Crediting "Pump Up The Jam" 1989 Hip Hop/House Record As The Direct Source Of "Pump It Up" Cheerleader Cheers

jackyabody0091, Apr 3, 2009

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Edited by Azizi Powell

Latest revision: November 29, 2020

This pancocojams post presents information about Technotronic Feat Ya Kid K's 1989 record "Pump Up The Jam" and considers that record's influence on the large family of "Pump It Up" cheerleader cheers. Some of these cheers were (are?) are composed and performed as foot stomping cheers.*

A video of "Technotronic Feat Ya Kid K performing "Pump Up The Jam" is included in this post along with an excerpt from that song's lyrics.

Four examples of "Pump It Up" cheers are included in this post.

The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, recreational, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Manuela Kamosi and Thomas   for composing this song and thanks to  for performing it. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.
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"Foot stomping cheers" is a sub-set of children's cheerleader cheers that have distinctive textual structures and distinctive performance styles. These cheers were (are?) usually performed by two or more African American girls ages around six years to twelve years who stand in lines  (usually horizontal lines), or in semi-circles, or in a circle with the soloist in the middle.  

The cheers have a distinctive call & response pattern that I refer to as "group/consecutive soloists". This call & response pattern differs from other cheers which usually are chanted with the group responding to a lead person or are usually chanted in unison. In contrast, the composition and performing pattern for foot stomping cheers consist of the group speaking  (often without the first soloist) first. The soloist then responds to the group. This pattern continues, and usually the soloist then has a short solo portion. The group may or may not chant again before the cheer begins again from the beginning with a new soloist. This pattern continues until every member of the group has had one equal (same amount of time) turn as the soloist. My experience is that the order of soloist is determined before the cheer begins, often with girls trying to be the first to call out "first", "second", "third" etc.

Probably the most widely known example of "foot stomping cheers" is "Shabooya Roll Call" from the "Bring It On All Or Nothing" movie.  However, that depiction is a rather exaggerated version of those cheers.  Here's a link to that scene:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naw2tty2yic&ab_channel=iluzyoo

Based on my research, I believe that group of girls performed* what I refer to as "foot stomping cheers" in imitation of "real" cheerleading squads. Foot stomping cheer performances were informal though practiced performances that usually occurred without any audiences except other children (or pre-teens) in the playground or on the sidewalks where the girls happened to be. 

Because the structure of foot stomping cheers dictates that each member of the group had to have one equal length turn as the soloist for every cheer that was performed, these cheers weren't compatible with the time limitations that real cheerleaders face. For that reason, the two styles of cheers that traditional cheerleaders and stomp and shake cheerleaders perform short cheers that have a leader/group pattern or unison cheers.
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*I use past tense for performances of foot stomping cheers as I believe that these forms of cheers are rarely if ever performed since about the 2010. If that is true, it may be because of the increased interest in and opportunities for African American girls to perform "steps" (percussive routines that are very similar to historically Black Greek letter sororities and fraternities "steppin".  Another reason that these types of cheers may be rarely if ever performed is that the existence of stomp and shake cheerleading squads or modified stomp and shake cheerleading squads in certain American middle and high schools and community organizations. These squads as well as "traditional cheerleading squads" provide girls with opportunities to actually be cheerleaders rather than pretending to be cheerleaders when they perform stomp and shake cheers.

Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2016/09/foot-stomping-cheers-alphabetical-list_22.html for text (word only) examples of foot stomping cheers. Also, click the foot stomping cheer tag that is found below for additional examples of foot stomping cheers.

Also, click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/11/1993-stomp-and-shake-cheerleading-video.html for the closely related pancocojams post entitled "1993 Stomp And Shake Cheerleading Video (CIAA Exhibition Showcasing WSSU, VSU, & Four Other HBCU University Cheerleading Squads)". In that video three of those stomp and shake cheerleading squads performed a version of "Pump It Up".

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INFORMATION ABOUT MANUELA KAMOSI (ALSO KNOWN AS YA KID K)
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ya_Kid_K
'Ya Kid K (born Manuela Barbara Kamosi Moaso Djogi,[1] 26 January 1972) is a Congolese–Belgian hip hop recording artist. Ya Kid K, besides being a solo artist, is also known for her works for the dance/house act Technotronic….

Biography

At the age of 11, she moved to Belgium, later moving to Chicago (where she explored hip-hop, and the emerging sounds of house music), and later moved to Dallas, Texas. After moving back to Belgium from the US, she helped form a hip hop label called Fresh Beat Productions. She was part of the dance project Technotronic, [2] which debuted with a major worldwide hit in 1989, "Pump Up the Jam". Although she did not appear in the video, she was finally credited as vocalist on the track on the US reissue of the group's debut album.[3]

Singles

Although she wrote the lyrics and sang vocals on "Pump Up the Jam",[4] Technotronic had the fashion model Felly Kilingi perform in the video, without Ya Kid K's consent. The second single "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" was Ya Kid K's debut music video with Technotronic. In 1992, Technotronic and Ya Kid K had a hit with "Move This," another single from 1989's Pump Up the Jam: The Album.”…

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE SONG "PUMP UP THE JAM"
from https://genius.com/Technotronic-pump-up-the-jam-lyrics
"Pump Up The Jam" [was] "Written by [Congolese–Belgian hip hop recording artist] Manuela Kamosi (aliased as Ya Kid K) and Thomas De Quincey (aka Jo Bogaert), “Pump Up the Jam” was Technotronic’s debut single. Its music is heavily based on a track named “Technotronic” that De Quincey had released earlier in the year under the name Pro 24’s.

“Pump Up the Jam” peaked at #2 in the UK in late 1989, then also reached #2 in the US in early 1990."...

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EXCERPT FROM THE SONG "PUMP UP THE JAM"
..."[Bridge]
Yo! Pump up the jam
Pump it up
Pump it up
Yo! Pump it!
Pump up the jam
Pump it up
Pump it up
Yo! Pump it
Pump up the jam
Pump it up
Pump it up
Yo! Pump it
Pump up the jam
Pump it"

From https://genius.com/Technotronic-pump-up-the-jam-lyrics

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TWO EXAMPLES OF FOOT STOMPING CHEER FORMS OF "PUMP IT UP"
 
[These versions are given in no particular order. Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.] 

Version #1:
PUMP IT UP
(Everybody says) -Pump it up go 'head, go 'head. Pump it up go 'head. Pump it up go 'head, go 'head. Pump it up go 'head Tasha, go 'head, go 'head. Tasha, go 'head. Tasha, go 'head, go 'head. Tasha, go 'head *

Tasha or the name of the lead person does some kind of dance while she shouts this next part) YOU GOTS TO PUUMP ITT UPPP! Pump it up! Pump Pump it up!

