Edited by Azizi Powell
Latest Edition - October 26, 2025
The examples of "Down By The Banks of The Hanky Panky" rhymes in this post are from a long 2021-2025 Reddit.com Nostalgia discussion thread:
https://www.reddit.com/r/nostalgia/comments/pme8mi/down_by_the_banks_of_the_hanky_panky/ .
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2025/10/part-i-down-by-banks-of-hanky-panky.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. Those examples are from a Mudcat discussion thread entitled "Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky" that I started in 2006 when I was a member of that online international folk music forum,.
Additional examples of "Down By The Banks Of The Hanky Panky" in that panocojams post are from the discussion threads of a few pancocojams posts, the discussion threads of a few YouTube videos, and from a few other online websites (excluding reddit.com.)
The content of this post is presented for folkloric, historical, socio-cultural, and recreational purposes.All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.
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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE
This post is part of an ongoing pancocojams series on the English language children's rhyme "Down By The Banks Of The Hanky Panky". Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2025/10/hyperlinks-to-pancocojams-posts-on-down.html for a post that presents a hyperlinked list of all of the pancocojams posts that have been published about that rhyme.
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STATEMENTS ABOUT FOLK PROCESSING CHILDREN'S RECREATIONAL RHYMES
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clapping_game
"Clapping games are a part of oral tradition. As such there are a variety of distinct clapping games or families of games. A game may be performed or played in various versions found in different areas and times and often according to ethnicity. [Examples of a particular rhyme] may contain, omit, or vary verses or specific lines. Clapping patterns and actions may also vary. There is no canonical version of any game though children often fight over whose version is "right" or "real"."...
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My statement from https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/04/forms-of-name-billie-jean-in-down-by.html "Forms Of The Name "Billie Jean" In "Down By The Banks Of The Hanky Panky" Rhymes"
"Folk etymology is "a change in the spelling or pronunciation of a word or phrase or the replacement of an unfamiliar word or phrase with a more familiar word phrase or sound. Folk etymology occurs because of mishearing, misremembering, or a mistaken assumption about that word or phrase."
-snip-
"Folk etymology" is an earlier term for "folk processing".
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SELECTED EXAMPLES OF "DOWN BY THE BANKS OF THE HANKY PANKY"
From https://www.reddit.com/r/nostalgia/comments/pme8mi/down_by_the_banks_of_the_hanky_panky/
[Pancocojams Editor's Note"
There's more than one Reddit discussion thread about "Down By The Banks Of The Hanky Panky" rhymes. This particular Reddit discussion thread began in 2021 and is still open for comments (as of the publishing date for this pancocojams post October 24, 2025).
Comments/examples of "Down By The Banks of The Hanky Panky" in that Reddit discussion thread include "short forms" and "long forms" of that rhyme. "Short forms" of that rhyme often end with an emphatic word such as "ker plop!". "Short forms" of these rhymes don't include any references to the marketing words between Coca-Cola and Pepsi Cola. Short forms of "Down By The Banks Of The Hanky Panky" also don't include any references to Michael Jackson being burned.
"Long forms" of Down By The Banks Of The Hanky Panky" usually-but not always- begin with "I Pledge Allegiance To The Flag". The line that follows that one usually mentions Pop singer Michael Jackson (or the name of another famous person) and ends with a word that rhymes or nearly rhymes with the word "flag".
That Reddit discussion thread also includes examples of a few other children's recreational rhymes as well as a few comments from people who indicated that they had never heard of the "Down By The Banks Of The Hanky Panky" rhymes.
SELECTED EXAMPLES OF EXAMPLES OF "DOWN BY THE BANKS OF THE HANKY PANKY"
From https://www.reddit.com/r/nostalgia/comments/pme8mi/down_by_the_banks_of_the_hanky_panky/
Ours was(North Florida):
Down by the bank of the Hanky Panky, Where the bull frog
jumps from bank to banky, Saying “eeps, ieps, opps, oops”, East side, West
side, ping pang pong. Your daddy smells like king kang Kong. Coca Cola went to
town, Dr. Pepper knocked him down. Dr Pepper got the flu, Now we’re drinking
Mt. Dew. Mt. Dew fell off a mountain, Now we’re drinking from the fountain.
