tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post2137679416929259828..comments2024-03-29T05:26:28.491-04:00Comments on pancocojams: Fudge Fudge Call The Judge" - Twins & Triplets In Playground RhymesAzizi Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-21487057951124736262023-09-07T17:41:17.368-04:002023-09-07T17:41:17.368-04:00Hi, Anonymous. Thanks for sharing that version of ...Hi, Anonymous. Thanks for sharing that version of "Fudge Fudge Call The Judge and including demographic information (where, and when and the fact that it was an integrated neighborhood.<br /><br />I chuckled when I read the last two lines. Here's a true story that that last line reminds me of.<br /><br />I'm African American and so was my husband. When I gave birth to my daughter I had a room with another new mother who was White. We were in a room where our newborns were with us in bassinet like cribs much of the time. One day during our three day stay at that hospital, my "room mate" had visitors and I pretended to be sleeping. My room mate whispered "Do you want to see the Black baby?" She and her visitors tip toed to my side of the room and after looking at my daughter, one of them said "She looks like she's White." Inresponse to that my roomate said, "All Black babies are White before they turn Black". I wanted to laugh out loud but didn't.<br /><br />Although Iwouldn't have phrased it that way, it is true that Black babies (and other non-White race/ethnicity) babies do become darker after a month or so. It has something to do with the melanin in our skin-Ddon't start me to lying how that works.<br /><br />Thanks again,Anonymous for your version of that rhyme and thanks for sending me down memory lane. :o)Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-81830729354893897422023-09-07T15:33:30.850-04:002023-09-07T15:33:30.850-04:00Between 1950-1955 in a mixed race neighborhood in ...Between 1950-1955 in a mixed race neighborhood in Mishawaka, IN<br />Fudge, fudge call the Judge<br />Mama had a baby.<br />Was it white or was it black ?<br />The doctor told her maybe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-84167103676975719552022-11-06T16:13:02.299-05:002022-11-06T16:13:02.299-05:00Here's a different version of this rhyme from ...Here's a different version of this rhyme from that same Mudcat discussion thread:<br /><br />" while clapping sing -> Its Abc Yo mama got stinky feet, yo daddy eats coco wheats<br />off oh my feet. Babys it you baby you and me!<br />Fudge Fudge Fudge call the judgeamas having a baby.<br />If its a girl give it a curl(twirl index finger).<br />if it a boy go buy it a toy!(surprise face open hands))wrap it<br />up in tolit paper send it down the escalator.<br />First floor stop!<br />2nd floor stop!<br />3rd floor stop!<br />You better watch out cause ya might get shocked!!<br />(as you poke the person closiist to you with a finger)"<br />-GUEST, Ms W, 01 Aug 2013Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-21011818854526244672022-11-06T16:06:22.378-05:002022-11-06T16:06:22.378-05:00Re-reading this comment thread, I noticed that I h...Re-reading this comment thread, I noticed that I hadn't thanked Emmma for sharing her example way back in 2012.<br /><br />I love the "she got twins and a great big ol' chin" line. I haven't come across that line, the line about kicking the baby into the washing machine, the "up and down she blows" line and the <br />"She got one, two, three little ones 4, 5, 6, little ones" in any other examples of this rhyme. <br /><br />Thanks, Emmma!Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-71312252762381379782022-11-06T16:01:16.563-05:002022-11-06T16:01:16.563-05:00Here's another example of "Fudge Fudge Ca...Here's another example of "Fudge Fudge Call The Judge" from that same Mudcat folk music discussion thread (Remember, children's rhymes are a category of folk music.)<br /><br />"I grew up in northern New Jersey in the 60's.<br />For some reason today I was trying to remember this jump rope jingle.<br /><br />This is what I recall:<br />Fudge, fudge, call the judge<br />Mama's got a new born baby<br />Papa's going crazy<br />It's not a boy<br />It's not a girl<br />It's just an ordinary baby<br />Wrap it up in tissue paper<br />Send it down the elevator<br />1st floor stop (the jumping stopped)<br />2nd floor miss (you'd deliberately miss)<br />3rd floor turn around<br />4th floor touch the ground<br />5th floor get out (you'd jump out)"<br />-GUEST, Susan Price, 19 Oct 2017, <a href="https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=99131&messages=21" rel="nofollow">https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=99131&messages=21</a>Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-73150187414406417452022-11-06T15:54:27.026-05:002022-11-06T15:54:27.026-05:00Here's an example of this rhyme from Pittsburg...Here's an example of this rhyme from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:<br /><br />"Hey, had this rhyme just jump into my brain. I couldn't remember how it started. I don't remember saying , "Fudge". I believe we started it like this...<br />Momma's gonna have a baby<br />Is it gonna be twins just maybe<br />If it's a boy, give it a toy<br />If it's a girl give it a curl<br />Wrap it up in toilet paper<br />Send it down the esculator<br />First floor STOP. Second floor STOP<br />Third floor you better get off or you will get a POP.<br />I'm from Pittsburgh Pa. We sang this with the hand clap game."<br />-GUEST, ABC, 21 Feb, 2019 <a href="https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=99131&messages=21" rel="nofollow">https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=99131&messages=21</a><br /><br /><br /> Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-26579784012957818652022-06-17T01:11:08.475-04:002022-06-17T01:11:08.475-04:00Thanks for sharing that example, Anonymous.