Everybody does the same dance that the leader did while they say the same thing) YOU GOTS TO PUUMP ITT UPPP Pump it up Pump Pump it up

Then you repeat the whole cheer with the next leader who gives her name or her nickname.
Everybody has a turn as the leader. The next leader can do the same dance, but when they really want to impress people, they do their own dance.

*I forgot to say that people do foot stomps during this part. It's hard to write it out but the foot stomps go like this (left foot stomps and then clap once; right foot stomps & you clap once, and then the left foot stomps two time and then you clap. Right foot stomps & you clap once). Go back to the beginning and keep doing this until the leader says her part. Then you stop doing the steps. Nobody says anything or moves while the leader is saying her part. They are all watching her. 

After she finishes doing her dance, everybody tries to the same dance that she did while they say YOU GOTS TO PUUMP ITT UPPP Pump it up Pump Pump it up. And then you go back to the beginning of the whole cheer. 

I hope you like it.
-Tazi M. Powell (coach); Fort Pitt Cheerleaders; Garfield neighborhood; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 8/10/2007

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Version #2
PUMP IT UP 
Words -------------------------------------------------Basic Motion
Pump pump pump pump pump it up-------------  tap palms around the circle to start
Pump pump pump it up ---------------------------- step clap rock clap [2x]
Well, my name is [player’s name] ----------------- step clap rock clap
Pump it up ------------------------------------------- step clap rock clap
That’s what they call me ---------------------------- tap clap rock clap
Pump it up -------------------------------------------[repeat]
My sign is [astrological sign]
Pump it up
And I can work that body oddy oddy --------------shake and improvise
Make sure you don’t hurt that body
Pump pump pump pump
Pump it up
(1992)
From Recess Battles: Playing Fighting, and Storytelling by Anna R. Beresin (University Press of Mississippi, Jackson, 2010, page 104-105, in the section of that book whose sub-title is "Steps"), African American girls, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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This is how that example was written in that book. 
 
Here's the introductory comments to this example:
"In 1991, I saw four African American girls doing what looked like a dance step. “Is that a step?” I asked. I wonder whether the dance was choreographed or if they were improvising. “No, no, this is a step”. Step, clap, rock, clap, step, clap, rock, clap, They rocked gently back and forth, clapping their hands lightly on the off beat. At first they sang quietly, but it built into a roar."

[After that example. the book's author wrote]
"The phase pump it up appears in several recordings, including "Pump Up The Jam" by M. Kamosi and T. De Quincy from 1989. Each girl gets a chance to say her name and her astrological sign and work her body."

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ONE EXAMPLE OF TRADITIONAL CHEERLEADING CHEERS FORMS OF FORMS OF "PUMP IT UP"
 
 PUMP PUMP PUMP IT UP 
Pump, pump, pump it up! (leader sounds)
Pump, pump, pump it up! (team)
Pump that [Team Name] spirit up! (leader sounds)
Pump that [Team Name] spirit up! (team)

Keep, keep, keep it up! (leader sounds)
Keep, keep, keep it up! (team)
Keep that [Team Name] spirit up! (leader sounds)
Keep that [Team Name] spirit up! (team)
- https://howtheyplay.com/team-sports/20-Best-Team-Cheers-and-Chants "Top 20 Cheers for Cheerleading, Sports Teams, and Team Captains" [This example is given as #3 in that list.]

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ONE EXAMPLE OF STOMP AND SHAKE CHEERLEADING FORMS OF FORMS OF "PUMP IT UP"
[One squad member says "Ready. "Hit it!


[The entire squad says the rest of these words at the same time.]

Hey Trojans
Yeah
Hey Trojans
Yeah
Hey Trojans
Yeah
Let's pump pump pump it up.
Pump pump pump it up.
The Trojans are ready to 
Pump pump pump it up
The Trojans are ready to 
Pump pump pump it up

[The second line of the squad]
The Trojans
Pump, pump, pump it up
[The first line of the squad]
The Trojans
Pump pump, pump it up
[The entire squad]
The Trojans
Pump, pump, pump it up.
Pump Ooh!
The Trojans
Pump pump, pump it up
The Trojans
Pump, pump, pump 
Pump it up.
Pump Pump Pump It Up
The Trojans are ready 
To pump it up.
Pump Pump Pump It Up
The Trojans are ready 
To pump it up.
- Virginia State University Woo Woos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4tdFVI6NWU&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=CheerPhi93 (1:46 to 2:25 in that video)
transcription by Azizi Powell (additions and corrections are welcome)

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LINKS TO TWO ADDITIONAL VIDEOS OF THE "PUMP IT UP" CHEER   

Example #1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GneUNvr4PUM&ab_channel=StompNShakeCheer
"Cheer: Pump It Up (P-U-M-P-I-T-U-P)" published by Stomp N Shake Cheer, published on Oct. 21, 2020
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This cheer is performed in a stomp and shake style by a high school student.

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Example #2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4umnc9_QsvM&ab_channel=SMSCheer1
"Pump, pump, pump it up!", published on Dec. 9, 2016
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This is a mostly Black high school cheerleading squad which is performing in a slightly modified traditional cheerleading style (The modification occurs when the cheerleaders say the words "pump it up").  Notice that compared to stomp and shake cheerleading, there's no hip shaking, the legs aren't lifted from the floor, and the stomps aren't as bass sounding.

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1993 Stomp And Shake Cheerleading Video (CIAA Exhibition Showcasing WSSU, VSU, & Four Other HBCU University Cheerleading Squads)

CheerPhi93, Jan 23, 2015

1993 CIAA Cheerleading Exhibition Round-Up. CIAA circa. Richmond, Virginia.  WSSU and VSU still in tact with their style in present day.  As you can see (well) your other squads have improved greatly.  St. Paul, WSSU, VSU, Shaw, Norfolk St. and Bowie.
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Here's an excerpt about CIAA from https://theciaa.com/news/2020/7/9/general-release-ciaa-suspends-ncaa-competition-for-fall-2020.aspx
..."Founded in 1912, the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) is the first and longest running, African American athletic conference in the U.S. and one of the most recognized conferences in Division II. The CIAA conducts 14 championships attended by more than 150,000 fans from around the country. .... Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, the CIAA is governed by the Presidents and Chancellors of its 12 member-institutions: Bowie State University, Claflin University, Elizabeth City State University, Fayetteville State University, Johnson C. Smith University, Lincoln University of Pennsylvania, Livingstone College, Saint Augustine's University, Shaw University, Virginia State University, Virginia Union University, and Winston-Salem State University. Chowan University is an associate member in football and women’s bowling."...