Fountain broke so now we’re drinking Re-gu-lar Coke.
There might’ve even been more after this but I can’t
remember 😅"
-needsanswers13, 2021 (original poster "OP")
2. from what I remember “Down by the river from bank to bank, where bullfrogs jump from bank to bank saying e-i-o-u, your momma smells and so do u, king kong, donkey kong your momma smells like king kong, went to school with nothing on asked my teacher what to wear polka dotted underwear, not to big, not to small, just the size of Broward mall, Reese's pieces buttercup, now we’re talking 7-up, 7-up has not caffeine, now we’re talking Billie Jean, Billie Jean is out of sight now we’re talking dynamite, dynamite blew up the school now were talking really cool, mickey mouse is not our friend now were talking to the end 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1” - south Florida"
-RainCloudRay, 2023
3. "
-Spare-Worry-4186, 2023
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4. "I'm reading everyone else version and the one I grow up with
was super different. (well kinda close to OP's) It went like
Down by the banks of the Hanky pank, where the bull frogs jumped from bank to bank, saying A E I O U
Micheal Jordan went to town, Coca Cola shot him down,
Mountain Dew shot him up, now we're talking 7Up, 7Up has no caffeine now we're
talking Billie Jean,
Billie Jean went walking down the street singing, do a didi
didi dum didi do
The colors of the american flag are red, white, and, BLUE.
I don't know, could be off, but super fun to play at camp.
This is northern South Carolina"
-SidneyBea57, 2023
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5. "Mine was "Down by the banks of the hanky panky with a
bullfrogs jump from bank to banky with a fee fi fi fi fo fo fum, whose got the
rhythm of the kerplop, Micheal Jackson lost his thumb, now we're talking 7up,
7up has no caffeine, now we're talking jelly bean red, orange, yellow,
green!" I might have accidentally changed it up as it doesn't make sense
but it's all one from Kansas"
-Dangerous_Cap_7723, 2023
**
6. "central indiana:
down by the banks of the hanky panky where the bull frog jumps from bank to banky with an eeps ieps opes oops, oop flop a deli with an oop flop flop. pepsi, cola, ginger ale. ginger ale ginger ale ginger ale ginger ale. pepsi, cola, ginger ale. seven up seven up seven up, you’re out.
but i’ve also seen people here do:
down by the banks of the hanky-panky where the pool frog
jumps from bank to bank with an epps ipod oops oops Om flop a dilly and a um
flop flop Pepsi cola went to town gingeralr shot him down Dr. Pepper fixed him
up and now we’re drinking 7-Up, 7-Up, 7-Up, 7-Up, ur out"
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7. "i’m from georgia and mine was
down by the banks where the hanky panks where the bullfrog
jumps from bank to bank i said eeps ops oeps oops chilly willy ding dong i
pledge allegiance to the flag, micheal jackson makes me gag, coca-cola burns me
up, now we’re talking 7-up, 7-up has no caffeine, now we’re talking billy jean,
billy jean went out of sight, now we’re talking dynamite, dynamite blew up the
school, now we’re talking really cool, really cool is really neat, now we’re
talking stinky feet, stinky feet are way to smelly, now we’re talking big fat
belly 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 your out"
-hot_mami923, 2023
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8. "The version I was taught being from Indiana was this: Down
by the banks of the hanky panky, where the bullfrogs jump from bank to banky,
with the epps eipps opes oops, doom flop a dilly with a doom flop flop, Pepsi
cola gingerella, gingerella, gingerella, gingerella gingerella, Pepsi cola
gingerella, seven up seven up seven up, you're out!
It's weird because non of the other versions I'm seeing
having soda being mentioned like this."
