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Monday, September 22, 2025

Information About & Examples Of "I Met My Boyfriend At The Candy Store" ("Uno Dos Siesta") Hand Clap Rhymes


Mckinley Pasteris, Apr 6, 2018

From Slumber Party

Note: It's just only game.;)
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"Slumber Party" is the 22nd episode of Season 1 of The Cosby Show, also the 22nd overall in the series. The episode was directed by Jay Sandrich and written by John Markus. The episodes originally aired in the United States on NBC on March 28, 1985.

The comment feature was disallowed for this video. However, I just found this YouTube copy of that clip that has 1,000 plus comments:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EbxalIlQEs .

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Edited by Azizi Powell


This pancocojams post showcases a video clip from a 1985 episode of The Bill Cosby Show in which twin girls perform a hand clap routine of the rhyme "I Met My Boyfriend At The Candy Store" (also known as "Uno Dos Siesta"
). The words to that version of this rhyme are included in this post along with a few other examples of this rhyme.

This post also presents my belief that Juanita Nixon's seldom remembered 1963 R&B record
"I Met My Sugar in a Candy Store" is the source of these "I Met My Boyfriend At The Candy Store" rhymes.

In addition, this pancocojams post includes some brief informational comments about a few of these rhymes after the words for those examples.

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

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Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos. Thanks to Juanita Nixon for her "I Met My Sugar In A Candy Store" record. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks also to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/01/bill-cosby-show-hand-clap-segment-i-met.html for a 2014 pancocojams post on this same subject "The Cosby Show Hand Clap Segment ("I Met My Boyfriend At The Candy Store" Also Known As "Uno Dos Siesta")" That post doesn't have any comments in its discussion thread (as of September 22, 2025).

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THE R&B RECORD THAT PROBABLY INSPIRED THIS CHILDREN'S RECREATIONAL RHYME

I Met My Sugar in a Candy Store -  Juanita Nixon


Release – Topic,   May 16, 2024

Provided to YouTube by Zebralution GmbH

Rock and Roll Vixens, Vol. 3

℗ 1963 AMB

Released on: 2021-03-19

Comments are turned off. 

Composer: Ruth Verst

Lyricist: Ruth Verst
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I don't remember this song from when it was recorded, but I'm glad I happened upon it while "surfing" YouTube. Here's my transcription of the lyrics to that record (I used italics for the words that I'm not sure of and I added question marks for the words that I can't decipher. Additions and corrections are very welcome)

I met my sugar in a candy store
I never knew a guy so sweet before
He’s got an afro honey and a lot of money
And there’s sugar in his kiss.

I met my sugar in a candy store
You never seen a guy so sweet before.
You know ??????
And I can hardly wait for his kiss.

He's got curly curly hair
And crazy brown eyes
And he’s got lovely??
He looks so doggone cute
In his strawberry suit with the peppermint stripe on his vest.

I met my sugar in a candy store
There never was a guy so sweet before
When we walk down the aisle
I’ll be wearing a smile
Thinking only of his kiss.

[instrumental]

He has curly curly hair
And crazy brown eyes
And he’s got a lovely ??
In his strawberry suit with the peppermint stripe on his vest.

I met my sugar in a candy store
There never was a guy so sweet before
When I walk down the aisle
I’ll be wearing a smile
Thinking only of his kiss.
When I walk down the aisle
I’ll be wearing a smile
Thinking only of his kiss.

‘Cause when I walk down the aisle
I’ll be wearing a smile
Thinking only of his kiss.

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AN EXPLANATION FOR THE TITLE "UNO DOS SIESTA" FOR " I MET MY BOYFRIEND AT THE CANDY STORE" RHYMES
My guess is that the words "Uno, dos, siesta" in that version of "I Met My Boyfriend At The Candy Store" are a folk processed (folk etymology) form of "uno dos tres" (Spanish for "one, two, three". "Siesta" is a Spanish word that means "nap" in English). "Folk processing" occurs when another word or phrase is substituted for another word or phrase because of misremembering, misunderstanding, or as an attempt to make sense out of an unfamiliar word or phrase.

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MORE EXAMPLES OF THIS RHYME
These examples are given in no particular order and are numbered for referencing purposes only.

Example #1 is given at the top of this post. That 1985 example that was performed on the then widely viewed The Cosby Show television series is the earliest example of these rhymes that I have come across as of this date (September 22, 2025). However, a few other examples in this compilation mention remembering this rhyme from "the 1980s".

Notice that some versions of "I Met My Boyfriend At The Candy Store" (Uno Dos Siesta") are combined with other children's recreational rhymes, particularly "I Love Coffee I Love Tea", "Down Down Baby ("Shimmy Shimmy Co Co Pa") , or "Not Last Night But The Night Before" (also found as "Last Night And The Night Before").

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Example #2
Zing, Zing, Zing,

and ah 1-2-3.

I like coffee, I like tea.

I like a Black boy and he likes me.

So step back, White boy, you don't shine.

I'll get the Black boy to beat your behind.

 

Last night and the night before.

I met my boyfriend at the candy store.

He bought me ice cream he bought me cake.

He brought me home with a belly ache.

Mama, mama, I feel sick

Call the doctor, quick, quick, quick

Doctor, doctor, will I die?

Close your eyes and count to five

1-2-3-4-5

I'm Alive!

 

See that house up on the hill.

That's where me and my baby live.

Eat a piece of meat

Eat a piece of bread.

Come on baby. let's go to bed
-Kayla. (African American female, age 5; recited for Alafia Children's Ensemble, Fort Pitt Elementary School chapter, (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), 2000; collected by Azizi Powell
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"Alafia [ah-LAH-fee-ah] Children's Ensemble" was (a once a week after-school) game song movement group that that I founded and conducted for girls and boys ages 5-12 years (2000-2004). The groups met once a week. One group was in Braddock, Pennsylvania. And one in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  These game song groups (which was mostly attended by girls) provided good opportunities for me to collect children's rhymes and cheers.