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This pancocojams post showcases a 1993 exhibition of of six university stomp and shake cheerleading squads performing a brief routine for a CIAA exhibition.

Selected comments from this video's discussion thread are included in this post.

The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, and recreational purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to all those who are featured in this video and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks to the person who filmed this exhibition and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.

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This is the first of an ongoing pancocojams series on 1990s stomp and shake cheerleading videos. Click the "1990s stomp and shake cheerleading videos" tag for subsequent pancocojams posts that showcase  a stomp and shake "throwback" performance or performances from that decade.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/11/crediting-pump-up-jam-1989-hip-hophouse.html for a closely related pancocojams post entitled "Crediting "Pump Up The Jam" 1989 Hip Hop/House Record As The Direct Source Of "Pump It Up" Cheerleader Cheers"

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NOTE ABOUT VERSIONS OF THE "PUMP IT UP" CHEER THAT ARE FOUND IN THIS VIDEO
This pancocojams post doesn't include any transcriptions of these cheers*. However, notice that three of these cheerleading squads perform different versions of  the "Pump It Up" cheer" beginning at 1:46-Virginia State University*; at 3:23 Shaw University and at 4:17 Norfolk State University.

*Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/11/crediting-pump-up-jam-1989-hip-hophouse.html  for my transcription of the Virginia State University's version of "Pump It Up". 

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TEXT EXCERPT OF THE TECHNOTRONIC'S 1989 HIT RECORD "PUMP UP THE JAM"
The Technotronic's 1989 record "Pump Up The Jam" is the direct source for these and other "Pump It Up" cheerleading cheers.

Here's a portion of the lyrics for Technotronic's 1989 record "Pump Up The Jam" from https://genius.com/Technotronic-pump-up-the-jam-lyrics that is the basis of all of the examples in the large family of "Pump It Up" cheers:

"Yo! Pump up the jam
Pump it up
Pump it up
Yo! Pump it!
Pump up the jam
Pump it up
Pump it up
Yo! Pump it
Pump up the jam
Pump it up
Pump it up
Yo! Pump it
Pump up the jam
Pump it"...
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In this song "pump it" means "to increase; to raise" [it]. In this song "jam" means "the music." In the cheerleading cheers, cheerleaders chanting "pump it up" means that the fans should "increase the energy and enthusiasm for the athletic team" and probably also that the athletes themselves should increase their energy so that they would win the game.

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS EMBEDDED VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4tdFVI6NWU&ab_channel=CheerPhi93
Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.

1. OneVoice412, 2015
“Wow as a former CIAA cheerleader, this video definitely opened my eyes to how far every squad has came!!! Thanks for this video! I wish there were some of VUU back in the day.

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2. Kristen Robinson, 2015
"This video is soooo cool!! Thank you for the upload and memories....I have always loved WSSU they were always friendly to us when I cheered...WooWoo!! #vsu"

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3. CheerPhi93, 2016
"Yes Kristen Robinson, VSU Woo-Woo have always been our heated cheer rivalries; yet, we all respected each other and style."

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4. MrFierce06,2015
“Nice throw back video...I think we can all agree that a little bit of everyone's moves and cheers came from another squad. “

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5. CheerPhi93, 2015
“Thanks MrFierce06...preciate it...Renono139....I am not sure which squads you are looking at; however, this was 1993...Our style has been consistent since 1984....I am just highlighting the growth of squads from then to present.  I will always say that WSSU and VSU have been most consistent in their tradition.  I don't take what you said offensively...”

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6. Destiny Harris, 2016
"Winston cheerleaders still look the same"

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7. mani3x, 2016
“Does anyone know which schools are which”

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8. CheerPhi93, 2016
1st- St. Paul College (closed)2nd- Winston-Salem State University (Cheer-Phi)3rd- Virginia State University (Woo-Woos)4th- Shaw Bears (Chi-Chis)5th- Livingston College (Blue-Bears)6th- Norfolk State University7th- Bowie State University (Golden Girls)

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9. Tara Nicholson, 2020
“Woo woos still looked good like always”

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Koo Koo Kanga Roo - Gobble Gobble Turkey Wobble (Dance-A-Long) video, lyrics, & movements

Koo Koo Kanga Roo, Nov. 16, 2016

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This pancocojams post showcases a YouTube video of "Koo Koo Kanga Roo's "Gobble Gobble Turkey Wobble (Dance-A-Long)".  

The lyrics and movement descriptions for this song are included in this post.

 The content of this post is presented for entertainment purposes.

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 Thanks to  and all those associated with this song and this video.

 Happy Thanksgiving!

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LYRICS

All right, this here is called the gobble, gobble turkey wobble>
You're going to wanna be wobbling right now.
Get your wobble ready.

[dance begins]

Put your foot out
And you flap those wings.

Bring your foot back
And you shake that thing.

Put your foot out 
And you flap those wings.

Bring your foot back
And you shake that thing.

Put your arms out to the side
Right side 
Put your arms out to the side
Left side
Put your arms out to the side 
Right side 
Hey! Flap it out, flap it out, flap it out.

We do the gobble gobble
We do the turkey wobble
We do the gobble gobble
We do the turkey wobble

We gob gob gobble
Wob wob wobble 

We do the gobble gobble
We do the turkey wobble
We do the gobble gobble
We do the turkey wobble
We do the gobble gobble
We do the turkey wobble

We gob gob gobble
Wob wob wobble 

Let's hear a whoo whoo!
You gotta whoo whoo!
I like that whoo whoo!
Give me a whoo whoo!

And that's nice, Oh so nice.

Let's hear a whoo whoo!
You gotta whoo whoo!
I like that whoo whoo!
Give me a whoo whoo!

And that's nice, Oh so nice.

You put your foot out 
And you flap those wings.

You bring your foot back
And you shake that thing.

You put your foot out 
And you flap those wings.

You bring your foot back
And you shake that thing.

You put your arms out to the side 
Right side 
You put your arms out to the side
Left side
You put your arms out to the side 
Right side 
Hey, flap it out, flap it out, flap it out.

We do the gobble gobble
We do the turkey wobble
We do the gobble gobble
We do the turkey wobble

We gob gob gobble
Wob wob wobble 

We do the gobble gobble
We do the turkey wobble
We do the gobble gobble
We do the turkey wobble
We do the gobble gobble
We do the turkey wobble

We gob gob gobble
Wob wob wobble 

Let's hear a whoo whoo!
You gotta whoo whoo!
I like that whoo whoo!
Give me a whoo whoo!