-Jazzlike_Role_5422, 2023
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9. "Ok so I’m from SOUTH Jersey and this was ours… “Down by the
banks with the hanky panky where the bull frogs jumped from bank to bank saying
eep opp eep bop bop skittle dittle kernel pop! I pledge allegiance to the flag,
Michael Jackson makes me gag, Coca Cola went to town
Diet Pepsi knocked him
down
Dr
Pepper fixed him up
Now we're drinking 7 Up
7 Up fell down a mountain
Now
we're drinking from a fountain
uh oh, The fountain broke now we're drinking plain old
same old coke. Eep opp eep bop bop skittle dittle kernel pop!"
-Missmfkiesha, 2023
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10. "Central Jersey
down by the banks of the hanky panky where the bull frog
jumps from the bank to bank saying eeps opps eeps pop pop i pledge allegiance
to the flag michael jackson makes me gag coca cola blew up now im drinking 7up
7up 7up has no caffeine now i'm drinking gasoline gasoline gave me the flu now
im drinking mountain dew mountain dew fell off the fountain now im drinking
from the fountain yesterday the fountain broke now im drinking plain old diet
coke"
-TeachAccomplished513, 2023
11. "
-twosardinesontoast, 2023
-snip-
"Cali" = California
**
12."In the Houston suburbs, it was down by the banks of the hanky-panky, where the bullfrogs jump from bank to bank saying eeps, ieps, opps, oops, chili Willy dingdong your breath smells like King Kong Coca-Cola fills you up now you’re drinking 7-Up 7-Up has no caffeine now you’re drinking gasoline gasoline was made for cars now you’re eating candy bars, candy bars was madefrom fat now now you’re eating just like that"
-fangirl5301, 2023
**
13. "down by the banks of the hanky pinky where the bullfrogs
jump from bank to banky with a hip! hop! skiddily dop! one jumps over and the
other goes plop. pepsi, cola, ginger ale! ale, ale, ale, ale! pepsi, cola,
ginger ale! 7-up! 7-up! 7-up! you're out."
-[deleted]. 2023
14. "
-b11eee, 2023
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15. "I was a Girl Scout in NWPA and i just had to go over what
ours was with a friend and two of my leaders because none of us remembered the
end bit eventually figured it out
Ours was:
Down by the banks of the Hanky Panky Where the bullfrogs
jump from bank to banky With an eeps, ipes, opes, ops, opes, down by the lily
pad kerplop. I pledge allegiance to the flag, Michael Jackson makes me gag,
Coka Cola drink it up, Now were talking Seven Up, Seven Up has no caffeine, Now
were talking Billie Jean, Billie Jean is black and white, Mickey Mouse built a
house Donald duck messed it up Who will pay the con-se-quen-ces Y-O-U spells
you. are. out!"
-Crow0523, 2023
-snip-
NWPA"= Northwestern Pennsylvania
**
16. "Indiana is where i heard mine at summer camp. I probably
don’t remember it exactly right I was like 12
Down by the banks of the hanky panks where the bullfrogs
jump from banks to banks with the e’s, i’s, o’s, u’s oo-sock-a-dilly and a
ker-plop- pop; Pepsi cola, gingerale, gingerale gingerale gingerale gingerale,
pepsi cola gingerale, seven up, seven up, seven up, youre out.” We call it pop
here 😭"
-ZookeepergameFree283, 2024
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17. "I remember, growing up in Rhode Island:
Down by the river with the hanky panky, where the bullfrogs
jump from bank to bank-y singing “hip, hop, don’t stop, listen to the water
plop”! I pledge allegiance to the flag, Michael Jackson makes me gag. Coca Cola
has caffeine, now we’re talking jelly beans. Jelly beans are out of sight, now
we’re talking dynamite. Dynamite’s about to blow, now we’re talking Tokyo.
Tokyo is in Japan, now we’re talking candy land. Candy land is super sweet, now
we’re talking yellow peeps. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight,
nine, ten!