This is a racialized version of "I Like Coffee I Like Tea". Note the age of the girl who recited this rhyme. Kayla volunteered to share a rhyme during the "show and tell" portion of the game song group which I conducted. During that portion of the group, an individual or more than one person at a time can share a rhyme that they know with the group. When Kayla said that "let's go to bed" line, the rest of the group snickered, and Kayla stood there clearly not understanding that reaction. I remember saying "Well , they could go to bed together because they got married". I then thanked Kayla and quickly moved on to another child who wanted to share a rhyme.

Before Kayla left the group session that day, I privately asked her where she learned that rhyme. She said her mother had taught it to her. In the ten years that I conducted those game song groups as well as some special events programming [one time) game song sessions] throughout many African American neighborhoods of Pittsburgh and some other surrounding communities, only one other child included that "See that house up on the hill" verse with her example of "I Like Coffee I Like Tea".  Coincidentally, that child was also a five year old Black girl who also said she learned it from her mother. I wonder if that verse wasn't well known or if the older children were self-censoring what rhymes they shared with an adult.

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Example #3
"Uno, dos-ee-ay-say

This is a hand clapping game that is pretty simple and follows the basic pattern of 1 Clap your own hands once 2 Slap right hand with your partner's right hand 3 Clap your own hands once 4 Slap left hands with your partner 5 Repeat step 1-4

Through most of the game except for at the beginning when you hold your partners hands and swing them back and forth and the line "Quick, quick, quick" when you slap both hands against both your partners hands 3 times in succession, then go back to the basic pattern.

Verse:

Uno, dos-ee-ay-say Said east, west,

met my boyfriend at the candy store

He brought me ice cream He brought me cake

He brought me home with a belly ache

Mama, mama, I'm so sick

Call the doctor Quick, quick, quick!

Doctor, doctor, will I die

Count to five and you'll be alive

Uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco

I'm alive, yeah!

(when you say "Yeah" point at yourself with two thumbs, a la Fonzie).
-Contributed by D'Arcy - Thank you!, 
http://www.gameskidsplay.net/jump_rope_ryhmes/Uno,%20dos-ee-ay-say.htm

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Example #4

Last night and the night before,
I met my boyfriend at the candy store.
He bought me ice cream; he bought me cake.
He brought me home with a belly ache.

Mama, mama, I feel sick.
Call the doctor, quick, quick, quick!
Doctor, doctor, will I die?
Close your eyes and count to five.
1-2-3-4-5
I’m Alive!

See that house up on the hill?
That’s where me and my baby live.
Eat a piece of meat
Eat a piece of bread.
Come on baby, let’s go to bed!
-SAHMURAI, April 17, 2016, 
https://sahmurai.wordpress.com/2016/04/17/the-truth-behind-3-hand-clapping-games-from-your-childhood/ "Down, down, baby! A hand-clapping history"
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Example #5
I like coffee
I like tea

I like the colored boy

And he likes me.

So stop that white boy

Me don't shine

I'm going to give that boy

A kick in the behind.

Last night, the night before

I met my boyfriend at the candy store.

He brought me ice cream

He bought me tea

He brought me home [Hesitates, looks at me through lowered eyes.]

And he try my gate.

I said "Mama Mama I feel sick.

Call the doctor quick quick quick/

Doctor Doctor, will I die?

Close your eyes and count to five.

1-2-3-4-5.

See that house on top of the hill?

That's where me and my boyfriend live.

Cook that chicken. Eat that rice.

Come on baby, let's shoot some ...

Let's shoot...wait. Let's shoot some dice."
-fifth & six grade African American girls at John Dibert Elementary School in New Orleans, Louisiana, collected by Jeanne Pitre Soileau & included in her book Yo' Mama, Mary Mack, and Boudreaux and Thibodeaux: Louisiana Children's Folklore and Play (October 2018) 
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Jeanne Pitre Soileau, the author of this book (who is White), wrote that her mother remembered chanting this much shorter version of that rhyme in the 1920s (New Orleans, Louisiana)

"I love coffee
I love tea.
I love the boys
And they love me."

Soileau also wrote in that book that in the early 1950s she and her White friends chanted that same version while jumping rope.

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Example #6
"I'm young but in New Orleans 1990s-2000s I always heard:

Oh gosh he's crazy, oh gosh he's crazy

Take a piece take a plum take a piece of bubblegum

No piece no plum, no piece of bubblegum

I like coffee, I like tea

I like the colored and he likes me.

So smack that white boy, he don't shine.

(it could be step back white boy, I think I heard both)

I'll throw him round the corner and i'll beat his behind

Last night and the night before.

I met my boyfriend at the candy store.

He bought me ice cream he bought me cake.

He brought me home with a stomach ache.

I said Mama, mama, I feel sick

Call the doctor, quick, quick, quick

Doctor, doctor, if I die

I'll close my eyes and count to five

I said 1-2-3-4-5

I'm Alive!

See that house on top of that hill.

That's where me and my boyfriend live.

Cook that chicken

Burn that rice

Come on baby let's shoot some DICE!"
-~TAugust 25, 2013, http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/01/racialized-versions-of-i-like-coffee-i.html "Racialized Versions Of "I Like Coffee I Like Tea" ("I Like A Black Boy And He Likes Me" and other racial referents)."

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Example #7
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Hello! I was singing this song and I wanted to learn where exactly it came from and I didn't know that it had so much history! I grew up in Detroit and was born in the year 2000 and the version I grew up with seem to have some mixtures of the examples you provided. The version I grew up with:


I like coffee, I like tea

I like the colored boy and he likes me.

So step back white boy you don't shine,

Cause I'll get the colored boy to beat yo behind.

Last night, and the night before

I met my boyfriend at the candy store.

He bought me ice cream he bought me cake,

He brought me home with a belly-ache.

I said "Mama, Mama I feel sick

Call the doctor quick,quick,quick."

Doctor Doctor shall I die?

Just close your eyes and count to 5.

I said a 1-2-3-4-5, I'm alive.

See that house n top of that hill?

That's where me and my baby gonna live.

Scoop the ice cream cut the cake,

Come on baby let's celebrate!