And that's nice, Oh so nice.

Let's hear a whoo whoo!
You gotta whoo whoo!
I like that whoo whoo!
Give me a whoo whoo!

And that's nice, Oh so nice.

[repeat the song as many times as you want to]

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In the video, "shake that thing" means "shake your butt".

The words "flap your wings" means "move your arms up and down" like you have wings"

For the word "gobble", the Koo Koo Kanga Roo rappers and the other people shown in the video do whatever movements they want to.

The Koo Koo Kanga Roo rappers and other people that are shown doing the dance movements usually shake their butts from side to side on the word "wooble". 

For the words "let's hear a whoo whoo!", the Koo Koo Kanga Roo rappers and the people in the video dance free style (They do whatever dance movement they want.) 

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TURKEY DANCE 🦃Thanksgiving Exercise For Kids (Video, lyrics, & movement descriptions)

GO WITH YOYO - Fitness Fun For Kids, Nov. 14, 2019
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After this exercise video, there's a short clip of children responding to the statement and question "Turkey time is Thanksgiving time. So what are you thankful for?" 

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This pancocojams post showcases a YouTube video of Go With YOYO's "Turkey Dance: Thanksgiving Exercise For Kids". 

The lyrics and movement descriptions for this song are included in this post.

 The content of this post is presented for entertainment purposes.

 All copy rights remain with their owners.

 Thanks to Go With YOYO and all those associated with this song and this video.

 Happy Thanksgiving!

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LYRICS WITH ACCOMPANYING MOVEMENTS
children's voices - Go With YOYO!

YOYO- Hey, what's up friends.
My name is YOYO
And today we're doin a turkey dance
It's called "T is for turkey".

So take your arms out really big [Stand with your feet slightly apart and stretch your arms out]
Every time I say "Make a T" you're gonna do this.

Alright, every time I say "Gobble" you're gonna shake your feathers like this and you're gonna wiggle around [bend your knees a little bit and still looking forward, bob up and down to the beat while shaking your hands back and forth near your waist]

And when I say "Wattle"- That's that red thing in front of a turkey- you're gonna do this with your hands
[Stand with your feet slightly apart and put your left arm up right underneath your mouth and flap your hand up and down to the beat and then do the same thing with your right arm and your right hand]

Alright! Let's do it!

T
[jump up after saying T and performing the movement for T]

T

T

T
  
Alright, now
Gobble

Wattle

Gobble

Wattle

Do it again!

Gobble

Wattle

Gobble

Wattle

Gobble

Wattle

Gobble

Wattle

Gobble

Wattle

Alright, you ready?

T

T

T

T

Gobble

Wattle

Gobble

Wattle

T

T

T

T

Do it again!

Gobble

Wattle

Gobble

Wattle

T

T

TTT, Woo!

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"Walk, Chalk, Chicken With His Head Pecked Off" (old song & old time fiddle tune video, information, lyrics, & speculative meaning)

Chuck Levy, January 1, 2013

Joe Bone (Greg Allen, Bob Murphy, and Caitlin Murphy) at the Florida Masters concert at the Stephen Foster Old-Time Music Weekend, September, 2012.  Walk Chalk Chicken is a Melvin Wine tune.
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Although I'm showcasing a video of this old time fiddle tune, this post focuses on information about this song and its lyrics instead of the song's tune.

This is one of  several YouTube videos of the old time fiddle tune "Walk Chalk Chicken".

I chose to highlight this particular video because I live within walking distance (ten blocks) from the Stephen Foster Memorial Home (where that composer was born and lived) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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This pancocojams post presents information about and lyrics for the old time song and fiddle tune "Walk Chalk Chicken With His Head Pecked Off". That song is also known as "Walk Talk Chicken With His Head Pecked Off", "Walk Chalk Chicken With A Necktie On" and "Walk Chalk Chicken".

This post also includes my guess about the meaning of the "Walk, Chalk Chicken With His Head Pecked Off" song. 

The content of this post is presented for historical and socio-cultural purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to the unknown composer/s of this song. Thanks also to (African American) Thomas W. Talley for his collecting this song and including it in his now classic 1922 book Negro Folk Rhymes: Wise And Other Wise. Thanks to (White American) Melvin Wine for performing this fiddle tune and sharing it with others. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of the YouTube video whose link is provided. 

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE SONG "WALK CHALK [or WALK TALK] CHICKEN WITH YOUR HEAD PECKED OFF"

[Numbers and alphabetical order added for referencing purposes only] 

Excerpt #1
From https://tunearch.org/wiki/Annotation:Walk_Chalk_Chicken
"Traditional tune archive

WALK, CHALK CHICKEN. AKA - "Walk Chalk Chicken with a Necktie On." Old-Time, Reel. A cross-tuned (AEae) piece related to the “Farewell to Whiskey (1)/Young America/Ladies Triumph (1)” family of tunes, from the playing of Coppen, West Virginia, fiddler Melvin Wine. He learned the tune from his father, who was the only person he ever heard play it. Comparisons with a similarly-titled rhyme from early 20th century collector Thomas Talley's 1922 collection (Negro Folk Rhymes: Wise and Otherwise) called "Walk, Talk, Chicken with Your Head Pecked," or with the early minstrel song "Ginger Blue" (which uses the words "walk, talk"), are speculative, and no direct connection has been established."...

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Excerpt #2
From https://www.banjohangout.org/archive/315826
A) Tobus - Posted - 03/04/2016
"As my first TOTW contribution, I'd like to post one of my favorite tunes, Walk Chalk Chicken.  Also known as Walk Chalk Chicken With a Necktie On.

Many of you probably already know this tune, but I think it's time to get it official in the TOTW list.

The source recording seems to be the late great West Virginia fiddler Melvin Wine (1909-2003).  He claimed to have learned it from his father, but never heard anyone else play it.  This tune appears in the Milliner-Koken Collection of American Fiddle tunes, and was on Melvin Wine's 1976 album Cold Frosty Morning.

The title of the tune, and thus its origin, seems to be a regular source of debate.  The name is thought by some to be a reference to the Chalk Line Walk or Cake Walk, which has a storied history in the antebellum South (allegedly spreading from Florida from about 1850).  Apologies for the sensitivity of the subject, but this was a dance performed by slaves to parody the high-society mannerisms of their masters, and ended up being the subject of later minstrel shows as a reverse parody.  However, there has been no actual documented connection between the Chalk Line Walk and this tune.  Other suggested origins include folk poems and more minstrel show material.

