Edited by Azizi Powell
Latest update - June 4, 2025
This is Part III of a three part pancocojams series on softball chants.
This post provides an alphabetical list of some softball chants that include one or more names of famous people, fictional characters, brand names, and/or geographical locations.
The content of this post is presented for folkloric and recreational cultural purposes.
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Thanks to all those who contributed examples that are included in this compilation.
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Click the softball tag below for other posts in this series.
Please share other examples of softball chants that include these types of names.
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Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2015/08/playground-rhymes-that-include-names-of_30.html.for Part I of a closely related pancocojams series that features examples of playground rhymes that include the name of a famous person. The link for Part II of that series is included in Part I.
There's also a pancocojams post that features playground rhymes that include names of fictional characters and there is a pancocojams post that features playground rhymes that include brand names.
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PANCOCOJAMS COMPILATION OF SOFTBALL CHANTS WITH NAMES OF FAMOUS PEOPLE, FICTIONAL CHARACTERS, AND/OR BRAND NAMES
This pancocojams compilation only documents a small number of softball chants and their recorded music source/s.
Although there are multiple versions of each softball chant, this pancocojams compilation usually showcases one example of each of these featured softball chant and showcases no more than three examples of each chant. This doesn't mean that those examples are the most common versions of that chant.
Please add to the folkloric record by sharing the examples of these types of softball chants that you know in the discussion thread below. Please remember to include demographic information (such as the year of decade and city/state that you first chanted or heard that example).
When no title is given for the chant (or no title is known to me for that chant), I've used the first line or a portion of the first line as the title.
I put a space between the commenter's words (such as observations or directions and the chant's words.
Italics are used in this compilation for these featured names for highlighting purposes only. Those words aren't pronounced any different from the rest of the chant.
Brief information about the name that is given in italics is found in alphabectical order in the Addendum to this post.
A, B
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C, D
CAN YOU BREAK IT DOWN LIKE MICHAEL JACKSON?
Can you break it down like Michael Jackson, (turn around and
shake your butt)
shake your booty like Brittney Spears (turns back around)
turn
around like Salt and Pepper (pretend to throw a ball)
throw a ball like Jenny
Finch
I cant hear you,
getting louder (repeat louder if you want)
-commenter, josie2752, 2014 in the discussion thread for https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WH0lbMTkSM "Softball Cheers" published by flacco96, Oct 7, 2009
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CAN YOU SPIN AROUND LIKE MICHAEL JACKSON?
We sing it like
Oh say can you spin around Like Micheal Jackson
hit the ground like
Britney Spears
Shake it off like salt in
pepper
I don’t think so one more time
It
repeats and then we say
I don’t think so no more times
-commenter, Odd-Needleworker5917, April 2025,
https://www.reddit.com/r/Softball/comments/15ukonw/dugout_chants/, "Dugout Chants?/Softball, 2023
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Two commenter in this discussion gave the words "Hey, pitcher" for the beginning of this chant.
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CAN YOU TOUCH THE GROUND LIKE MICHAEL JACKSON
There
are some ways to say the cheers like...
can you touch the ground like Micheal
Jackson,
break it down like Brittany Spears,
shake your booty like Tooty Footy,
hit that ball,
win this game,
go to
Stagg's, and celebrate.!
-commenter @Ninjakat7702,
2012 in the discussion thread for https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WH0lbMTkSM "Softball Cheers" published by flacco96, Oct 7, 2009
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"Staggs" appears to be a referent for a gathering place such as a store or restaurant, but I haven't found any information for it online.
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CHECK THAT LITTLE PITCHER OUT (Example #1)
Check that little pitcher out (echo)
Is she high is she low? (echo)
Is she fast is she slow (echo)
All the way too Mexico
All the way to i dont know!
(sung when there is a new pitcher)
-https://cdn3.sportngin.com/attachments/document/ec77-1740905/softball_cheers.pdf Funny Softball Cheers [no publication date or editor's name given; Retrieved May 26, 2025
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CHECK THAT LITTLE PITCHER OUT (Example #2)
Check that little pitcher out
Check that little pitcher out
Is she high or is she low
Is she high or is she low
Is she fast or is she slooooow
Is she fast or is she slooooow
All the way to Tokyo
All the way to Tokyo
All the way to Ohio
All the way to Ohio
All the way to where the people do
the disco
All the way to where the people do
the disco
Uh Uh Uh Uh
Stayin alive
Sayin alive
Sayin aliiiive
Uh Uh Uh Uh
Stayin alive
Sayin alive
Sayin aliiiive
-Krista Voyles,Jan 2, 2013, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfC0b4hYI90 , "Ashlyn and Ava softball cheers"
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E, F
E‐I‐E‐I‐E‐I‐O
E‐I‐E‐I‐E‐I‐O,
E‐I‐E‐I‐E‐I‐O,
Come on, Team Name, let's go.