-EmersonNoLastName, 2024
**
18. "Down by the banks of the hanky panky, where the bullfrogs
jump from bank to banky, saying hip hop, hippity hoppity, east side west side
perplop, i pledge allegiance to the flag, Justin Bieber makes me gag, a
mountain men fell off the mountain now we're drinking good old coke! (On coke
whoever's hand gets hit is out)"
-Scorchracket55, 2024
**
19. "central jersey:
down by the banks of the hanky panks where the bullfrog
jumps from bank to bank and to a e bot e bot bot skiddle diddle cornal pop i
pledge allegiance to the flag michael jackson makes me gag coca cola has
caffeine now i'm drinking gasoline gasoline ran out of fuel now i'm drinking
mountain dew mountain dew fell off the mountain now i'm drinking from the
fountain yesterday the fountain broke now i'm drinking cherry coke cherry coke
fell off the tree now i'm drinking sunny d sunny d fell off the sun now i'm
counting 10 to 1; 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1"
-Rich-Significance-35, 2024
**
20. "I’m from Virginia and the beginning of yours is
similar to ours lol: Down by the river of the Hanky Panky, the bullfrog jumps
from bank to banky saying, “e-i-o-u”. Listen to the waterfall. I pledge
allegiance to the flag, Michael Jackson is a f**. Coca-Cola burning up, now we
drinking 7 Up. 7 Up has no caffeine, now we drinking gasoline. Mickey Mouse had
a house but couldn’t pay the rent so he got kicked out. Then whoever hand gets
clapped last is out. Crazy things we came up with as kids lol."
-Business-Region2882, 2024
-snip-
This is the way that comment was written in that discussion thread.
**
21. "I grew up in GA and one of my old friends mentioned that
game recently and I remembered it and ours was so ridiculous it’s started out
the same but had so many different verses that different people had learned so
it turned into this weird combination of different ones people knew
wow this is so odd to me. I'm from the greater detroit area and mine is NOTHING like that!!
down by the banks of the hanky panks
where the bullfrog jumps from bank to banks
singin hip' hop' soda pop
i pledge aleigence to the flag
micheal jackson makes me gag
coca cola burned his butt
sdepression_snacko now im drinkin 7-up
7-up has no caffeine
so now im drinkin billy jean
billy jean went out of sight
so now im drinkin' sprite
Spell it!
S-P-R-I-T-E"
-Tarsvii, 2024
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22. "It went like this: Down by the bank of the hanky panks where
the bullfrogs jump from bank to bank saying eeps, ieps, opes, oops chilly Willy
ding dong my brother smells like King Kong. Pledge Allegiance to the flag
Michael Jackson makes me gag. Coke-a-Cola burned his butt now we’re talking
7-up. 7-up has no caffeine now we’re talking Billy Jean. Billy Jean ran out of
sight now we’re talking Dynamite. Dynamite blew up the school now we’re talking
really cool. Really cool is really neat now we’re talking stinky feet. Stinky
feet is 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1."
-Key_Spend_9258, 2024
**
23. "From NJ(shore) So late but this has been stuck in my head
all freaking day and apparently every state has their own version, so here I
am.
Down by the bay with the hanky panky where the bullfrogs
jump from bank to banky saying eep opp eep opp opp skiddle diddle kernel pop -
I pledge allegiance to the flag, Michael Jackson is a f😳g,
Pepsi cola messed me up, now I’m drinking 7up, 7up has no caffeine so I
switched to gasoline, gasoline has to much fuel I started drinking Mountain
Dew, Mountain Dew has too much taste, so now I’m trying school paste, school
paste is kind of tacky now I want some salt water taffy"
-ericazacc321, 2024
**
24. "In Kentucky the one I remember is
down by the banks with the hanky panks where the bullfrogs
jump from bank to bank saying eeps, ipes, opes , oops, listen to the rythym of
the ding dang dong, Michael Jackson went to town, Pepsi-cola shot ‘em down, dr.