Claims of these connections tend to be based on the name of the tune alone, and it is certainly understandable.  The title is so unique, it would be difficult to imagine any other origin unrelated to these possibilities.  Any additional information or input would be appreciated, if anyone has it.  I wonder if more background could be gleaned from the book on Melvin's life?

So, on to the tune...”
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Tobus' comment continues with a description of how this tune is played and information about some of the recordings of this tune. Including YouTube videos.

Most of the responses to that comment also focus on how it is played as well as recordings of this tune, including YouTube videos. However, here are two  comments from that discussion thread that focus on the source for the tune and focus on the song's lyrics:

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B) BrendanD - Posted - 03/04/2016
…"The tune had always seemed oddly familiar to me from the time I first learned it, and at some point I realized that it's a version of the Irish tune "Farewell to Whiskey"! I'd love to know the path it took to get from Ireland to Braxton County, WV, and into the Wine family's repertoire. I have not heard it from any other source than Melvin.”….

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C) JanetB - Posted - 03/06/2016
"Welcome to TOTW, Tobus!  Your choice of tunes is wonderful, as is your presentation.  I'm always happy to learn more from the fiddling of Melvin Wine.   In the book Fiddling Way Out Yonder, the Life and Music of Melvin Wine by Drew Beisswenger there is almost a page of information on the tune, as well as a transcription of his fiddling.  It discusses the musicality of Walk Chalk Chicken, confirms that he learned it from his father, and compares it to related tunes.  Here's a quote from the book:  "The term 'walk chalk' is found in the song 'Ginger Blue,' described by White (ANFS, p. 380-81) as a pre-minstrel song, but the song's connection to 'Walk Chalk Chicken' is unclear."
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Here's an excerpt about the chalk line that I shared in 2005 on this Mudcat folk music forum's discussion thread: https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=80680  "Folklore: The Cake-Walk & Other Plantation Dances"
"Also, with regard to the chalk line, here's a quote that is excerpted from Lynne Fauley Emery's book "Black Dance From 1619 to Today" { Princeton, New Jersey, Princeton Books,1988, p.92}

"Entertainer Tom Fletcher heard stories about the Cake-Walk from his grandfather, who had won many prizes in calkwalking on the plantation. Fletcher quoted his grandfather as saying "Your grandmother and I, we won all the prizes and were taken from plantation to plantation."

Flether related that his grandfather had told him, that when the Cake-Walk began it was known as the 'chalk-line walk'.

"Sometimes on pleasant evenings, boards would be laid down for an impromptu stage before the verandah so the guest could have a good view of the proceedings and a real shingig would take place with singing and dancing. The cake-walk. in that section and at that time, was known as the chalk line walk. There was no prancing, just a straight walk on a path made by turns and so forth, along with the dancers made their way with a pail of water on their heads. The couple that was the most erect and spilled the least or no water at all was the winner." {Tom Fletcher, "The Tom Fletcher Story-100 Years of Negro In Show Business" [New York: Burdge and Company, Ltd. 1954, p. 19]"

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LYRICS FOR "WALK TALK CHICKEN WITH YOUR HEAD PECKED OFF" IN THOMAS W. TALLEY'S BOOK "NEGRO FOLK RHYMES"

WALK, TALK, CHICKEN WITH YOUR HEAD PECKED!
Walk, talk, chicken wid yō' head pecked!
You can crow w'en youse been dead.
Walk, talk, chicken wid yō' head pecked!
You can hōl' high yō' bloody head.

You's whooped dat Blue Hen's Chicken,
You's beat 'im at his game.
If dere's some fedders on him,
Fer dat you's not to blame.

Walk, talk, chicken wid yō' head pecked!
You beat ole Johnny Blue!
Walk, talk, chicken wid yō' head pecked!
Say: "Cock-a-doo-dle-doo—!"

Negro Folk Rhymes Wise And Other Wise , originally published in 1922 by (African American)  Thomas W. Talley https://www.gutenberg.org/files/27195/27195-h/27195-h.htm, [Pg 5]
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"Walk talk" probably is a folk processed form of  "walk chalk". In 19th century and early 29th century African American culture "walk chalk" meant "to walk the chalk line", the chalk line being the dance that later became known as "the cakewalk".  

The second verse of the entitled "Gooseberry Wine" in that book (on page 45) includes the words "walk, chalk":

Oh walk chalk, Ginger Blue!
Git over double trouble.
You needn' min' de wedder
So's de win' don't blow you double."

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SPECULATIVE MEANING OF THE SONG "WALK, CHALK, CHICKEN WITH HIS HEAD PECKED OFF"
My guess is that this song uses a fight between two chickens as a analogy for two men who have fought each other. The winner's is badly bruised (His head is (almost) pecked off or he suffered a lot of pecks (bruises). But he still won that fight (He beat up/whooped the other chicken. Therefore, instead of feeling bad that he didn't completely vanquish his opponent, he should accept his win and do a winner's walk (by strutting down the perhaps imaginary chalk walk and crow "Cock-a-doo-dle-doo—!"like a confident rooster.   

This song could have been used to teach coping skills, i.e. to help children and others prepare for how they should feel and react when they are confronted by people or circumstances and they do the best the best they can do. When that happens. remember to "give yourself some slack" and "big up yourself".

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The Simpsons Hand Clap Rhyme (with the words "Bart's In Double Trouble" etc.)

Paisley Horton,  April 25, 2009

Alecia and Arianna doing hand games..Eliott in the back ground annoyed..lol
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The first hand clap rhyme is a version of "There's A Place On Mars".

The second rhyme is a version of "The Simpsons". That rhyme begins at .025 in that video. My transcription of that rhyme is given as Example #1 below.  

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams presents some information about The Simpsons animated television series.

This post also presents several examples of the hand clap rhyme entitled "The Simpsons". Some explanatory comments about these examples are included in this post.

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to the creator of The Simpsons television series. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and all those who are featured in this video and in other videos that are mentioned in this post. Thanks also to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.

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Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-simpsons-handclap-rhyme-examples.html for a 2013 version of this pancocojams post about "The Simpsons" rhyme. That post showcases these same examples, but includes more information about the terms "double trouble", and "pump up the volume".

Also, click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/10/jazzman-in-round-springfield-episode-of.html for another 2013 pancocojams post about The Simpsons television series. That post is  entitled "Jazzman" In The "Round Springfield" Episode Of "The Simpsons" (videos & comments)

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE SIMPSONS ANIMATED TELEVISION SERIES
Excerpt #1
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons
"The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield and parodies American culture, society, television, and many aspects of the human condition.

