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)
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.
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.
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".
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"
Example #2:
[All of these words are spoken.]
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
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
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 
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-future7ify
-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehR2-Sa5qYQ, [comment] September 21, 2023-snip-
Here's that video:
The Simpsons Hand Game
renjs, Aug 27, 2008
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