Pepper shot ’em up, now we’re drinking 7 up, 7 up got the flu, now we’re
drinking Mountain Dew, mountain do fell of a mountain now we’re drinking from a
fountain, fountain had a loose bolt, now we’re drinking plain old di-et coke!"
-
**
25. "this from st. louis missouri around 2015 elementary school
(you say this really fast btw)
down by the bank to the hanky pank where the bullfrog jump
from bank to bank saying fee, fi, fum, misa misa ding dang dong, i plege
aligance to the flag, michel jackson is my dad, coca-cola fizzing up, now we’re
talking 7-up, 7-up has no caffeine now we’re talking jelly bean, jelly bean
blew out of sight now we’re talking dynamite, dynamite blew up my school, now
we’re talking really cool 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 micky mouse built a
house donald duck destroyed it who will pay the price y-o-u spells you m-e
spells me."
-Soft_Inspection_6534, 2024
26.
-Sille_Goober69, 2024
**
27. "Nj here hella late...as always Down by the bay with the
hanky pankie where the Bulldogs jump from bank to bank saying ep op ep op op
skiddle diddle kernal pop I pledge allegiance to the flag Michael Jackson makes
me gag coco cola has caffeine now I'm drinking gasoline gasoline has no fuel
now I'm drinking mountain dew mountain dew fell off the mountain now I'm
drinking from the fountain oh.no. fountain.broke.now.im.drinking.plain.old.coke
Your comment tho was the closest I could find with the one I grew up with"
-
-snip-
"Nj"= New Jersey
28.
-[deleted], 2024
**
29. "I remember it in AZ as:
Down by the banks of the hanky pank, where the bull frog jumps from bank
to bank, saying eeip opp oops, skiddle diddle kernel pop! I pledge allegiance to the flag, Justin bieber makes me gag, coca cola has caffeine, now we’re talking Levi jeans, Levi jeans are outta style (i swear there was
another verse after this), now we’re
back to down by the banks of the hanky prank, where the bullfrog jumps from
bank to bank, saying eeip opp oops, skiddle, diddle, kernel, POP!
and we would sit in a big circle with our palms facing up,
and once we said the last “POP” everyone would stop, and the person whose hand
was slapped last was out."
-Due-Government3636, 2024
-snip-
"AZ"= Arizonia
**
30. "Our 90’s Georgia version: Down by the banks in the
hanky-panky where the bulldogs jumped from bank to bank singing eeps eips ops
umps chilly willy ding dong, Michael Jackson went to town, Coca-Cola brought
him up now we’re talking 7-Up 7-Up has no caffeine now we’re talking Billie
Jean, Billie Jean your mother says your sister’s walking down the street
singing “do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do, do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do”.
Inky pinky ponky daddy had a donkey, donkey died daddy cried inky pinky ponky."