The family was conceived by Groening shortly before a solicitation for a series of animated shorts with the producer James L. Brooks. Groening created a dysfunctional family and named the characters after members of his own family, substituting Bart for his own name. The shorts became a part of The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19, 1987. After a three-season run, the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show and was an early hit for Fox, becoming the network's first series to land in the Top 30 ratings in a season (1989–1990).

Since its debut on December 17, 1989, the show has broadcast 530 episodes and the twenty-fourth season ended on May 19, 2013. The Simpsons is the longest-running American sitcom, the longest-running American animated program, and in 2009 it surpassed Gunsmoke as the longest-running American primetime, scripted television series. The Simpsons Movie, a feature-length film, was released in theaters worldwide on July 26 and July 27, 2007, and grossed over $527 million.

The Simpsons is widely considered to be one of the greatest television series of all time."...

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Excerpt #2
From https://simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/Bart_Simpson
...."Bartholomew JoJo "Bart" Simpson (born Sunday, April 1, 1979) is the deuteragonist of The Simpsons.

Bart is the mischievous, rebellious, misunderstood, disruptive and "potentially dangerous" eldest child. He is the only son of Homer and Marge Simpson, and the older brother of Lisa and Maggie.”…
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Here's the meaning of the word "deuteragonist" from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deuteragonist
"In literature, the deuteragonist or secondary main character (from Ancient Greek: δευτεραγωνιστής, deuteragōnistḗs, second actor) is the second most important character, after the protagonist and before the tritagonist.[1] The deuteragonist may switch between supporting and opposing the protagonist, depending on the deuteragonist's own conflict or plot."...

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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE ABOUT THESE RHYMES
To my knowledge, The Simpsons hand clap rhymes that are included in this post weren't created by anyone associated with The Simpsons television series or movie.

However,  because of the close similarities between the four examples it's likely that there was one source for this rhyme. One version was collected from an in person source in Maryland and shared with me. I happened upon the other three sources (plus one not in English which I haven't transcribed) on the internet.

With regard to the similarities, except for the example given as #1 below, each of the examples list all of or most of the names of the Simpsons family. Examples #1 and #3 include the "double trouble" phrase, the "pump up the volume" phrase, and the "criss cross applesauce" phrase.  Example #2 includes the "pump up the volume" and "criss cross applesauce" phrases and may also include the "double trouble phrase", but unfortunately, I couldn't decipher all of the words that were spoken in that video. Example #4 includes the phrase "deep trouble" which is probably a folk processed form of "double trouble". And except for Example #4, all of these four examples that I've come across end with the word "Freeze!" 

"Double trouble" means "a lot of trouble".

"Pump of the volume" technically means "to increase the sound". But, in the context of playground rhymes, it means "raise the energy level", "be more enthusiastic". "Pump up the volume" is often found in children's cheerleader cheers.

"Criss cross applesauce" is a rhyming phrase that is used in schools and community centers as a command for children to sit on the floor with their legs crossed. In these hand games, "criss cross applesauce" just serves as a rhyming phrase that combines one part of a rhyme with another part.   

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Please share any information and/or examples of this rhyme that you know in the comment section for this pancocojams post. Remember to add demographics (where-city & state you live/d in when you first heard this rhyme and when (year or decade) you first heard this rhyme. 

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EXAMPLES OF THE HAND CLAP RHYME "THE SIMPSONS"
Example #1
Sin Sin Sin
We do twist 
And I do twist 
And Maggie Maggie Maggie twist 
And Mart is double trouble
Mart is double trouble
Criss cross
The apple sauce
Pump up the volume
Pump up the volume
Pump up the volume
Now freeze 1 time
Pump up the volume
Pump up the volume
Pump up the volume
Now freeze
- Alecia and Arianna, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ9PPA7MaJk&feature=grec_index , April 25, 2009; transcribed by Azizi Powell on September 5, 2010 [video embedded above]

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Additions and corrections are welcome. 
"Sin sin sin" is probably a folk processed form of the phrase "shame shame shame". Those words are  used as an introductory line for certain children's hand clap rhyme, particularly those that originated among African Americans. One well known example of hand games that often begin with "shame shame shame" is "I Don't Want To Go To Mexico".

"Twist" may be the word "tricks".

Maggie is a folk processed name for the character's name "Marge" in The Simpsons series.

"Mart" is a folk processed form of the character's name "Bart" in The Simpsons series.

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Example #2:
[All of these words are spoken.]

The Simpson 
Bart Simpson
Lisa Simpson
Homer and Marge
That’s not all-
Bart’s in double trouble

Bart Simpson
Lisa Simpson
Homer and Marge
That’s not all-
Bart’s in double trouble

Criss Cross
Apple sauce
Pump up the volume
Pump up the volume
Pump up the volume
Pump up the volume
Pump up the volume
Freeze!

Pump up the volume
Pump up the volume
Pump up the volume
Pump up the volume
For the last time

Freeze!
-Tamia, (12 year old African American girl, Maryland)  collected Oct 29, 2005 by Marimba for Azizi Powell

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Example #3
lisa simpson, bart simpson, homer simpson, bart
B-A-R-T B-A-R-T B-A-R-T BART
i said a deep da deep da deep trouble
i said a deep da deep da deep trouble
-Anietie, http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2204285338&topic=2724&post=25803#topic_top, October 7, 2006

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Example #4

Here are the words :) The Simpsons: Bart Simpson Lisa Simpson Maggie Simpson ???? - And That's Not All ???? - Bart ???? - And Double Trouble ???? - Bart ???? - And Double Trouble Criss Cross Apple sauce Pump up the volume Pump up the volume Pump up the volume Freeze! Pump up the volume Pump up the volume Pump up the volume And Freeze!

I used to play this song with my cousins I done remember ever saying Homer and Marge but ️ lol thank you for posting/bringing back a childhood memory ️ -future7ify -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehR2-Sa5qYQ, [comment] September 21, 2023
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Here's that video:

The Simpsons Hand Game



renjs, Aug 27, 2008 Ren, Eric, Alex, Renee doing what Renee wants to do... again 
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The Name "Frankenstein" In Examples Of Children's Jump Rope & Handclap Rhymes

Edited by Azizi Powell

Latest Revision- August 13, 2024

This pancocojams post presents some information about 19th century author Mary Shelley's   novel entitled Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus.

This post also includes two responses to the question "Why do so many people believe the monster's name is Frankenstein when that really was the name of the doctor who created the monster? monster called Promet 

In addition, this pancocojams post presents some examples of 20th century and 21st century children's jump rope and handclap rhymes that include the name "Frankenstein". 