 

And sometimes, there'll be a weird ending at the end (which to me doesn't seem to match the flow of the rhyme) that goes:

That's not all, that's not all

My baby drinking alcohol."...
_Anonymous, January 26, 2019, http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/01/racialized-versions-of-i-like-coffee-i.html "Racialized Versions Of "I Like Coffee I Like Tea" ("I Like A Black Boy And He Likes Me" and other racial referents)".

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Example #8
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Here’s how I heard it as a child in late 70s/early 80s Atlanta:


I like coffee I like tea
I like the Jackson 5 and they like me
So step back white boy you don’t shine
I’ll get the Jackson 5 to beat your behind
Last night and the night before I met my boyfriend at the candy store
He bought me ice cream he bought me cake
He brought me home with a stomach ache
Mama mama I feel sick
Call the doctor quick quick quick
Doctor doctor shall I die
Close your eyes and count to 5
1 2 3 4 5 I’m alive
See that house on top of the hill
That’s where me and my baby gonna live
Gonna cook some oatmeal cook some bread
Come on baby let’s go to bed"
-Sarah, November 3, 2020, 
 http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/01/racialized-versions-of-i-like-coffee-i.html

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Example #9
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Not last night but the night before

My boyfriend took me to the candy store

He bought me ice cream, he bought me cake

He brought me home with a tummy ache!

Mama, Mama, I feel sick

Call the doctor quick quick quick

Doctor, Doctor, will I die

Count to five and you'll be alive!"
-ADH13 on 03/04/05,  http://www.inthe00s.com/archive/inthe80s/smf/1109960765.shtml "The 1980's forum on inthe00s., Subject: Those clapping songs"

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Example #10
"Down down baby down by the roller coaster
sweet sweet baby mama never let you go
if you wanna kiss me just say you love me

Shimmy shimmy coco pop shimmy shimmy pow
shimmy shimmy coco pop shimmy shimmy pow

I like a black boy and he likes me
so step back white boy I ain't shy
I bet you 5 dollars i'll beat yo behind

Last night and the night before
I met my boyfriend at the candy store
he brought me ice cream he brought me cake
he brought me home with a belly ache

I said momma momma i'm so sick
call the doctor quick quick quick!
I said doctor doctor shall i die
he said close your eyes and count to 5

I said ah 1 ah 2 ah 3 ah 4 ah 5...
i'm alive on channel 5
scooby dooby doo on channel 2
big fat lady on channel 80
and all the rest on channel 8"
-GUEST,Meme 03 Jul 14, https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=100653, "Down Down Baby-Race in Children's Rhymes"

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Example #11
 “East, west I met my boyfriend at the candy store, he bought me ice cream, he bought me cake, he brought me home with a bellyache, mama mama I feel sick call the dr quick quick quick, dr dr will I die count to five and I'll survive 1,2,3,4,5 I'm alive”
-Quinnrules1997, 2007, https://www.retrojunk.com/community/post/index/9614

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Example #12
"Playground Rhymes I did when I was in primary school (2007/2008 - 2013) -I met my boyfriend

I'm not actually sure what this one is called we just called it that, [This one needs clapping]


I met my boyfriend at the candyshop/store
he bought me ice-cream, he bought me cake,
he brought me home with a belly ache,
I said 'Mama mama, I feel sick! call the doctor quick quick quick!'
'Doctor Doctor when I die, count to ten and I'll be alive'
'a one, a two, a three-four-five, I'm alive!'
'I'm never going to see that boyfriend again!'
-http://hellothere-areyoulost.blogspot.com/2013/07/i-met-my-boyfriend.html

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Example #13
Here is a song we used to do on the playground in Birmingham, AL back in the 80s:

Last night and the night before I met my boyfriend at the candy store
He brought me ice cream he brought me cake
he brought me home with a stomach ache
mama mama i feel sick
call the doctor quick quick quick
doctor doctor will i die
close you eyes and count to five
i said a one, a two, a three, a four, a five
I'm alive

[Optional part] we would do sometimes (a little risque for little girls):

see that house on top of that hill
that's where me and my baby gon' live
we gon' cook some cornbread
cook some meat
come on baby let's go to bed and do the boom boom boom."
-Joi, Cocojams, 3/23/2008
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Cocojams.com was the name of my multi-page cultural website that was online from January 2001 to October 2014. Some recreational rhyme content from that website is found on pancocojams and on my other blog cocojams2.

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Example #14
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The version I grew up on was a little more sexual than violent....

I like coffee,

I like tea,

I like the colored boy and he likes me,

So step back white boy you don't shine,

I'll get the colored boy to beat yo behind,

Last night, the night before,

I met my boyfriend at the candy store,

He bought me ice cream, he bought me cake,

He brought me home with a stomach ache,

Mama, mama, I feel sick,

Call the dictor quiick, quick, quick!

Doctor, doctor will I die?

Close your eyes and count to five,

1,2,3,4,5

See that house on top of the hill,

That's where me and my boyfriend live,

Take some chicken, fry the bread,

Come on baby let's get in the bed,

Come on baby let's do it again ahhh.."
-GUEST,A 70's Child, 13 Oct 07, https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=4300#2170531 , "Children's Street Songs"

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Example #15
"Title: Oh Mama
Performed by: Felicia & Victoria; Promise & Jackerline; Temoh & Princess)

(We are going "cera", in "cera", in "cera" - used to establish the rhythm)

Oh Mama, Mama!

Oh Papa, the war!

The war has make in the Burkina Faso.

I say East, the West.

I met my boyfriend in the ice cream shop.

He bought me ice cream on my wedding day.

Mama, Mama. I'm so sick.

Take me to the doctor, shall be quick quick quick.

Shall be quick quick quick.

Doctor, doctor. Will I die?

No my dear, you will live forever more.