-
**
31."Ours
growing up in LA was: Down by the riverside a hanky panky where the bull frogs
jump from bank to bank saying A E I O U
BAMBOO east side west side pledge allegiance to the flag Micheal Jackson
is my dad, Coca Cola burst my bubble now I'm drinking seven up, seven up has no
caffeine so I'm drinking gasoline gasoline has no good taste now I'm drinking
tox-ic-WASTE"
-DescriptionSafe6945,
2024
**
32. "Mines was down by the river go back to back say e.i.o. go
back to back say e.i.o you your momma stank and coca cola coca cola shake it up
now it's time for 7 up 7 up has no caffeine now it's time for Billy Jean Billy
Jean ran out of site now it's time for dynamite 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1"
-RevenueNew938, 2024
**
33. "our version went:
-Glad_Priority2721, 2024
**
34."hi, oklahoma here. and i haven’t seen mine yet? idk if anyone else does it like this
down by the banks of the hanky pank where the bullfrogs jump from bank to bank with and epes ipes opes umps east side west side 7-up, 7-up went to town dr pepper knocked him down, mountain dew helped him up because he had no such luck, mountain dew fell off a mountain now we’re drinking from a fountain the fountain broke, oh no now it’s going to explode 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 kerboom ur out"
-Many_Reindeer7768, 2024
**
35. "This is how I sung it in CO: Down by the bank of the hanky panky, where the bullfrog jumps from bank to Banky with the apes ops over the tops and lands on the pad with a kerplop, I pledge allegiance to the flag that Justin Bieber makes me gag coca-Cola burns me up and now we’re talking 7-Up. 7-Up has no caffeine now we’re talking Billie Jean Billie Jean went out of stite now we’re talking dynamite dynamite, blew up the school now we’re talking really cool really cool is really neat, now we’re talking stinky feet stinky feet are way to smelly. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 your out"
-Sweet-Adeptness3194, 2025
**
36. "My SC version:
Down by the banks of the hanky panks, where the bullfrogs jump from bank to bank, I said, "Eeps ipes opes oops. Cherry werry, ding dong, my brother smells like King Kong. Pledge allegiance to the flag, Michael Jackson makes me gag. Coca-cola burns me up, now we’re talking 7-up. 7-up has no caffeine, now we’re talking jelly bean. Jelly beans are out of sight, now we’re talking dynamite. Dynamite blew up my school, now we’re talking really cool! 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1!
Given that others which mention Michael Jackson have Billie Jean instead of jelly bean, I'm guessing jelly bean was a mixup for the former, which makes sense. I always did wonder about those lines."
-Latter-Coat3066, 2025
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37. "I don't remember the exact lyrics to ours (Texas), but I
don't see the bits I do remember in anyone's comments.
Down by the river with the hanky panky, where the bullfrog jumps from bank to bank, Sayin' eps, ips, ops, ums, Hilly willy dong dong (?) Your breath smells like King Kong (I'm sure there's at least one line here I'm forgetting) Coca-cola fills you up, now you're drinking 7up. 7up has no caffeine, now you're drinking gasoline. Gasoline was made for cars, now you're eating candy bars. Candy bars are bad for you, now you're getting fat. Just! Like! That!
I'm sure I'm missing bits, but this is what I remember. I'm
100% sure it had nothing about Michael Jackson, but most of the versions that
have coca-cola, 7up, etc seem to.
Edit: I looked into it more, and the missing bit might be:
Coca-cola came to town, Diet Pepsi shot him down. Dr. Pepper fixed him up, now
you're drinking 7up."
-
**
38. "From mercer county, mine was kinda mixture of all of these:
down by the banks of the hanky pank, where the bullfrog jumps from bank to
bank, saying eep, oop, eep oop oop, skiddle, diddle, kernel pop. I pledge
allegiance to the flag that michael jackson makes me gag, coca cola blew up now
im drinking seven up, seven up caught the flu, now im drinking mountain dew,
mountain dew fell off the mountain, so now im drinking from the fountain,
yestersy the fountain broke so now im drinking cherry coke, cherry coke fell
off the tree so now im drinking sunny d, sunny d fell off the sun so now im
counting 10 to 1: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1."