The content of this post is presented for cultural and recreational 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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DISCLAIMER:
This post doesn't mean to imply that the earliest examples of these rhymes, and/or these particular rhyme examples came from African Americans or other Black people. There's no documentation of who was the originator or these rhymes. 

As is the case with some other examples of recreational rhymes that are showcased on pancocojams, I'm sharing information and examples of these rhymes because I'm interested in collecting, studying, and sharing recreational rhymes.

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE FRANKENSTEIN NOVEL
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein#Frankenstein_and_the_Monster
"Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley (1797–1851) that tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was 18, and the first edition was published anonymously in London on 1 January 1818, when she was 20.[2] Her name first appeared in the second edition published in Paris in 1821.

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It has had a considerable influence in literature and popular culture and spawned a complete genre of horror stories, films and plays.

Since the publication of the novel, the name "Frankenstein" has often been used to refer to the monster itself.[8][9][10]

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Frankenstein and the Monster

Part of Frankenstein's rejection of his creation is the fact that he does not give it a name, which causes a lack of identity. Instead it is referred to by words such as "wretch", "monster", "creature", "demon", "devil", "fiend", and "it"."...
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WHY DO SO MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT FRANKENSTEIN IS THE MONSTER;S NAME INSTEAD OF THE NAME OF THE DOCTOR WHO CREATED HIM?

here are two responses to this question from https://www.quora.com/Why-do-so-many-people-believe-that-Frankenstein-is-the-monsters-name-instead-of-the-doctors 

Response #1 - Mark Stamp, 2018
I write reviews, sometimes. Mostly analyzing movies.

“The monster was never given a name in the story. So referring to it always involved phrases like “the monster” “it” or “Frankenstein’s monster” to clarify you were talking about the book but that last one is a mouthful.

Words have power, so the gravest mockery that Victor Frankenstein could give to his creation was to not give it a name.

Beyond that, something tells me that plastering “Frankenstein” in big letters over posters with Boris Karloff’s neanderthalish makeup may have had something to do with the association.

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Response #2- Charlotte Graves, 2018
"Nevermind the movie posters and popular culture, the BOOK is called “FRANKENSTEIN” and to a casual observer (and many readers) is about the creation, not the creator. Thus, the name has been regularly applied in the same way.

There’s some apparent ambiguity in the subtitle, too - ‘A modern Prometheus’ - given that Prometheus stole from the gods (just as Dr. took/copied the ability to grant life from God) despite being just a lowly creation of the same (just as the ‘monster’ was merely a creation). And what did Prometheus take but fire - the fire channeled by Dr. into creation. Both the man and the monster can be aligned with Prometheus, both the man and the creation (son) therefore also have claim to the name.”…

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EXAMPLES OF CHILDREN'S HAND CLAP RHYMES THAT INCLUDE THE NAME "FRANKENSTEIN"
These examples are given in no particular order. Some of these examples are complete rhymes and some of "clips" of longer rhymes. Hyperlinks for the online source for these rhymes are given with the examples. With the exception of the examples given as #9 and #10, no explanations for terms are given in this post.

Numbers are given for referencing purposes. The name "Frankenstein" is given in italics in each example for highlighting purposes only.

Click the "African American children's rhyme and cheers" and "children's rhymes and tag other pancocojams posts that may include comments about some of these rhymes.

Please add examples in the comment section below of children's recreational rhymes that include the name Frankenstein  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!

1. MISS SUZIE HAD A STEAMBOAT 
Miss Suzie had a steamboat, 
her steamboat had a bell (ding ding),
Miss Suzie went to heaven,
her steamboat went to...
HELL...o operator
please give me number nine, 
And if you disconnect me
I'll cut off your...
Behind the refridgerator
there lay a piece of glass
Miss Suzie sat upon it and cut her big fat...
Ask me no more questions,
I'll tell you now more lies
The boys are in the bathroom 
zipping up their..
Flies are in the meadow, 
the bees are in the park,
Miss Suzie and her boyfriend
are kissing in the...
D-a-r-k, d-a-r-k, dark dark dark.
The dark is like the movies,
the movies' like the show,
The show is like tv
and that is all I know...
Know know, 
I know I know my ma
I know I know my pa,
I know I know my sister
with the 80 meter bra.
My mother is Godzilla,
my father is King Kong.
My sister is the idiot
who made up this dumb song.
My mother gave me a nickle,
my father gave me a dime
My sister gave me a boyfriend,
his name was Frankenstein.
He made me do the dishes, 
he made me wash the floor
He made we wash his underpants
and I kicked him out the door!
I kicked him over London,
I kicked him over France,
I kicked him over Hollywoood
and he lost his underpants.
Miss Suzie had a baby,
she named him Tiny Tim.
She put him in the bathtub
to see if he could swim.
He drank up all the water,
he ate up all the soap.
He tried to eat the bathtub
but it wouldn't fit down his throat.
Miss Suzie called the doctor,
Miss Suzie called the nurse
Miss Suzie called the lady
with the alligator purse.
Chicken pox said the doctor,
measles said the nurse
Nothing said the lady
with the alligator purse.
Pennicillan said the doctor,
caster oil said the nurse.
Pizzia said the lady
with the alligator purse!
Miss Suzie knocked the doctor. 
Miss Suzie punched the nurse.
Miss Suzie paid the lady with the alligator purse!
-http://www.inthe80s.com/rhymes.shtml
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This example is reformatted from the paragraph form which is found on that site.

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2. MISS SUSIE HAD A STEAMBOAT (HELLO OPERATOR) [clip of longer rhyme] 
 [...] 

I wish I had a nickel
I wish I had a dime
I wish I had a boyfriend
Who kissed me all the time!

My Ma gave me a nickel
My Pa gave me a dime.
My Sister gave me a boyfriend,
Who'd kiss me all the time

My Ma took back the nickel,
My Pa took back the dime.
My Sister took back her boyfriend,
and gave me Frankenstein!

He made me wash the dishes,
He made me wash the floors,
He made me wash his underwear,
So I kicked him out the door

I kicked him over London,
I kicked him over France.
I kicked him to Hawaii,
where he learned to Hula dance!"...
- https://www.nurseryrhymes.org/miss-susie-had-a-steamboat-hello-operator.html

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3. MS SUZIE HAD A STEAMBOAT   
"I'm not sure that was ever a song, but I know it as a jump rope chant from long ago.

In it's entirety it goes like this:

Ms. Suzie Had a Steamboat

Ms. Suzie had a steamboat,
The steamboat had a bell, (ding-ding)
Ms. Suzie went to heaven and the steamboat went to-
hello operator,
please give me number nine,
and if you disconnect me I will chop off your-

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My mom gave me a nickel,
my dad gave me a dime,
my sis gave me her boyfriend,
who hit me all the time!
I gave mom back the nickel,
I gave dad back the dime,
I traded back the boyfriend,
Instead got frankenstein!
He made me wash the dishes,
he made me scrub the floor!
He made me call him “your highness”
and more and more and more!

