples-of-when-susie-was-baby-when.html for the 2024 pancocojams post entitled "Examples Of "When Susie Was A Baby" & "When Pebbles Was A Baby") with their contributors' geographic location."

The content of this post is presented for folkloric and recreational purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to the creators of the Flintstone cartoon franchise and thanks to the creators of these children's recreational rhymes and games. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this pancocojams post.

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INFORMATION ABOUT PEBBLES FLINTSTONE
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flintstones
"The Flintstones is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, which takes place in a romanticized Stone Age setting and follows the titular family, the Flintstones, and their next-door neighbors, the Rubbles. It was originally broadcast on ABC from September 30, 1960, to April 1, 1966, and was the first animated series with a prime-time slot on television.[2]

The show follows the lives of Fred and Wilma Flintstone and their pet dinosaur, Dino, and they later on have a baby girl named Pebbles. Barney and Betty Rubble are their neighbors and best friends, and later on adopt a super-strong baby boy named Bamm-Bamm and acquire a pet hopparoo (kangaroo) called Hoppy."...

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"WHEN PEBBLES WAS A BABY" (played as a circle game)  

Subject: RE: Children's rhyme: When Susie Was A Baby
From: GUEST,?
Date: 10 Nov 10 - 10:05 PM
https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=109480

"a girl in the middle is pebbles

when pebbles was a baby a baby a baby when pebbles was a baby she used to go like this "wah wah"(rub eyes)

when pebbles was a kid a kid a kid when pebbles was a kid she used to go like this "tie my shoe"(lift shoe)

when pebbles was a teenager a teenager a teenager when pebbles was a teenager she used to go like this "ohhh ahh i left my bra in my boyfriends car he don't care i don't care at least i got his underwear"(cover chest with arms)

when pebbles was a mom a mom a mom she used to go like this"(smack hand)don't touch that"

when pebbles was a grandma a grandma a grandma she used to go like this "ooh my achin back"(hold back like old person)

when pebbles was an angel an angel an angel she used to go like this "o look at my pretty wings"(flap your hands like wings)

when pebbles was a devil a devil a devil she used to go like this(run around and chase group who ever is caught is pebbles next)

(instead of pebbles you could use the name of the girl in the middle)"

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A CUMULATIVE LIFE STAGES RHYME VERSION OF "WHEN PEBBLES WAS A BABY"
"When I went to elementary school in South Jersey, we used to sing a different version of 'Miss Suzie was a baby', except we said 'Pebbles'

When Pebbles was a baby, a baby, a baby, when Pebbles was a baby, she used to go like this: Wah, wah, suck my thumb, gimme a piece of bubblegum.

When Pebbles was a kid, a kid, a kid, when Pebbles was a kid, she used to go like this: Teacher, Teacher, tie my shoe.

When Pebbles was a teenager, a teenager, a teenager, when Pebbles was a teenager, she used to go like this: Ooh, ah, lost my bra, left it in the cafeteri-ah. Over there, on the chair, is where I put my underwear!

When Pebbles was a mom, a mom, a mom, when Pebbles was a mom, she used to go like this: Brush your teeth, comb your hair, and don't forget your underwear!

When Pebbles was a grandma, a grandma, a grandma, when Pebbles was a grandma, she used to go like this: Ooh, ah, my achin back!


And then there was something about Pebble's death that I remember being amusing to a second grader, maybe Pebbles dying, going to heaven, then maybe being sent to hell..? If anyone remembers, I would really love to know."
-bettingonalice; 1/1/2007; http://blog.oftheoctopuses.com/000518.php [This discussion forum is no longer available]

"South Jersey" is a region of "New Jersey". "Atlantic City" is the most well known city in South Jersey. (I was born in that city and lived there until I moved to North Jersey-near New York City- for college.) 

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bettingonalice posted another rhyme on that discussion forum then wrote this:

"Wait I remember now!

When Pebbles was dead, was dead, was dead, when Pebbles was dead, she used to go like this: [say loudly and spin around and flap your arms] WHEEE! I CAN FLY!"
-bettingonalice; 1/1/2007; http://blog.oftheoctopuses.com/000518.php [This discussion forum is no longer available]

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