-depression_snack, 2025
-snip-
"Mercer County" [New Jersey]
**
39. "Mine is a little different, but im also from new jersey- it
was down by the banks of the hanky-panks, where the bullfrogs leap from bank to
bank, with an eep op sheep shabop skittle diddle ker-plop i pledge alleigence
to the flag micheal jackson makes me gag coca cola blew up now im drinking
seven up seven up caught the flu now im drinking mountain dew mountain fell off
the mountain now im drinking sunny-d sunny-d fell of the sun now im drinking
10-1 -10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1- 10-1 is overrated now im drinking coffe dated
coffee dated has caffeine now im drinking gasoline gasoline has no power now im
drinking from the shower yesterday the shower broke now im drinking
plain-old-di-et-coke! (I may be missing some parts lol)"
-Pirate_Jet9637, 2025
**
40. "Down by the banks of the hanky pankys where the bull frogs
jump from bank to bankys with an ee aa oo um down by the river side kerplunk
splash pepsi cola ginger ale, ginger ale ginger ale ginger ale ginger ale,
pepsi cola ginger ale 7-up 7-up 7-up you're out. Im from New York(i have met
ppl who live in different areas sing it differently) and this is how i learned
it"
-Chemical-Hotel-3426, 2025
**
41. "North Kentucky
Down by the banks of the hanky panky where the bullfrogs
jump from bank to bank saying eeps ipes ohpes oops skiddle diddle colonel pop I
pledge allegiance to the flag Michal Jackson makes me gag Coca-Cola has
caffeine now we’re talking jellybeans jelly beans are out of sight now we’re
talking dynamite, dynamite is so much fun now we’re talking down by the banks
of the hanky panky were the bull frog jumps from bank to bank saying eeps ipes
ohpes oops skiddle diddle colonel POP"
-Helpful-Carry675, 2025
**
42."Mine was from North AL and it went Sown by the banks of hanky pank where the bullfrog jumps from bank to bank sanging a-e-i-o-u Michale Jackson went to town Coca Cola shot him down Pepsi cola shot him up now we’re talking 7UP 7UP has no caffeine now we’re talking Billie Jean. Billie Jean went down to town singing do-a-Dee-a-Diddy-dum-Diddy-do Hey! do-a-Dee-a-Diddy-dum-Diddy-do Hey!"
-Frenchorican, 2025
**
43. "The on I grew up with was - Down by the river of the hanky
panky where bullfrogs jump from bank to banky sayin east side west side east
side west side Coca Cola went to town Dr Pepper knocked him down Dr Pepper
caught the flu now we’re drinking Mountain Dew Mountain Dew fell from the
mountain now we’re drinking from the fountain Mickey Mouse had a house but he
couldn’t pay the rent so he got kicked out o-u-t out Tarzan the monkey man
swinging from a rubber band fell down and broke his crown what color was his
blood (pick a color and spell it) y-e-l-l-o-w (the person it lands on is out
and repeat) - I grew up on a barrier island off the coast on NC."
-Financial_Shift9584, 2025
-snip-
"NC" = North Carolina
**
44. "Virginia version is:
Down by the banks of the hanky panky Where the
bulldogs jump from bank to banky Going eeps ieps oops opps, one jumped in and
goes kerplops! I pledge allegiance to the flag Micheal Jackson makes me gag
Coca Cola burning up, now I’m drinking seven up Seven up caught the flu, now
I’m drinking Mountain Dew Mountain Dew fell off the mountain now I’m drinking
from the fountain Fountain broke and now I’m drinking plain old coke
-True_Word_8764, 2025
**
45. "The way we do it near where I live in ga is
Down by the banks and the hanky panks where the bullfrogs
jump from bank to bank saying eeps ipps oops oops Chilli Willie ding dong I
pledge allegiance to the flag Micheal Jackson makes me gag Coca Cola burns me
up Now we’re talking 7 up 7 up has no caffeine
Now we’re talking Billie Jean
Billie Jean is out of sight Now we’re talking dynamite Dynamite blows up the school Now we’re
talking really cool Really cool is really neat Now we’re talking stinky
feet Stinky feet are way to smelly Now
we’re talking big fat belly Big fat belly is full of jelly! 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. when there’s more than one
person everyone will be in a circle and slapping the next persons hand. When it
gets to one the last persons hand slapped they’re out. Once it gets to two
contestants they hold hands across from one another. one person has there arms
crossed and another has them put straight. Hey do a motion interchanging with
their arms going from crosses to straight and the winner once it gets to one is
the one with their arms crossed."