Notice all the politically and socially incorrectness of the original words! You won't be hearing THAT on a schoolyard anywhere. Of course, I doubt if kids jump rope anymore, either.
-claudiacake, 2008, https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081205222059AAgR6lR

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4. MISS SUSIE HAD A STEAMBOAT (HELLO OPERATOR - Lyrics

Warning: this rhyme is for the oldest kids! They love it... :)

Miss Susie had a steamboat,
The steamboat had a bell.
Miss Susie went to heaven,
The steamboat went to $&#/$&

Hello operator,
Please give me number nine.
And if you disconnect me
I’ll chop of your /&$#%$

Behind the frigerator
There was a piece of glass.
Miss Mary sat upon it.
It went right up her "%"$(=

Ask me no more questions,
Please tell me no more lies.
The boys are in the bathroom,
Zipping down their "$%$&/&

Flies are in the city,
The bees are in the park.
Boys and girls are kissing
In the D-A-R-K

D-A-R-K D-A-R-K dark dark dark
Dark is like a movie,
A movie’s like a show.
A show is like a TV screen,
And that is all I know

I know I know my mother,
I know I know my pa.
I know I know my sister
With the forty acre bra.

Brother’s like a sister,
A sister’s like an aunt.
An aunt is like a relative
Who likes to rave and rant.

I wish I had a nickel
I wish I had a dime
I wish I had a boyfriend
Who kissed me all the time!

My Ma gave me a nickel
My Pa gave me a dime.
My Sister gave me a boyfriend,
Who'd kiss me all the time

My Ma took back the nickel,
My Pa took back the dime.
My Sister took back her boyfriend,
and gave me Frankenstein!

He made me wash the dishes,
He made me wash the floors,
He made me wash his underwear,
So I kicked him out the door

I kicked him over London,
I kicked him over France.
I kicked him to Hawaii,
where he learned to Hula dance!

My mothers like Godzilla,
My fathers like King Kong.
My sister is the stupid one
That taught me this dumb song.

Hello operator,
Please give me number ten.
And if you disconnect me,
I’ll sing this song again!
-https://www.nurseryrhymes.org/miss-susie-had-a-steamboat-hello-operator.html

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5. MY MOTHER GAVE ME A NICKEL
My mother gave me a nickel
My father gave me a dime
My sister gave me a lover boy
Who loved me all the time
My mother took back her nickel
My father took back her dime
My sister took back her lover boy
And gave me Frankenstein
He made me do the dishes
He made me mop the floor
I got so sick and tired of him
I kicked him out the door.
-Simon J. Bronner (editor), American Children's Folklore, 1988, page 62

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6. 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. 
- http://nz-home-schooling.blogspot.com/2006/05/chants-and-clapping-games.html#NICKLE
Saturday, May 13, 2006; Chants and Clapping Games (Thanks to Rifter]

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7. YOUR MAMA, YOUR DADDY, YOUR GREASY GREASY GRANNY 
your mama,
your daddy,
your greasy greasy granny
with the hole in her panties,
with a big behind,
like frankenstein-
going beep beep beep
down sesame street!
-AMY!, cocojams.com, 6/28/2007
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"cocojams" was the name of  my cultural website that was active from January 2001 to Nov. 2014. A lot of children and teenagers used that website's easy feature for posting examples of rhymes and cheers. 

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8. YO MAMA YO GREASY GREASY GRAND MAMMY
I am 25 now and learned this when I was in KG, i'm from North Carolina.
yo mamma
yo, mamma,
yo greasy greasy grand mammy,
she got a big behind like frankinstine,
it goes beat beat beat like sesame street.
-Erica, cocojams.com, 1/3/2008

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9. YO MAMA YO DADDY YO GREASY STANK GRANNY
Yo mama
yo daddy
yo greasy stank granny
she got holes in her panties
she got a big behind
like Frankenstein
your mama got a big ole butt
-CinciDiva, Yo Mama, Yo Daddy, Yo greasy stank granny!; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMtZXXIHLwY&ab_channel=CinciDiva, Feb 13, 2011 

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10. YO BALD HEADED GRANNY 
[...]

My mama, my daddy, my bald headed granny
She's 99
She thinks she's fine
But she goin out with Frankenstein
Go granny, go granny, go granny.
Woo!

[...]
-sonnym2004, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKsMeC1X6oY&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=sonnym2004, Yo Bald-Headed Granny, Jul 1, 2011

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11. U-G-L-Y

U-G-L- Y 
you ain't got no aliby 
you ugly, 
yeah yeah you ugly 
Don't be sad 
don't be blue 
Frankenstein was ugly too 
You ugly, 
yeah yeah 
you ugly 
-anonymous, cocojams, no date recorded.
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This example is actually a children's/teenagers' taunting rhyme that may not have any accompanying activities. A version of this rhyme without the "Don't be sad" verse) was performed as a high school cheerleader cheer in the 1986 sports comedy movie entitled Wildcats.
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"Cocojams" is the name of my cultural website that I curated from 20o1 to most of 2014. Most of the contributors of children's rhymes that were posted on that website were children and teens from the USA
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I remember the verse "Don't be sad/Don't be blue/Frankenstein was ugly too" from my childhood or teen years (1950s/mid 1960s) in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

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12. ON A MOUNTAIN STANDS A CASTLE 
We had one which I'm struggling to remember

On a mountain stands a castle
Whose the owner? Frankenstien
And his daughter, Pansy Porter
She's his only valentine
-Gooseyloosie, www.mumsnet.com/Talk/other_subjects/375176-skipping-rhymes , 21-Aug-07 05
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Here's information about Pansy Potter from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pansy_Potter
"Pansy Potter The Strongman's Daughter is a British comic strip series created in 1938 by Hugh McNeill for the magazine The Beano.[1] The series appeared first in the issue dated 17 December 1938. The protagonist is Pansy Potter, a girl who has super strength.

[…]

Publication information
Stars in: Pansy Potter (1938 - 1949, 1989 - 1993)
Other names:  Pansy Potter, the Strong Man's Daughter
First appearance: Issue (17 December 1938)
Last appearance: 1993 (returned 2012) ...."

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13. EENIE MEENIE (Also known as "I Woke Up Sunday Morning", "Roaches and Bedbugs" and other titles) [added Jan. 11, 2021]
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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14. 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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