Forever more!"
-Clapping Game #2 (1:02​-1:28​) ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtnTFj9xjKw&ab_channel=AfricaHeartwoodProject  “Three African Clapping Games from Liberia”

 Africa Heartwood Project, Aug 9, 2011

[video summary]

"Here is a collection of three Liberian clapping games performed by the children we support in our Refugee Orphan Home at Buduburam in Ghana, West Africa. Try them for yourself! The children are speaking traditional Liberian Pidgin-English which they commonly refer to as Coloqwa (KOH-loh-kwah)."
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This example demonstrates how English language children's rhymes can be shared by English speaking people with other people throughout the world. I'm assuming that staff or volunteers from the USA taught this rhyme to these children at this Ghanaian Refugee Orphan Home.

The children at that Orphan Home adapted that English language rhyme to include their concerns about the war in the West African nation of Burkina Faso which I assume caused them to flee their home and live in that refugee center.  

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Friday, March 15, 2024

What The Children's Rhyme "Don't Make Me Snap My Fingers In A Z Formation" Means & What Is Its Origin?


Kirsty Coleman, Apr 4, 2014

Ohhhh sassy!

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Edited by Azizi Powell

Latest revision - March 17, 2024

This is Part II of a three part pancocojams series about the children's taunting rhyme "Don't Make Me Snap My Fingers In A Z Formation".

This post showcases one YouTube example of "Don't Make Me Snap My Fingers In A Z Formation" and presents my editorial notes about the word structure and meaning of that children's recreational rhyme.

This post also 
includes my speculation about the origin of this children's rhyme with a video of the in Living Color "Men On Books" segment that probably was the inspiration for someone outside of that television series creating the first "Don't Make Me Snap My Fingers In A Z Formation" rhyme. 

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2024/03/four-youtube-video-examples-of-dont.html  for Part I of this pancocojams series. That post presents five YouTube video examples of that rhyme along with the words to those versions of that rhyme. Selected comments from the only video whose discussion thread is activated are also included in this post.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2024/03/examples-of-childrens-rhyme-dont-make.html for Part III of this pancocojams series. That post presents some word only examples of the taunting rhyme "Don't Make Me Snap My Fingers In A Z Formation" .

The content of this post is presented for folkloric, cultural, linguistic, and recreational purposes  

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos and thanks to the producers and publishers of these videos on YouTube. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post.

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TWO VERSIONS OF "DON'T MAKE ME SNAP MY FINGERS IN A Z FORMATION"
There are many different versions of "Don't Make Me Snap My Fingers In A Z Formation"
Here's a short version of that rhyme:

"Don't make me snap my fingers in a Z formation, hip rotation, elbows elbows, wrists wrists, ooh girl you just got dissed"
by Anonymous, 2010, https://www.amirite.com/187781

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Here's a long version of that rhyme:

"Brick wall, waterfall, girl you think you know it all, you don’t, I do, so psssh with your attitude. Loser, whatever, fly away forever, get the picture, DUH! Wait, come back, I think you need a tic tac not one, not two but the whole six pack.

Don’t make me snap my fingers in a Z formation,
that booty rotation,
Talk to the hand, talk to the fist,
Girl you know you just got dissed."

-from new orleans
-Anonymous,October,31,2023,
https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2021/09/examples-of-childrens-dissin-chant-dont.html


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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTES ABOUT "DON'T MAKE ME SNAP MY FINGERS IN A Z FORMATION" RHYMES
"Don't Make Me Snap My Fingers In A Z Formation" is a children's taunting rhyme that includes motions that correspond with the words. As is the case with a lot of contemporary children's (usually girls') recreational rhymes, there are short forms and long forms of "Don't Make Me Snap My Fingers In A Z Formation". Long forms of that rhyme usually include lines from the (sometimes) stand along rhyme "Brick wall Waterfall" and/or lines from the (sometimes) stand alone rhyme "See My Pinky See My Thumb". 

Every example of "Don't Make Me Snap My Fingers In A Z Formation" includes the line which is given here as its title. This rhyme is chanted with a lot of acting (dramatic  presentation). The chanter pretends that there is an adversary in front of her (him) who she is warning not to continue doing whatever has made the chanter angry and/or annoyed. The chanter says that if the adversary continues with what she (or he) is doing, she will snap her fingers in a "z" formation in front of the adversary which will mean that it's the beginning of a fight. As such, the words for this rhyme serve as a taunt and a warning for this adversary (who is unidentified in these rhymes). Self-bragging is evident in the fact that the chanter is self-confident enough to challenge her adversary with these words. Self-confidence "permeates this entire rhyme, including the words and actions for "hip rotation" and "hair sensation". and the elbow elbow wrist wrist portion of that rhyme. (I'll share more about those words later in these notes). 

After the "Don't make me snap my fingers in a z formation" line which I use as the title of these rhymes, most examples include several lines that end with the letters "a" "c" "t" "i' "o" "n" such as "rotation",  "sensation", and "circulation".
 
Most versions of "Don't Me Snap My Fingers In A Z Formation" include a verse that begins with the words "elbow elbow wrist, wrist". That line is followed by another line or a series of lines with the last ending word being the word "dissed". "Dissed" is a past tense form of the African American Vernacular English word "diss" that means "insulted".

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The words for "Don't Make Me Snap My Fingers In A Z Formation" are chanted with corresponding mimicking motions. For example, the motion "snapping fingers in a z formation" is done by dramatically snapping your fingers three times while you draw the letter "z" in the air. The chanter makes these snaps in front of her body, but the unspoken assumption is that they are made in front of the adversary who the chanter is facing as she says the words to this rhyme.

The mimicking motions for other words beside "z formation" that end with the "ation" are usually consistently performed by chanters in the YouTube videos that I've watched i.e. "hip rotation" means whining your hips and "hair sensation" means flipping back your hair".

Online videos of this rhyme show lots of different motions for the words "elbow elbow wrist wrist".  A number of YouTube videos of  "Don't Make Me Snap My Fingers In A Z Formation" show chanters bumping the bottom of both of their elbows together, or dramatically showing their elbows and then showing their wrists.