Come on, Team Name, let's go.
Scooby, Scooby, Scooby Doo.
Scooby, Scooby, Scooby Doo.
We're gonna beat you.
We're gonna beat you
-https://cdn3.sportngin.com/attachments/document/ec77-1740905/softball_cheers.pdf Funny Softball Cheers [no publication date or editor's name given; Retrieved May 26, 2025
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G, H
GATHER ROUND CHILDREN AND YOU SHALL HEAR
Gather 'round children and you shall hear,
Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere.
He went up the alleys and down the streets,
Saying Team Name can't be beat.
-https://cdn3.sportngin.com/attachments/document/ec77-1740905/softball_cheers.pdf Funny Softball Cheers [no publication date or editor's name given; Retrieved May 26, 2025
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GOOD CUT
Good cut good cut now hit the ball to Pizza Hut thru the windows
all the way to Mickey D’s/ Applebees
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ICEE (I SEE)
I
like the two the first one is like
icee what do you see I see any fielding position
looking at me at you yes me hey 1st base it’s nice to meet you but we’re the
team that’s gonna beat you can you turn around like Michael Jackson shake it up
like Britney Spears shake it up like salt pepper rap it up like Eminem no I
don’t think so no no I don’t think so
i don’t want to write the rest lol
-commenter
#highschoolsports #softball #cheer #softballcheer #teammates
IS THAT LIGHTNING MCQUEEN?
My team does the “is that lightning McQueen?!? Ka-Chow” when
we get a steal
is that Lightning McQueen?
Ka-chow!
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I TURNED ON THE RADIO
Elvis Presly singing our cheer,
say were going to fight
were going to fight
were going to fight
were going to fight,
fight fight till we win tonight.
-https://cdn3.sportngin.com/attachments/document/ec77-1740905/softball_cheers.pdf Funny Softball Cheers [no publication date or editor's name given; Retrieved May 26, 2025
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K, L
KA-CHOW! LIGHTNING'S ONTHE FIELD
Ka-chow! Lightning's on the field!
We're gonna win, this game we'll never yield!*
Ka-chow! (echo)
We're fast and strong, you know we're true!
Ka-chow! (echo)
Let's go, team, drive it through!"
-[online] AI Review, May
28, 2025 [results for my question "What does Lightning McQueen Kachow" mean in softball chants.
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M, N
MOUTHWASH, TOOTHPASTE, ELMER'S GLUE
Mouthwash, toothpaste, elmers glue
C'mon batter watcha gonna do!
-https://cdn3.sportngin.com/attachments/document/ec77-1740905/softball_cheers.pdf Funny Softball Cheers [no publication date or editor's name given; Retrieved May 26, 2025
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MY NAME IS __ AND YOU KNOW WHAT I GOT
My name is Mollie and you know what i got,
WHAT DO YOU GOT,
I gotta batter thats hotter than hot,
HOW HOT IS HOT,
batman and superman,
uh huh uh huh, no one can hit like
(the batters name) can! Alright okay.
- https://cdn3.sportngin.com/attachments/document/ec77-1740905/softball_cheers.pdf Funny Softball Cheers [no publication date or editor's name given; Retrieved May 26, 2025
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O, P
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Q, R
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S,T
TURN AROUND LIKE M,C. HAMMER
Turn around like M.C. Hammer
Touch the ground like Salt and Pepper
Shake your booty like Tooty Fruity
Go (your team)
Go say what
go (your team) Go!!
