tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post6536423868103876326..comments2024-03-28T07:58:41.643-04:00Comments on pancocojams: Bahamian Children's Game Song/Hand Clap Rhyme "I Went Up On The Hill" ("Rock My Cherry") Azizi Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-79524374221867303632018-03-16T20:54:50.149-04:002018-03-16T20:54:50.149-04:00Does "it" refer to the game "I Went...Does "it" refer to the game "I Went Up On The Hill" (Rock My Cherry")?<br /><br />If so, I can image from that video that that singing game was as you described it. :o)Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-31900464295941728632018-03-16T18:40:33.515-04:002018-03-16T18:40:33.515-04:00Thanks for that information about the game of Pawk...Thanks for that information about the game of Pawkin, Sovereign!<br /><br />I'm African American and had never heard of that game. but it sounds almost like "Dodge Ball". Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-62079197183303794942018-03-16T11:44:07.747-04:002018-03-16T11:44:07.747-04:00It is also filled with taunting, trash talking and...It is also filled with taunting, trash talking and retaliation with Bahamian expressions. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14980217111894189109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-21963623387765778752018-03-16T11:33:32.839-04:002018-03-16T11:33:32.839-04:00Pawk means to hit someone with a ball as it relate...Pawk means to hit someone with a ball as it relates to the game Pawkin. Pawkin is a boy competitive game that I played growing up. A bunch of guys get on an open field with what is usually a tennis ball, and hit each other with it while running around the field in a free for all style. No one is eliminated, the aim is simply to cause the other pain, while avoiding the pain yourself. The one who pawks the hardest and is the most accurate is usually considered the toughest or the strongest and most feared in game. So when he gets the ball most tend to get as far away as possible to not feel the sting.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14980217111894189109noreply@blogger.com