Here's an example of the bumping elbows motion for "elbows elbows wrist wrist" words in this rhyme:

Don't make me snap my fingers in a z formation



doug keus, July 21, 2014

Although that bumping elbows together motion seems to be the most common motion that I've seen in YouTube videos which accompanies those words, I've been told (by at two contributors of examples of versions of this rhyme to my no longer active cocojams.com website) that elbow, elbow wrist wrist" refers to how beauty pageant contestants and actually or pretend princesses are supposed to wave. This explanation is supported by a number of YouTube videos on those waves that mention the instructions "elbow elbow wrist wrist". Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELOs9HNjlaM "Learn how to do the princess wave?" Also click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDWZKOlWFZc "SMA Pageant Wave Video" and for another video which demonstrates how to do the beauty pageant wave.

According to these informants, in accordance with its beauty pageant "origins", the "elbow elbow wrist wrist" words in that rhyme are supposed to be followed by the words "blow a kiss". (Notice that the word "kiss" rhymes with the word "diss"). The video given immediately above includes the word kiss, accompanied by the children blowing a kiss. 

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People doing this are supposed to have a stern facial expression or their face is expressionless. Their voice is neither quiet nor loud. Their voice isn't raised because to do so would mean that they have let the person/s they are addressing get next to them (get them angry). Because the way they speak is supposed to match what they are saying, when people say these taunts they aren't supposed to sound cheerful, or whining, or angry. The "performance goal" is to show that you are cool, confident, and completely unruffled by the person or persons who you are addressing. All of this points out how important dramatization is to the performance of playground taunts and other playground cheers. It's just an act, but it's supposed to done in a way that accurately reflects real life.

In videos that I've seen of this taunt the chanters do the "talk to the hand" gesture by holding their right hand in front of them a little bit below their chest, just like the "stop" gesture is made. However, African Americans who I've seen do this gesture turn their head to the left away from the person they are speaking to, and at the same time, hold their right hand palm up near their face. This gesture means "Talk to my hand because the face ain't listening."

It should go without saying that in real life people shouldn't snap their fingers in a z formation (or in any other way) in front of someone.Doing so is likely to be interpreted as being disrespectful (since in the United States if not elsewhere) snapping your fingers is supposed to be only done to get the attention of a pet dog. Also, facing someone and chanting these words means that you are encroaching into their personal space. And that's a big no no.


Click https://www.reddit.com/r/AskAnAmerican/comments/5kg3c8/why_is_snapping_finger_at_somebody_to_draw_their/ r/AskAnAmerican "Why Is Snapping Finger At Someone To Draw Their Attention Not Done In the United States (discussion began in 2016)  

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WHAT IS THE ORIGIN OF THE RHYME "DON'T MAKE ME SNAP MY FINGER IN A Z FORMATION"? 
No one knows when this rhyme began and who was the first to chant a version of "Don't Make Me Snap My Finger in A Z formation". However, it's likely that this rhyme was inspired by this 1990 clip from the African American sketch comedy television series In Living Color. No example of Don't Make Me Snap My Finger in A Z formation" and no reference to this rhyme predates this In Living Color "Men On Books" clip:

Z Formation

 

LiBeRaTeDTiNa, Oct 21, 2013

Here's an excerpt from a Wikipedia page about In Living Color's Men On _- segments:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_on%E2%80%A6

" "Men on ..." (colloquially known as "Men on Film") is the umbrella title for a series of comedy sketches that appeared in episodes of the Fox sketch comedy series In Living Color. The sketch featured two gay cultural critics, Blaine Edwards (Damon Wayans) and Antoine Merriweather (David Alan Grier), commenting on aspects of popular culture, including movies, art and television.

"Men on ..." first appeared on the premiere episode of In Living Color and continued throughout Wayans's tenure on the series. The sketch was revived on the late-night comedy series Saturday Night Live when Wayans hosted.

"Men on ..." engendered controversy for its portrayal of black gay men.[1] Both Blaine and Antoine were portrayed as extremely effeminate. Some LGBT people and organizations felt this portrayal was insulting to gay men, although response within the community was split"...
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In Living Color's  "Men On _"segments included such titles as "Men On Films", "Men On Books", "Men on Art", Men On Football". These segments spoof the popular Siskel and Ebert series in which the two critics rated the movies that they were reviewing by giving them a thumbs up (if they approved of the movie) or a thumbs down (if they disapproved of the movie). Instead of thumbs up and thumbs down, the fictitious critics Blaine Edwards and Antoine Merriweather gave a particular "snap" (such as the z formation, two snaps up, two
 snaps and a twist. or two snaps in a circle). All of these forms of snaps meant that these critics highly approved of that book, or film, or work of art etc. 


In contrast, the z snap in the children's rhyme "Don't Make Me Snap My Fingers In A Z Formation" is a hand gesture that warns that a fight is imminent. Any element of approval has been removed from that gesture's meaning.

One thing that commenters agree on when discussing or alluding to the origin of  "Don't Make Me Snap My Finger In A Z Formation" is that this rhyme came from African Americans. This origin is reflected by the "flavor" of the rhyme as well as its use of African American Vernacular English terms such as "diss", "booty", "talk to the hand", and "boom with that attitude".     

Here are some comments about the origin of this rhyme from a 2018 "Ask Reddit" discussion thread:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/bd49ev/what_is_the_origin_of_the_expression_dont_make_me/?rdt=51867
 

r/AskReddit

1. Allweneedisthis, 2018
“What is the origin of the expression “Don’t make me snap my fingers in a z formation”?

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2. Ejsandstrom, 2018
"I remember it from”In Living Color” But it May have originated somewhere else.”

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3. [deleted],2018
"Sassy black ladies...

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4. EmmalouEsq,2018
"Blaine Edwards and Antoine Merriweather"

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5. Garnetglitter, 2018
“It was from a sketch on In Living Color.”

Click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Living_Color for more information about that ground breaking African American television series.

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Wednesday, April 7, 2021

"Ain't Nobody Comin' To See You, Otis" Saying (Examples From Various Online Sources) , Part II

Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part II of a two part pancocojams post about the line "Ain't nobody come to hear you, Otis" from the 1998 The Temptations television mini-series. That mini-series is commonly referred to as "The Temptation movie".

