Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojmas post documents some examples of the "wash those cooties off of me" or other "wash those __ off of me" in versions of "Miss Sue From Alabama" children's recreational rhymes. These rhymes are also known as "Miss Sue" and similar titles.
The content of this post is presented for folkloric and recreational purposes.
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Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.
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DISCLAIMER
This post doesn't mean to suggest that every "Miss Sue From Alabama" ("Miss Sue") children's recreational rhyme includes a "wash those __"off of me" line as some examples of these rhymes don't include that line.
This post also doesn't mean to suggest that the examples that are documented here are all of the possible versions of the "wash those __ off of me" that are found in these rhymes.
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EXAMPLES OF "WASH THOSE ___ OFF OF ME".LINE IN "MISS SUE FROM ALABAMA" CHILDREN'S RECREATION RHYMES from the video and its (now deleted) discussion thread https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-svfUMX3BM
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/04/comments-that-i-retrieved-in-2019-from.html for my pancocojams post about this video and its no longer available discussion thread.
These versions are presented based on which version was used the most in that particular YouTube video and discussion thread. That order may have been (or may still be the same now (in 2026) in the United States.
The Addendum of this post documents some other versions of "wash those __ off of me" from other online sources.
Ineach example the "wash those __off of me" phrase is given in italics for highlighting purposes only.
Numbers are added to examples in each subset for referencing purposes only.
"WASH THOSE COOTIES OFF OF ME" (or "wash those boy cooties off of me")
1. Caitlyn and Morissa, 2011
"Miss Sue Miss Sue from Alabama, Alaska. Nebraska
She was sitting in a rocking chair eating Betty Crocker
Waiting for the clock to go
Boom Tick Tock Tick Tock Banana rock
Boom Tick Tick Tock Banana rock
A B C D E F G
Wash those cooties off of me.
Inky dinky ponkey
Daddy had a donkey
Donkey died Daddy cried
Inky dinky ponkey
Boom Tick Tock Tick Tock Banana rock
Boom Tick Tick Tock Banana rock
A B C D E F G
Wash those cooties off of me
Wisha Wisha Wisha FREEZE
Who won? Me!"
2. booya duh, 2013
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3. Sadie Fletcher, 2013
"mine is: miss sue,miss sue,miss sue from albama they call her suzieanna sitt'in in a rocker eati'n bettie-crockertick- watchin that clock go tick-tock tick-tock shawawa tick-tock tick-tock shawawa abcdefg wash them boy cooties off of me moosha moosha i know karate moosha moosha i want my momy moosha moosha im so sorry moosha moosha FREEZE! have a staring contest
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1 "WASH THOSE SPIDERS OFF OF ME"
RespectMyThickness, 2015, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-svfUMX3BM
"back in my day it went a little something like this:
Miss Sue (clap clap clap)
Miss Sue (clap clap clap)
Miss Sue from Alabama, her real name's Suzianna
she's sittin in a rocker, eatin Betty Crocker
watch the clock go tick tock tock tock, banana rock
tick tock tick tock banana rock
ABCD123
wash those spiders off of me
mooshka, mooshka, i see mommy
mooshka, mooshka, i know karate
mooshka, mooshka, oops i'm sorry
mooshka, mooshka, FREEZE."
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2. ChezFeroce, 2018
"I recall mine being similar to this... except it was
ABCDEFG
wash the spiders off of me
mooshka, mooshka, i want my mommy
mooshka, mooshka, i know karate
mooshka, mooshka, FREEZE.
Do this. Do that. Do this. Do that.
and for each do and each this you spread your legs wider apart with each word and the first one to lose their balance loses."
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3. Caroline Howard, 2019
"I do it really different
We do:
Miss Sue(clap clap clap)
Miss Sue(clue clap clap)
Miss Sue from Alabama
Her real name is Suzanna
Sitting in a rockin chair
Eatin cotton candy watching
The clock go tick tock tick tock banana rock
Tick tock tick tock banana rock
Abcdefg wash the spiders off of me booshka booshka I know karate booshka booshka oops I’m sorry
P.S. just bc you do it differently than someone else doesn’t mean they’re way of doing it is wrong.
Just thought I should mention that"
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"WASH THOSE BOY GERMS OFF OF ME"
"I do
Miss Sue (Clap clap clap)
Miss Sue (Clap clap clap)
Miss Sue from Alabama, her name is Suzianna
Sitting in a rocking chair, eating butter crackers
Watching the clock go
tick tock, tick tock
walawala
tick tock, tick tock
walawala
ABCDEFG
Wipe those boy germs off of me
I bet 'cha, I bet 'cha
I bet 'cha can't freeze, first one to move is the black eyed pea,
second one to move is the beauty queen,
between, between, between you and me,
starting... NOW"
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2.Jenalyn Barton, 2016
"This is the way I sang it in Elementary School (I love seeing all the different versions!):
Miss Sue
Miss Sue
Miss Sue from Alabama
Her real name's Suzianna
Sittin' in a rocker
Eatin' Betty Crocker
Watchin' the clock go
Tick Tock
Tick-tock Banana-wana
Tick Tock
Tick-tock Banana-wana
ABCDEFG
Wipe that Blue Stuff (or "Those Boy Germs") off of me
HIJKLMNOP
I have plastic surgery
Oocha Boocha
Turn around and FREEZE!"
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Although only two examples of "wash those boy germs off of me" were found in this discussion thread, I've come across it a considerable number of times in other examples of "Miss Sue From Alabama" rhymes.
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"WASH THOSE CRUMBS OFF OF ME"
Isaiah Guiden, 2015
..."Miss sue
Miss sue
Miss sue from Alabama
her real name's Suzianna
Mama's having a baby
Daddy's going crazy
If it's a boy I'll give it a toy
If it's a girl I'll give it a curl
Wrap it up in toilet paper
Shoot it down the elevator
First floor stop
Second floor stop
Third floor you better watch out
For the S-T-O-P spells stop.