The &...Thanks for sharing that example, Anonymous.<br /><br />The "it isn't a girl, It isn't a boy" words were probably originally "is it a girl? Is it a boy?"Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-29234489259868969702022-06-16T23:39:09.714-04:002022-06-16T23:39:09.714-04:00This one’s from 64 years ago(!)
Fudge Fudge call t...This one’s from 64 years ago(!)<br />Fudge Fudge call the judge<br />Mother’s got a newborn baby,<br />It isn’t a girl, It isn’t a boy<br />It’s just a newborn baby<br />(If there was more I forget!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-55217567635431880902017-02-13T22:41:47.482-05:002017-02-13T22:41:47.482-05:00E. Correa, thanks for sharing that example of &quo...E. Correa, thanks for sharing that example of "Mama's Having A Baby".<br /><br />Thanks also for including demographics!Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-69249698949562956252017-02-13T21:47:01.457-05:002017-02-13T21:47:01.457-05:00I was in elementary school in the Bronx in the ear...I was in elementary school in the Bronx in the early 2000s. We sang it like this:<br /><br />Mama's having a baby<br />Papa's going crazy <br />If it's a boy, I'll give it a toy<br />If it's a girl, I'll give it a curl<br />Then wrap it up in toilet paper<br />Send it down the escalator <br />SECOND FLOOR! <br />Stop! Take it easy <br />FIRST FLOOR!<br />Stop! Take it easy<br />S-S (slap hands twice)<br />T-T(slap hands twice)<br />O-O(slap hands twice)<br />P-P(slap hands twice)<br />Spells STOP!E.Correahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02696919743627767984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-51840348621297230222013-03-18T22:15:09.435-04:002013-03-18T22:15:09.435-04:00Anonymous March 18, 2013, thanks for sharing the e...Anonymous March 18, 2013, thanks for sharing the example of "Fudge Fudge" that you know. <br /><br />Since you wrote "Do this until the jumper messes up", it sounds like this was sung while jumping rope. Is that how you play/played it? Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-85492883966499730052013-03-18T19:53:34.756-04:002013-03-18T19:53:34.756-04:00Fudge fudge call the judge (insert name) is having...Fudge fudge call the judge (insert name) is having a baby her boyfriend is going crazy girl/boy/twin/triplets. Do this until the jumper messes up and what kid it lands on it is what there havingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-69937353008458389692012-03-15T20:13:47.540-04:002012-03-15T20:13:47.540-04:00I know:
Fudge Fudge Call the judge,
Mamma's h...I know:<br /><br />Fudge Fudge Call the judge,<br />Mamma's hav'n a baby. <br />Not a boy<br />Not a girl<br />Just a plain ol' baby<br />It better not cry<br />It better not scream<br />Or 'ill kick it into the<br />washing machine.<br />Up and Down she blowsssssss. <br />Fudge Fudge call the judge,<br />Mamma's hav'n a baby<br />It's a boy<br />Its's a girl.<br />(Clap Clap Clap) <br />She got twins and a big ol' chin.<br /><br />REPEAT ENTIRE ONCE MORE THEN SING:<br /><br />She got one, two, three little ones 4, 5, 6, little ones (And so on.)Emmmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17841242999484981758noreply@blogger.com