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2021/04/aint-nobody-comin-to-see-you-otis.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. Part I provides information about The Temptations and information about The 1998 The Temptation television mini-series. That post also showcases a YouTube video clip of a scene from that mini-series which includes the now iconic saying "Ain't Nobody Comin' To See You. Otis. A  transcription of that portion of that scene is also included in that post along with a  few comments from that embedded video's discussion thread.

Part II of this pancocojams series presents some examples of the quote "Ain't nobody come to hear you, Otis." that were used apart from that 1998 The Temptation television mini-series.

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to David Ruffin who ad libbed "Ain't nobody comin' to see you, Otis" for that scene in The 1998 Temptations television min-series. Thanks also to The Temptations for their musical legacy. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.

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VARIOUS ONLINE EXAMPLES OF THE SAYING "AIN'T NOBODY COMIN' TO SEE YOU, OTIS"
These sources are quoted in chronological order from the oldest date to the most recent date.
 
Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.

Source #1
From https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7073992/ Monologue Monday (2016– )
"Ain't Nobody Coming to See You Otis

Talk-Show | Episode aired 14 November 2016

Latrisha gives tips for handling the "hurry up and wait" set life and performs a monologue from the film The Temptations. In the monologue, David Ruffin responds to his group members' ultimatum for him to straighten up or leave the group.

Director: Thomas Staples

Star: Latrisha Talley
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This is Season 1 | Episode 16 of that (television?) talk show.

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Source #2
From https://www.hip-hopvibe.com/news/aint-nobody-coming-to-see-you-otis-twitter-suddenly-brings-up-this-david-ruffin-quote-from-the-temptations-movie-making-otis-trend/

[Pancocojams Editor's Warning: This article includes the four letter spelling of what is commonly called “the n word”.]

HIP HOP NEWS

Ain’t Nobody Coming To See You Otis! Twitter suddenly brings up this David Ruffin quote from “The Temptations” movie, making Otis trend

By Bossyy, May 9, 2019

Hip-HopVibe.com Staff Writer
"Social media is a very strange place and “The Temptations” movie is currently dominating it. Fans are tweeting one of the infamous quotes from the movie. It’s not clear where people got this quote from, as the movie isn’t playing, right now.

One theory is that Ayesha Curry*, with her comments, has people resharing the quote. Last night, there were memes of people replacing “Otis” with “Ayesha.” The quote was “ain’t nobody coming to see you Ayesha,” where her name replaced Otis.

 As the morning is coming to a close, Otis is one of Twitter’s leading trending topics. The quote is “Ain’t nobody coming to see you Otis,” from the movie. Everybody has jokes about this one, as they always do.

Read the Otis tweets below:

Pancocojams Editor: Here are two examples from that article:

Oxtail Chronicles!!
@St0nedSt00p_kid

Ain’t nobody come to see you Otis

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Nats @nats_nats1968

Yet everybody watches it for their favorites, and Otis is laughing all the way to the bank [three emoji of smiling faces]"....
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*Ayesha Curry is the wife of National Basketball Association (NBA) superstar Stephen Curry.

That bold font is used in that article.

The word "it" in this excerpt probably refers to The Temptations television mini-series. That min-series is almost always referred to as The Temptations movie.

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Source #3
From https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/fizzle-pop-drops-new-music-video-disses-omarion.3343695


Pancocojams Editor's WARNING:
Some comments on that forum include profanity. One comment is quoted here with amended spelling.

That forum also includes sexually explicit comments. None of those comments are quoted in this pancocojams post.

"Fizzle Pop Drops new Music Video; Disses Omarion

Thread starter: ILove2SipTea, Mar 22, 2020

1. DivaLasVegas82, March 22, 2020
"Ain't nobody wanna hear music from Little Tiny Fizzle Pop (shout out to itsrox...LoL.)"

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2. BeautyNUniq, March 22, 2020
"I made it halfway thru and David Ruffin’s line keeping running in my head. Ain’t nobody coming to see you Fizzle Pop. This sh-t* is trash can juice."
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*This word is fully spelled out in this comment.

"I made it halfway thru" refers to listening to a music video clip on that page of Hip Hop artist Fizzle Pop’s song dissing Hip Hop artist Omarion.

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3. ILove2SipTea, March 22, 2020
"Ferrari said:

Theres no o diss
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YES THERE IS. HE SAID "YOU CAN HAVE HER BACK I KNOW SHE'S YOUR EVERYTHING"

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Source #4
From https://twitter.com/skeetondatweet/status/1035197887691583488?lang=en

1. 

Vince Valholla

@VinceValholla

Apr 5

“Ain't Nobody Coming to See You Otis”

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2. 

Naima Cochrane’s Burner Acct

@stillnaima

 Apr 5

Steve still thinks last night was about him 🀣
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This tweet attached this tweet from celebrity talk show and game show host Steve Harvey
Steve Harvey
@I am Steve Harvey

D Nice @dnice thank you from the bottom of my heart….those brothers and songs are all dear to my heart….my daughter reminded me that I was celebrating the SOUNDTRACK OF MY LIFE….God’s Grace!!!!

8:02 PM · Apr 5, 2021·Twitter for iPhone

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That tweet from Steve Harvey was published after the Verzuz battle that he hosted when he should have been aware that many people had twitted that he had talked too much about himself during that live streaming concert. In doing so, he took time time away from The
Isley Brothers and Earth Wind & Fire singing. D-Nice was the DJ during that concert's intermission. Unlike Steve Harvey, all the tweets that I read about D-Nice were highly positive. Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2021/04/verzuz-battle-between-isley-brothers.html for a pancocojams post that includes a video of that Verzuz "battle" as well as information and comments about it. 

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3. 

Vamp Girl X

@VampNyckeiEsq

Apr 5

Replying to

@stillnaima

Whew. The self-centeredness with a side of complete lack of awareness just JUMPS out endlessly.

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Naima Cochrane’s Burner Acct

@stillnaima

Apr 5

Replying to

@stillnaima

Nobody created a Triller account to celebrate the soundtrack of Steve Harvey's life.

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Naima Cochrane’s Burner Acct

@stillnaima

Apr 5

Plus his daughter ain't have to remind him - he treated the Verzuz like his personal track by track.