I said an A B C D E F G
Wipe those crumbs right off of me
You better freeze like a peice of cheese
Don't show no teeth😶"
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Although only one example of "wash those crumbs off of me" was found in this discussion thread, I've come across it a considerable number of times in other examples of "Miss Sue From Alabama" rhymes.
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"WASH THAT CHOCOLATE OFF OF ME"
Felicia Villermaux, 2016
"My Miss Sue was
Miss Sue (clap clap)
Miss Sue (clap clap)
Miss Sue from Alabama her name was Suzzianna sitting in her rocker eatin Betty Crocker watchin that clock go tick tock tick tock sha wa wa tick tock tick tock sha wa wa abcdefg ya betta wash that chocolate off of me I said a mooooshka I said a mooooshka I said a mooshka mooshka mooshka freeze."'
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"WASH THOSE DIRTY BOYS OFF OF ME"
Ciera Marie
"Scrolling through the comments here and have yet to see the version my friends and I used 😂
Miss Sue (clap clap clap)
Miss Sue (clap clap clap)
Miss Sue from Alabama, her real name's Aunt Suzannah
She's sittin in a rockin chair, eating baby crocodiles
Watchin the clock go tick tock, tick tock twaddle bottle
Tick tock, tick tock twaddle bottle
ABCDEFG
Wash those dirty boys off me
Moosha moosha I want my mommy
Moosha moosha I know karate
Moosha Moosha oops Im sorry (hit's partner's forehead with hand)
Moosha Moosha FREEZE"
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ADDENDUM: OTHER EXAMPLES FROM SOME OTHER ONLINE SOURCES
1."Hi there. I'm from Mississippi and was in elementary school in the late 80's through early 90's. the version of "Miss Sue" I remember was not listed here. I thought I'd help you out. Last time I heard it, I think it had varied ever so slightly from when I was in school, but this is how I remember it: Miss Sue (clap clap clap) Miss Sue (clap clap clap) Miss Sue from Alabama Sittin' in a rocker eatin' betty crocker watchin' that clock go tick-tock, tick-tock-banana-nana tick-tock, tick-tock banana-nana ABCDEFG-wash those stains right out'a my knees MUSHKA, MUSHKA, MUSHKA FREEZE (as fast as you can) 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10!
I never got the last part...sometimes the rule was you had to stay still while you counted, and sometimes it was to count the fastest. The most distinct difference I remember is that there were always three claps after "Miss Sue." I hope that was helpful."
-Allison [Mississippi; from the late 1980s, early 1990s], posted on cocojams.com in 2007
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cocojams.com was my cultural website that was online from 2000 to 2014 when.I voluntarily deactivated it.
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2. Miss Sue
Miss Sue
Miss Sue from Alabama
Her name was Suzianna
Sitting in a rocker
eating Betty Crocker
Watching the clock go
Tick Tock
Tick all around go
Tick Tock
Tick all around
A-B-C-D-E-F-G
Gotta wash that stain right out of me
Gotta Boom-shot
Gotta Boom-shot
Gotta crick in my side
Gotta crick in my side
Salt and pepper said "DO NOT MOVE"
(alternate ending)
Salt and pepper said" DO NOT MOVE,
FIRST ONE TO MOVE IS A BLACK-EYED-PEA
SECOND ONE TO MOVE IS A BEAUTY QUEEN"
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3. "Miss Sue. Miss Sue. Miss Sue from my Ala-bama, Ari-zona, Ala-ska. Sittin' on the r'a'cker eatin' that cracker, watchin' that clock go 'Tick-tock. Tick-tock-sha-wala-wala. Tick-tock. Tick-tock-sha-wala-wala.' A-B-C-D-E-F-G--Wash them haters off'a me. Kaboosha! Kaboosha! I see my mommy! Kaboosha! Kaboosha! I know Karate! Kaboosha, Kaboosha! Oops, I'm sorry! Kaboosha, Kaboosha! Bet'cha can't see me!" And then you freeze. Lol"
-FudgeSundae22, 01/16/12; cocojams.com
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4. "I don't know where it came from, but this is one we used to
do:
ET (clap clap clap) ET (clap clap clap) ET from Hollywood,
you are looking good, sitting in a rocker, eating Betty crocker, watching the
clock go tick-tock, tick-tock sha-walla-walla, tick-tock, tick-tock
sha-walla-walla, ABCDEFG, wipe those boy germs off of me, betcha can't, betcha
can't, betcha can't FREEZE! (And then you freeze and first one to move loses
lol)"
-@moodycheese9621, 2025, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Xv5AN8BiOU "Miss Sue - Super Fun & Rhythmic Hand Clap :) | Fun
Clapping Games for 2 players, published by 👏Podo Town English", Aug 1, 2023
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That video's summary includes the words to this version of "Miss Sue" which includes the line "wash those spiders off of me".
5. "Miss Sue, Miss Sue, (Snap fingers.)
Miss Sue from Alabama.
Sitting in her rocker,
Eating Betty Crocker, (Pretend to eat.)
Watching the clock go
Tick-tock, tick-tock banana rock. (Point index fingers up and then tick
Tick-tock, tick-tock banana rock. tock from left to right.)
A B C D E F G,
Wash those spots right off of me. (Brush hands off shoulders.)
Oosha mama, oosha mama, (Point fingers and dance.)
Oosha mama, FREEZE! (Freeze and don’t move!)
Activities: Use this chant to focus children’s attention or to calm them"
-https://songsforteaching.com/drjean/dj_friends_s/09misssue.pdf
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