Edited by Azizi Powell
This is Part II of a three part pancocojams post series about the name "Frankenstein" in English language children's recreational rhymes.
This post presents examples of children's recreational rhymes that include the name "Frankenstein" (A-L).
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/01/information-about-1818-british-novel.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. That post presents some information about 19th century author Mary Shelley's novel entitled Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-name-frankenstein-in-examples-of_21.html for Part III of this pancocojams series. That post presents examples of children's recreational rhymes that include the name "Frankenstein" (M-Z)
The content of this post is presented for historical and cultural purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Mary Shelley for writing the Frankenstein novel and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.
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This series replaces the now deleted November 2020 pancocojams post "The Name "Frankenstein" In Examples Of Children's Jump Rope & Handclap Rhymes."
Also,click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2025/09/childrens-recreational-rhymes-that.html for the related 2025 pancocojams post "More Children's Recreational Rhymes That Mention Fictional Characters (A-L)".
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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE
As is the case with some other examples of recreational rhymes that are showcased on pancocojams, I'm sharing these rhymes because I'm interested in collecting, studying, and sharing recreational rhymes. Some of these rhymes have been composed and chanted by Black people and some have been composed and chanted by non-Black people.
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Please add examples of
children's recreational rhymes that include the name "Frankenstein" in the comment section below. Remember to include demographic information
such as year or decade you chanted it and which city/state or nation if outside
of the United States. Thanks in advance!
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SOME EXAMPLES OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE CHILDREN'S RHYMES THAT INCLUDE THE NAME "FRANKENSEIN
These examples begin with the letter "A"- "L")
The name "Frankenstein" is given in italics in these examples to highlight that name.
A, B
BRICKWALL WATERFALL (version #1)
"Who remembers Brick Wall Waterfall?
I randomly remembered this little chant from elementary school. I feel like everyone had a different version but i remember:
“That’s the way uh huh uh huh I like it uh huh uh huh You got yours, i got mine so peace punch captain crunch Brick wall waterfall. Boys think they know it all But they don’t, girls do. So poof with the attitude No wait, come back. I think you need a tictac Not one, not two, but the whole six pack Your mama your daddy your bald headed granny She 99 she think she fine. Shes goin out with Frankenstein Go granny go granny Go go Go granny"
-Old-Application2936, 2022,
https://www.reddit.com/r/nostalgia/comments/160nmk0/who_remembers_brick_wall_waterfall/
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #2)
"My friends and I kept the brick wall one going like this: “not the tic, not the tac, but the whole six pack! yo mama! yo daddy! yo bald-headed granny! she’s 99, she thinks she’s fine, she’s dating Frankenstein! go granny, go go!”
-taylorcorpse, 2024,
https://www.reddit.com/r/OlderGenZ/comments/1evbrji/brick_wall_waterfall_you_think_think_that_you/
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #3)
"brick wall waterfall girl you think you got it all you dont
i do so boom with that attitude yo momma yo dadda yo bald headed grandma she 99
she think she fine she goin out with frankinstien shes hip shes fat she needs a
tictac not a tic not a tac but the whole six pack sorry to be mean but she
needs some listerene not a sip not a swallow but the whole dang bottle
oh!!!!!!!"
-ash; 10/26/2007, https://www.reddit.com/r/AskOldPeople/comments/1am0g1d/do_you_remember_any_childhood_jump_rope_songs_so/
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C, D
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E, F
EENIE MEENIE (Also known as "I Woke Up Sunday
Morning", "Roaches and Bedbugs" and other titles)
"I woke up Sunday morning
And looked up on the wall
The cooties and the bedbugs
Were having a game of ball.
The score was six-to-nothing,
The cooties were ahead.
The cooties hit a home run
And knocked me out of bed!
[Chorus]
I'm singin
Eenie meenie and a-miny-mo
Boom boom boom
Catch a whifferwhaffer by the toe
Boom boom boom
And if he holler hollers let him go
Boom boom boom
Eenie-meenie and a-miny-mo
My father gave me a nickel
My mother gave me a dime
My sister has a boyfriend
Who looks like Frankenstein
[Chorus]
My father is a lawyer,
My mother is a spy
Me and my big mouth
I told thee FBI!
[Chorus]
I went downstairs for breakfast
I ordered ham and eggs
I ate so many eggs
That the yolk ran down my leg
[Chorus]
I went into the sewer
And that is how I died
They didn't call it murder
They called it "sewer-side!"
-Submitted by Guest,
https://www.allthelyrics.com/lyrics/childrens_songs/eenie_meenie-lyrics-1138582.html
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G, H,
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I, J
I WISH I HAD A NICKLE
"I wish I had a nickle,
I wish I had a dime,
I wish I had a boyfriend
to kiss me all the time.
My mom gave me a nickle,
my dad gave me a dime,
my sister gave me a boyfriend
to kiss me all the time.
My mom took back the nickle,
my dad took back the dime,
but no one took the boyfriend
who looked like Frankenstein."
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http://nz-home-schooling.blogspot.com/2006/05/chants-and-clapping-games.html#NICKLESaturday, May 13, 2006; Chants and Clapping Games (Thanks to
Rifter]
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I WOKE UP SUNDAY MORNING
"I woke up Sunday morning
I looked upon the wall
The skeeters and the bedbugs were playing a game of ball
The score was 3 to nothin
The skeeters were ahead
The bed bugs hit a home run and knocked me out of bed
Im singing eenie meanie and a minnie mo mo mo mo
Catch a Whipper Whopper by its toe
and if it Holler Waller wallers
Don't let it go im singing
Ennie meanie and a minnie mo
I went downtown for breakfast
I ordered ham and eggs
I ate so many pickles
The juice ran down my legs
Im singing
Ennie meanie and a minnie mo mo mo mo
Catch a Whipper Whopper by its toe
And if it Holler Waller wallers don't let it go
Im singing ennie meanie and a minnie mo
My mom gave me a nickle
My dad gave me a dime
My sister gave me a boyfriend
I kiss him all the time
Im singing eenie meanie and a minnie mo mo mo mo
Catch a Whipper Whopper by its toe
and if it Holler Waller wallers
Don't let it go im singing
Ennie meanie and a minnie mo
My mommy is a robber
My daddy is a spy
I opened up my big mouth
And told the FBI
Im singing eenie meanie and a minnie mo mo mo mo
Catch a Whipper Whopper by its toe
and if it Holler Waller wallers
Don't let it go im singing
Ennie meanie and a minnie mo
My mom took back her nickle
My dad took back his dime
My sister took my boyfriend
And gave me Frankenstein
Im singing eenie meanie and a minnie mo mo mo mo
Catch a Whipper Whopper by its toe
and if it Holler Waller wallers
Don't let it go im singing
Ennie meanie and a minnie mo
He made me wash the dishes
He made me wash car
He made me wash his underwear
I kicked him out the door
Im singing eenie meanie and a minnie mo mo mo mo"
-Lunarmy 13, 2021,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4evO3aOXGws&ab_channel=ChinookBreeze
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K, L
KISS MY ACRABACK
"kiss my acraback
you soda pack
you b-u-t-t butty wack
your moma, your papa, your greasy, greasy grandmomma
got holes in your pants like frankenstein
goin' join the beat on sesame street
goin' join the gang on soul train
goin' to the bunny hop
to you just can't stop, just can't stop no more
stop, blank, aaaaa.
aaaahhh the country south. :lol:"
-jenoy,7/24/2007,
https://www.nappturality.com/forums/threads/81695-Clapping-Rhymes-hand-Games/page4
Rhymes/hand Games [This website is no longer available.]
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