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Source #5
From 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GavBWLv7p9o&t=191s&ab_channel=LaGuardiaCross
interview with a toddler goes horribly wrong, published by La Guardia Cross, Feb. 24, 2021

1. Kimberella Von Schwimminsburg, 2021
"Well, President Obama did warn you, as did all of us Aunties.  lol"

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2. oc3, 2021
"And uncles😑. No one cares about Uncle Otis πŸ˜₯"

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3. Kimberella Von Schwimminsburg, 2021
"@oc3  Aww..I'm sorry.  We love you too!"

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4. Raymond Gordon, 2021
" @oc3  uncle Otis, uncle Ray got your back bro. I know there more aunties than us but we uncle strong.
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La Guardia Cross, the African American father whose interactions with his young daughters are the focus of each episode of the "New Father Chronicles" YouTube vlog. In the episode whose link is provided above, La Guardia laments that his daughters have taken over his standard role as interviewer.

A Dec. 2020 vlog episode featured former President Obama being interviewed by those two young daughters. President Obama said that La Guardia Cross was "in trouble" (because he could tell that La Guardia and his wife were raising strong smart daughters and they would have their hands full when they get older.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgB_m2Xhtc4&ab_channel=LaGuardiaCross  OBAMA meets my daughters! He says I'm in TROUBLE! 😭 (Dec. 17, 2020)


La Guardia Cross routinely refers to the women watching that vlog as the "internet aunties".  
Oc3, one of the commenters quoted above, wrote that "No one cares about Uncle Otis". That comment serves as a reminder that "internet uncles" as well as "internet aunties" watch that vlog and are there to encourage, praise, and support the young daughters on that vlog.


"No one cares about Uncle Otis" is an adapted form of the “No one coming to see you, Otis” saying.

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"Ain't Nobody Comin' To See You, Otis" Saying (video, information, & transcript), Part I




published by Jeannia Powell, Oct. 8, 2014
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This video replaces one that is no longer available. The video's publisher isn't related to me (that I know of).

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part I of a two part pancocojams post about the line "Ain't nobody come to hear you, Otis" from the 1998 The Temptations television mini-series. That mini-series is commonly referred to as "The Temptation movie".

Part I provides information about The Temptations and information about The 1998 The Temptation television mini-series. This post also showcases a YouTube video clip of a scene from that mini-series which includes the now iconic saying "Ain't Nobody Comin' To See You. Otis. A  transcription of that portion of that scene is also included in this post along with a  few comments from that embedded video's discussion thread.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2021/04/aint-nobody-comin-to-see-you-otis_7.html for Part II of this pancocojams series presents some examples of the quote "Ain't nobody come to hear you, Otis." that were used outside of that 1998 The Temptation television mini-series.

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to David Ruffin who ad libbed "Ain't nobody comin' to see you, Otis" for that scene in The 1998 Temptations television min-series. Thanks also to The Temptations for their musical legacy. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.

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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE
"Ain't nobody comin' to see you, Otis" is an African American diss (insult) and a clapback. This saying was ad-libbed in 1998 by actor Leon while playing the role of David Ruffin in the 1998 American television mini-series The Temptations.

That saying appears to be known and used much more often by African Americans than by any other people.

Although I'm African Amerian, I confess that I never watched the 1998 television series "The Temptations" (even though it happened to be filmed in my adopted home town of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). And I only became familiar with the saying "Ain't nobody comin' to see you, Otisat saying as a result of reading it several times in tweets in a couple of trending accounts of the Easter Sunday 2021 Verzuz "battle" between The Isley Brothers and Earth Wind & Fire.  Those tweets were written in reference to African American celebrity game show and talk show host Steve Harvey because (in the opinion of those writing those tweets) he was talking too much about himself during that life streaming show and therefore taking time away from those groups singing their hit R&B/Funk songs.

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"Diss" is an African American Vernacular English word that means "an insult".

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Here's informarion about the meaning of the word "clapback":
From https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clap%20back
"US, informal

: a quick, sharp, and effective response to criticism

Not to be confused with a garden-variety diss, a clapback is deemed by most as a targeted, often viciously acute comeback intended to place someone in much-needed check.
— Aaron Edwards and Ira Madison III"

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE TEMPTATIONS
"The Temptations are an American vocal group from Detroit, Michigan, who released a series of successful singles and albums with Motown Records during the 1960s and 1970s. The group's work with producer Norman Whitfield, beginning with the Top 10 hit single "Cloud Nine" in October 1968, pioneered psychedelic soul, and was significant in the evolution of R&B and soul music.[1] The band members are known for their choreography, distinct harmonies, and dress style. Having sold tens of millions of albums, the Temptations are among the most successful groups in popular music.[2][3][4]

Featuring five male vocalists and dancers (save for brief periods with fewer or more members), the group formed in 1960 in Detroit under the name the Elgins. The founding members came from two rival Detroit vocal groups: Otis Williams, Elbridge "Al" Bryant, and Melvin Franklin of Otis Williams & the Distants, and Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams of the Primes. In 1964, Bryant was replaced by David Ruffin, who was the lead vocalist on a number of the group's biggest hits, including "My Girl" (1964), "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" (1966), and "I Wish It Would Rain" (1967).[5] Ruffin was replaced in 1968 by Dennis Edwards, with whom the group continued to record hit records such as "Cloud Nine" (1969) and "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)" (1970). The group's lineup has changed frequently since the departures of Kendricks and Paul Williams from the act in 1971.

[...]

The "Classic 5" lineup of the Temptations: David Ruffin (bottom left), Melvin Franklin (top left), Paul Williams (top right), Otis Williams (bottom right), and Eddie Kendricks (center) c. 1965.

[Photo description]

[...] 

Years active- 1960 to present"...