--https://cdn3.sportngin.com/attachments/document/ec77-1740905/softball_cheers.pdf Funny Softball Cheers [no publication date or editor's name given; Retrieved May 26, 2025
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U, V
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W, X
WE DON'T PLAY WITH BARBIE DOLLS (Example #1)
We dont play with Barbie Dolls
We just play with bats and balls
We dont wear no mini skirts
We just wear our softball shirts
We dont drink no lemonade
We just drink our Powerade
We dont listen to Britney Spears
We just sing our Softball cheers
We dont need no education
Softballs sweaping over our nation
-https://cdn3.sportngin.com/attachments/document/ec77-1740905/softball_cheers.pdf Funny Softball Cheers [no publication date or editor's name given; Retrieved May 26, 2025
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WE DON'T PLAY WITH BARBIE DOLLS (Example #2)
We don’t play with Barbie dolls
We don’t play with Barbie dolls
We just play with bats and balls
We just play with bats and balls
We don’t wear no mini skirt
We don’t wear no mini skirt
We just wear pants and t‐shirts
We just wear pants and t‐shirts
We don’t drink no lemonade
We don’t drink no lemonade
We just drink our Gatorade
We just drink our Gatorade
So if I were you, I’d scoot your booty back
So if I were you, I’d scoot your booty back
So if I were you, I’d scoot your booty back
But I’m not you, so I’d stay where you're at
But I’m not you, so I’d stay where you're at
But I’m not you, so I’d stay where you're at
-https://www.justballgloves.com/blog/post/softball-chants/?srsltid=AfmBOoomw8ZQ97P6IdXD4dXpy07x7-DEecZPJjzZNW7uPdKEhdlPPRjt "Best Softball Cheers and Chants" [no publishing date; retrieved June 1, 2025]
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Y, Z
YOU GOT A PIECE OF IT NOW
You got a piece of it.
Now get the rest of it.
Hey, hey, what do ya say,hit the ball the other way.Hit it high,
hit it low,
hit it to New Mexico
Now get the rest of it.
Hey, hey, what do ya say,
hit the ball the other way.
Hit it high,
hit it low,
hit it to New Mexico.
-https://cdn3.sportngin.com/attachments/document/ec77-1740905/softball_cheers.pdf Funny Softball Cheers [no publication date or editor's name given; Retrieved May 26, 2025
-https://cdn3.sportngin.com/attachments/document/ec77-1740905/softball_cheers.pdf Funny Softball Cheers [no publication date or editor's name given; Retrieved May 26, 2025
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BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE NAMES THAT ARE FOUND IN THIS COMPILATION OF SOFTBALL CHANTS (given with wikipedia links)
These names are given in alphabetical order, using the first name in the case of the firs & last name.
Applebees - American restaurant chain
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Applebee%27s
Barbie dolls - brand name for fashion dolls (toys)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbie
Britney Spears - American pop singer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britney_Spears
Batman - a fictional superhero character
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman
Elmer's glue- brand name for an American-based adhesive product
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmer%27s_Products
Elvis Presley - very popular American singer and actor, known to some as "the King of Rock & Roll; Years active -1953-1977
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley
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Eminem - an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer, Years active 1988 to present.
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Gatorade - an American brand of sports beverage and food products
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatorade
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Jenny Finch- an award winning softball player
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennie_Finch
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Lightning (Lightning McQueen)- a fictitional character in the American Cars movies; a fast red car that is known for his signature exclamation "Ka-chow", among other things.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_McQueen
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M C Hammer -an American rapper/Hip Hop artist, most popular from 1986 to 1991
.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC_Hammer
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Mexico - a country in North America
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico
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Michael Jackson- was a very popular American singer, songwriter, dancer, called the "King of Pop", Years active: 1964–2009
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson
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Mickey D's- a nickname for McDonald's, an American based fast food chain
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald%27s
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New Mexico- a state in the southwestern region of the United States
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mexico
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Pizza Hut - an American based multi-national pizza restaurant chain
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizza_Hut
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Paul Revere.- American who became famous because of his actions during the United States Revolutionary War with England.
Here's information from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Revere
"Paul Revere December 21, 1734 O.S. (January 1,
1735 N.S.)[N 1] – May 10, 1818) was an American silversmith, military officer
and industrialist who played a major role during the opening months of the
American Revolutionary War in Massachusetts, engaging in a midnight ride in
1775 to alert nearby minutemen of the approach of British troops prior to the
battles of Lexington and Concord."
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Powerade - "a sports drink created in 1988 and sold by the Coca-Cola Company. Its primary competitor is Gatorade, which is owned by PepsiCo since 2001."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powerade
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Salt and Pepper- (Salt-N-Pepa) "is an
American hip hop group formed in New York City in 1985,[3][4][5] that comprised
Salt (Cheryl James), Pepa (Sandra Denton), and DJ Spinderella (Deidra Roper)....Years active - 1985-2002; 2005 to present
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt-N-Pepa
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Scooby Doo - is the name of a Great Dane (dog) that is a fictional character in a number of animated movies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scooby-Doo_(character)
Superman- a superhero fictional character
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman
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