-True-Egg-1199, 2025
46.
down by the banks
of the hanky panky, where the bullfrogs jump from bank to banky, sayin’ eeps,
ipes, opes, opps, one falls in and goes kerplops, I pledge allegiance to the
flag that michael jackson is my dad, now i’m drinking 7-up, 7-up has no
caffeine, now im drinking gasoline, gasoline is meant for cars, now I’m
shooting up to mars, there’s a place on mars where the bullies shop cars and
men wear bikinis and they’re driving lamborghinis sayin’ eeps, ipes, opes,
opps, one falls in and goes kerplops"
-blockweasel, 2025
**
47. "In my elementary school (virginia) it was:
Down by the banks of the hanky panky, where the bullfrogs
jump from bank to bank, saying eeps ieps ohps oops, listen to the sound of the
ding ding dong. I pledge allegiance to the flag. Michael Jackson makes me gag.
Coca cola shake it up, now we’re drinking 7 up, 7up has no caffeine, now we’re
drinking gasoline, gasoline was made for cars, now we're jumping up to mars.
Tarzan the monkey man swinging from a rubber band, he slips, he falls, he
breaks his balls, what color was his butt (whoever was last would then say a
color and we would spell it until someone it landed on someone)."
-Hefty-Neighborhood40, 2025
**
48. "I lived in Tampa when I learned this, by the time my younger
brother did we had moved across the country and his version was totally
different. So weird! My version was: Down by the backs of the hanky panky,
where the bullfrogs jump from bank to banky, say E-I-O-U, your mama stinks and
so do you, say ping pong, ding dong, your daddy smells like King Kong, on his
feet and on his toes, your brother wears pink pantyhose! Coca Cola burning up,
now you’ve got some 7-up, 7-up has no caffeine, now you’re talking Billie Jean,
Billie Jean has never lied, pledge allegiance to the flag, Michael Jackson
makes me gag, this song is getting really bad! Then a countdown from 10 and if
you were supposed to get your hand slapped on 1, you could try to pull it away
and if the slapper didn’t get you then they were out instead."
-runner1399, 2025
-snip-
"Tampa" is a city in Florida.
**
49. "Did a search for this, and this is the thread that pops up
for me so I figured I'd put my version. For reference, this was about 1997,
central florida area. Also... don't come for me with the lyrics I remember...
Down by the bank, where the hanky pank, where the
bullfrogs jump from bank to bank, saying e-i-o-u, your momma stinks and so do
you, so ping pong, donkey kong, rubber duckey ding dong, I pledge allegiance to
the flag, Michael Jackson is a fag, pepsi cola 7up, mess with me,I mess you up,
7up and grenadine, now we're drinking Billy Jean, Billy jean went to town,
riding on a rocket, stuck his finger up his butt and called it hersheys
chocolate."
-No_Style_5975, 2025
**
50."I’m late to the party in this one but this was how I
remember playing growing up in Florida!
Down by the river of the hanky pank the bullfrog jumps from
bank to bank saying ee i oh ooh your momma stinks and so do you. Bing bong,
ping pong, your daddy smells like King Kong. On his knees and on is toes your
brother wears pink panty hoes. Coca Cola, burn it up, now we’re talkin seven
up. Seven up has no caffeine, now we’re talking billy Jean. Billy Jean is out
of sight, now we’re talking dynamite 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1"
-
**
Update: October 26, 2025. Here's another example from that same Reddit.com discussion thread that includes other products instead of different kinds of Coca Cola or Pepsi Cola beverages:
51. Mindless_Shirt_6275, 2023
"OK so I have one, but I don’t remember all the lyrics to it
and I really need help so let me know if you remember this one. Down by the
river with the hanky-panky where the bullfrog jumped from bank to bank saying
eeps ips ops oops. So ding dong ping pong, your daddy smells like king kong.
Michael Jackson went to town. Pepsi-Cola shot him down Dr. pepper fixed him up
now we’re drinking 7-Up. 7-Up has no caffeine now we’re drinking Billie Jean
Billie Jean went out of style now you’re drinking Bobby Brown. Bobby Brown (idk
something something) now we’re drinking salt and pepper and then some more
lyrics that i forgot. lmk if u know this one 🙏🏼
****
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