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INFOMATION ABOUT THE TEMPTATION MINI-SERIES
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Temptations_(miniseries)
"The Temptations is a four-hour television miniseries broadcast in two-hour halves on NBC, based upon the history of one of Motown's longest-lived acts, The Temptations. Executive produced by former Motown executive Suzanne de Passe, produced by Otis Williams and Temptations manager Shelley Berger, and based upon Williams’ Temptations autobiography, the miniseries was originally broadcast on November 1 and November 2, 1998. It was filmed on location in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the spring of 1998. Allan Arkush directed the miniseries."...

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TRANSCRIPT OF THE SCENE FROM THAT TELEVISION MINI-SERIES THAT INCLUDES THIS SAYING
From https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0164292/characters/nm0502442 The Temptations (TV Mini-Series 1998) 
"David Ruffin : I'm the one sellin' the records. They're comin' to see me.

Otis Williams : They're comin' to see the Temptations.

David Ruffin : Ain't nobody comin' to see you, Otis! You wish you could work it the way I do, but you can't! Because there is only one David Ruffin. And without him, the Temps ain't nothin' but a group in SEARCH of a David Ruffin. Matter of fact, I been thinkin'. We should call the group David Ruffin And The Temptations. Yeah, that sound good to me. Y'all beggin' me not to leave you.

[sings]

David Ruffin : "And I refuse to let you go." Yeah, David Ruffin And The Temptations. Whatcha think?

Otis Williams : [stands up]  That ain't never gonna happen."
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This was a fictionalized scene that supposedly occurred during a rehearsal. David Ruffin was on drugs (crack) and the other members of the group were warning him that he would be fired if he didn't stop using drugs. In reality, David Ruffin was fired in 1968 because his drug use interferred with the Temptation's recording and tours. 

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COMMENTS ABOUT THE SAYING "AIN'T NOBODY COMIN' TO SEE YOU, OTIS"
(Numbers added for referencing purposes only.)

The Temptations (Ain't Nobody coming to see you Otis), published by Christina Marie on Feb.20, 2018 
1BetterThanEmril, 2019 
"Thank you David Ruffin for giving me clapbacks to people that get on my damn nerves I say this a lot in real life situations πŸ˜‚"
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1. tulipanegradesign, 2019
"Me too, lololol"

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3. Mattakusisgreatness, 2020
"For real"

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4. JoanRudith, 2019 
"My fear is that eventually Leon's entire career of playing every black man in music history throughout the 90s and 2000s, he will most be remembered for this one line!! lol But he WILL be remembered for generations to come regardless!

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5. Diggy22, 2019
"Funny thing is, that line was improvised πŸ˜‚"

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6. Ava Symone, 2020
"And what's crazy is he improvised that line after they had specifically  asked him to please stop adliving and adding in his little improvised lines yet....it became the best scene in the movie and The one line he is most known for"

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7. Melissa Smith, 2019
"Damn that hurt... but it’s so funny cause it’s true

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8. shelita gaskins, 2019
"πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ I crack up every time I hear this line! πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚"

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9. Mr. E.O.M, 2019
"Kills me everyrtime.. πŸ’€πŸ˜‚πŸ€£"

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10. soulman2000
"Let’s be honest, ANYONE could’ve filled Otis’s spot in the group. Otis was never the powerhouse singer and showman Ruffin. He didn’t have the gruff and soul of Dennis. He didn’t have the charisma and  presence of Eddie. David, Eddie and Dennis definitely were irreplaceable. They were the voices. I find it hilarious that the members that start the group are usually the ones with the least talent and always the last livin members."

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11. Maddie61188, 2019
"This line is for dudes what "Bye Felicia" is for females lol"

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12. La Fleur de la Paix, 2019
"Iconic"

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13. mssmmns, 2020
"It's the truth, though. Hell , 60 years later and we still don't know how Otis sounds. But we know David, Eddie, Melvin, Dennis, and Ollie."

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14. Lakesha Fletcher, 2020
"Black people everywhere growing up watching this and repeating this line everytime someone got on our nerves πŸ—£️aint nobody coming to see you Otis! Period lmao"

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15. Jay Philly, 2019
"Ain't nobody coming to see you Fizzle Pop (Omarion's voice)."
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This commenter images what he thinks that the Hip Hop artist Omarion would say in response to Hip Hop artist Fizzle Pop's song that disses Omarion. More comments about the Fizzle Pop/Omarion diss and imagined clapback can be found Part II of this pancocojams series.

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From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ8BqQOeVes&ab_channel=BlackintheDayTV
The Temptations Movie - David Ruffin (1998), published by Black in the Day TV•Aug 2, 2020 [This video clip is embedded in this pancocojams post.]

1. A dot J dot, 2020
"Ain't nobody coming to see you Otis"

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2. Ayana Hale, 2021
"I say this randomly throughout the day without provocation."

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3. A dot J dot, 2021
" @Ayana Hale  πŸ˜†πŸ˜†πŸ˜†πŸ˜†"

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4. SUEDUCE, 2021
"That’s my part πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚"

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5. J Nichole, 2021
"My favorite line in the whole movie!"

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Adrianne King, 2021
"A Classic....lol...and then he said you  wish you could work it the way I do..(to Otis)🀣"

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7. Don Marco, 2021
"Leon said the actor who played Otis was actually offended when he said “Ain’t nobody come to see you Otis”, as you can tell by his face reaction"

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8. D Clark, 2021
""I'm the one selling the records. They comin to see ME!" Ouch lol. But he had a point, David had the main spotlight in the group."

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9. Mel Clark, 2021
"Exactly!!!  Some stuff is just the TRUTH!"

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Shamiirian Da Entertainment, 2020
"Classic Lines in black cinema"

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11. JJ Rome, 2021
"Facts!"

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From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6lsdVZEong&ab_channel=FOXSoul
"Ain't Nobody Coming to See You Otis' - The Mike & Donny Show" published by FoxSoul, May 5, 2020


Leon was one of the guest on this talk show.

Warning: Some profanity is used in this conversation. 

Comments:
1. Jessica Spears, 2020
"LMAOO the fact "aint nobody come to see you otis" was a freestyle makes me respect Leon as an actor SO much more"

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2. Derek Crichton, 2020
"And who doesn't love pullin out that line, "AIN'T NOBODY COMIN TO SEE YOU OTIS!!""

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