"Rock The Boat" (Videos & Word Only Examples From Girls' Cheerleader Squads, Softball Teams, Or Children's Summer Camps)

RainbowBrite895, Jul 3, 2008

haha this is my softball team doing one of our cheers
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This video is given without any transcription of the words to that cheer.

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Edited by Azizi Powell Latest edition - December 14, 2024 This is Part II of a two part series about the "Rock The Boat" cheerleader squad cheer and girls' softball cheer.

This post showcases some YouTube videos of members of girls' cheerleading squads or softball teams chanting "Rock The Boat". This pancocojams post also presents some word only examples of "Rock The Boat" that were performed by some girls' cheerleader squads*, or by some members of softball teams, or by children who attended summer camps.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2024/11/the-origins-of-softball-chant-rock-boat.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. That post presents information about the provenance of the "Rock The Boat" cheerleader squad cheer and the "Rock The Boat" softball chant.

The content of this post is presented for historical, folkloric, socio-cultural, and recreational purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to The Hues Corporation for their 1974 Disco song "Rock The Boat" which is the inspiration for the children's "Rock The Boat" cheers and chants. Thanks to all those who are featured in these showcased videos and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post. -snip- *I am differentiating between girls pretending to be cheerleaders who chanted foot stomping cheers during as part of their recreational activities and girls who are actually members of a cheerleading squad that is associated with a sports team. **** ADDITIONAL YOUTUBE VIDEO EXAMPLES These YouTube videos document some of the words that are chanted for the "Rock The Boat" children's cheer and document some of the ways this cheer is performed. These examples are given in no particular order and are numbered for referencing purposes only.

SHOWCASE VIDEO #2 - Rock The Boat
North Forrest Youth Football & Cheerleading, October 10, 2015

NFE PeeWee @ Oak Grove Gold PeeWee

NFE Midget/PeeWee Chearleaders

Rock the boat and don't tip it over

Rock the boat

We are the Eagles

Rock the boat

We're cool

Rock the boat

We go to school

Rock the boat

Go, Eagles, Woo!

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Felisha Pederson, Aug 25, 2017 -snip- This video is given without any transcription of the words to that cheer.

**** SHOWCASE VIDEO #4 - Softball Cheers: Rock The Boat I Fastpitch TV

Fastpitch TV Network, Sep 8, 2013 Leader: My name is (players name) Team: Rock the boat Leader: I'm feeling fine Team: Rock the boat Leader: Mess with me Team: Rock the boat Leader: I'll blow your mind Team: Rock the boat Team: I said a bang, bang choo choo train Team: Rock me out while I do my thing Team: I know karate, I know Kung Fu Team: You mess with me, I'll mess with you Team: Rock the boat Team: Don't tip it over Team: If you do Team: This game is over Team: R-O-C-K rock it baby, rock it Team: B-U-S-T bust* it baby. bust it -snip- *This word was given as "but" in this video's captions. However, I think that's a mistake. **** SHOWCASE VIDEO #5 - Softball chant Rock the boat 7/14/18

Erin Sweeny, July 28, 2018
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SHOWCASE VIDEO #6 - Rock The Boat



Bellapatralopis Love, october 25, 2014 
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SHOWCASE VIDEO #7- Rock The Boat Girl Scout Camp Song



Girl Scout Songs, September 29, 2018
Lyrics Rock the boat Don’t tip it over Rock the boat Don’t tip it over Hey (name) Hey what Hey (name) Hey what Can you rock the boat No way! Can you rock the boat Okay! She slides she slides She does the horsey ride She dips she dips she shakes her little hips She wants you and you to rock the boat too

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WORD ONLY EXAMPLES OF "ROCK THE BOAT" CHEER/CHANTS Numbers are added for referencing purposes only. 1.

"LDR: My name is ______

TEAM: Rock the boat

LDR: I’m feelin’ fine

TEAM: Rock the boat

LDR: You mess with me

TEAM: Rock the boat

LDR: I’ll blow your mind

TEAM: Rock the boat

LDR: I said a bang, bang, choo, choo train ride me up & I’ll do my

thing I know karate, I know kung fu, you mess with me & I’ll

mess with you!

ALL: So rock the boat, rock, rock, the boat, the boat, rock, rock, the

boat, the boat (repeat with a new player as the LDR)
-https://www.hometeamsonline.com/photos/softball/EDINAFASTPITCH/Edina_Softball_Cheers.pdf
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"LDR" = leader

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2.
"My name is ____ (crack the bat) Im feeling fine (crack the bat) You mess with me (crack the bat) I'll blow your mind. I said bang bang choo choo train wind me up I do my thang I know karate I know kunfu you mess with me I'll mess with you."
-https://cdn3.sportngin.com/attachments/document/ec77-1740905/softball_cheers.pdf

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3.

"I have another example that I normally do:

 

Girl: My name is ___

All: Rock the boat

Girl: I'm feeling fine

All: Rock the boat

Girl: You mess with me

All: Rock the boat

Girl: I blow your mind

All: I said bang bang choo choo train, blow me up and I do my thang, I know karate, I know kung fu, you mess with me, I mess with you. Reese's pieces, seven up, you mess with me, i mess you up! Brick wall, waterfall, girl you think you know it all, you don't. I do. So poof! With the attitude, poof! With the attitude. See my pinkie see my thumb, see my fist you better run! Oh wait, come back. You need a tic-tac. Not one, not two, but the whole six pack. Sorry to be rude, but get a brand-new attitude.

I know it's different from most of these but it originated from a softball cheer that a friend of mine" taught me
-AnonymousSeptember 24, 2017,  https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/05/examples-of-childrens-cheer-rock-boat.html 

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4.
"I know another example of that song. I sung it at my camp before. It is similar to example 2. It goes like this:

Hey ____!

Hey What?

Hey ____!

Hey what?

Can you rock the boat?

I might.

Can you rock the boat?

Alright!

I slide, I glide, I get on the monkey ride and I want you and you, to rock the boat too.

Rock the boat, don't tip it over.

Rock the boat, don't tip it over."
-Anonymous, July 20, 2017,  https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/05/examples-of-childrens-cheer-rock-boat.html
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Example #2 refers to the second example in that pancocojams post.

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"Rock the Boat..don't tip it over, rock the boat don't tip it over. Hey Cheerleaders, hey what? can you rock the boat? no way, can you rock the boat? ok. We slide, we slide, we get on horse and ride. We dip and dip, we shake our little hips. We want you, and you to rock the boat too!" All Stars....this was fun! lol" -All Stars Athletic Cheers, August 10, 2012, https://www.facebook.com/byc2001/posts/rock-the-boatdont-tip-it-over-rock-the-boat-dont-tip-it-over-hey-cheerleaders-he/450388045005469/

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