Revisiting Two McDonald's Jingles That Became Children's Recreational Rhymes : "Welcome To McDonalds & "McDonalds Is Your Kind Of Place"

 

Magnetic Tape Head, January 26, 2016

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The words to this rhyme are found below under "WELCOME TO MCDONALDS (Version #1)."

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Edited by Azizi Powell

Latest revision- October 29, 2025 

This pancocojams post focuses examples of two playground rhymes that have their source in McDonalds advertisement jingles.

The titles of those rhymes are "McDonalds Is Your Kind Of Place" and "Welcome To McDonalds" (also known as "Big Mac", "McDonalds Handclap Rhyme" and similar titles)

The content of this post is presented for historical, folkloric, recreational, and aesthetic purposes.

The copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos and thanks to all those who were associated with these ads. Thanks also to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
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This is a reprint with some formatting & content changes of thos 2012 pancocojams post: . https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/05/two-mcdonalds-handclap-rhymes-source.html

That post includes a few visitor comments of playground (recreational) rhymes that aren't examples of McDonalds rhymes.
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2018/07/ronald-mcdonald-biscuit-other-childrens.html for a 2018 pancocojams post about a related playground rhyme. The title of that post is . "Ronald McDonald A Biscuit" & Other Children's Rhymes That Include The Word "Biscuit" (Information, Comments, & Examples)

Also, click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2025/10/examples-of-childrens-parodies-of.html for the very closely related pancocojams post entitled "Examples Of Children's Parodies of "McDonalds Is Your Kind Of Place" (with geographic locations)."

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INFORMATION ABOUT MCDONALDS RESTAURANT CHAIN
McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants. According to its wikipedia page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald's that restaurant chain started in 1948 in the United States and "serving around 68 million customers daily in 119 countries".

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SHOWCASE VIDEOS OF SHOWCASE RHYME #1 -"WELCOME TO MCDONALDS" 

VIDEO #1: - WELCOME TO MCDONALDS (Version #1)
This video is given at the top of this post.

Here are some text examples of the source ad & jingle "Welcome To McDonalds":

Example #1:

Big Mac
filet of fish
quarter pounder
french fries
icy coke
thick shakes
sundaes and apple pie
If you're hungry then for goodness sake
Give yourself a tasty break
With Big Mac, Filet-O-Fish, Quarter Pounder, French Fries
Icy Coke, Thick Shakes, Sundaes, Apple Pie
At McDonald's.

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Example #2:
big mac, filet-o-fish, quarter pounder, french fry,
icy cold thick shake, sundaes and apple pie!
you deserve a break today, at mcdonalds
where the dish ran away with the spoon!

Ahhh...
:)
-Barbym1991, href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLNpgWmx1PM

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Example #3:
The one i know is
welcome to mcdonalds
may i take your order
see my pinky
see my thumb
see my fist
you better run
-sarahwentloco ; http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=eMkpiLjKWU8 Welcome To McDonalds Game; October 2011

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VIDEO #2: Welcome To McDonald's game (Version #2)



Uploaded by datura2323 on Jul 31, 2008

Kids playin with their Mom! Very cute.
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Here are the words to that version of "Welcome To McDonalds"

Welcome To McDonalds
Go!
Welcome to McDonalds
May I take your order?
Big Mac
Special snacks
French Fries
Apple Pies
Rock
Paper
Scissors
Shoot!
[Hmm, lets see]
I win
You lose
Now you got the tickle shoes.
--datura2323 ; Welcome To McDonalds http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=eMkpiLjKWU8 ; Jul 31, 2008

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VIDEO #3: Mcdonalds hand game (Version #3)



Uploaded by Barbym1991 on May 15, 2009

old hand game my mom and aunt taught us!! Enjoy!

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VIDEO #4 (Version #4)
Here's a McDonalds commercial that includes handclapping and body patting (pattin juba)*

1980s McDonald's Commercial



Uploaded by AnnainCA on May 19, 2010

"McDonald's handwarmin' is fun to do!"
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* "Pattin Juba" is now most often associated with the rhyme "Hambone". However, that body patting technique was also done for other rhymes & songs.

Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2011/10/pattin-juba-hambone-and-bo-diddley-beat.html for more information about & examples of body patting (pattin juba).

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VIDEO #5 (Version #5)
Here's an example of how American children's rhymes become known in other nations - Americans visiting or working in those nations teach the rhyme's words & movements.

Big Mac hand clap



Uploaded by julieannclark on Dec 21, 2010

Emilie's work in the Peace Corps is complete, now that these African children know all the words to this hand-clapping game.

Louga, Senegal, West Africa

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SHOWCASE RHYME #2 - "MCDONALDS IS OUR [YOUR] KIND OF PLACE"

Here's the source ad & jingle for "McDonalds Is Your Kind Of Place":

McDonalds is our kind of place [clap clap]*
It’s such a happy place [clap clap]
Hap hap hap happy place [clap clap]
Ah clean and snappy place [clap clap]
McDonalds is our kind of place [clap clap]
It’s such a happy place [clap clap]
McDonalds is our kind of place!
Your kind of place!

*These words indicate that two claps are done immediately following those lyrics.
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Here's the source ad for those rhymes:

McDonald's Commercial 1967



Uploaded by pepsiforever on Dec 6, 2007

A McDonald's Commercial from 1967.
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That ad has spawned a number of "McDonalds Is Your Kinda Place" parodies. Here are three examples of this rhyme:

McDonald's Is Your Kind Of Place (Example #1)
McDonald's is your kind of place.
They serve you rattlesnakes,
French fries between your toes,
Hamburgers up your nose.
The last time that I was there
They served me underwear.
McDonald's is your kind of place.
-NightWing; http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=87050 Lyr Req: Kid's Parodies; 10/11/2004

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McDonalds Is Yur Kinda Place (Example #2)
McDonalds is your kind of place!
Hamburgers in your face!
French Fries up your nose!
Pickles between your toes!
And don't forget those lousy shakes!
They're made from polluted lakes!
McDonalds is your kind of place!

Direct from the source ;)
-TheOffensiveuser,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFEkfipbI3Q&feature=related ; April 2012
"Parody Of McDonalds"

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McDonalds Is Yur Kinda Place (Example #3)
McDonalds is your kinda place.
Hamburgers in your face.
French fries between your toes.
Dill pickles up your nose.
The last time I went there
They burned my underwear.
McDonalds is your kinda place
-MuscleMikal "Parody Of McDonalds", May 2012

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PLAYGROUND RHYMES SOURCE MATERIALS & TUNES
Advertisement jingles often use tunes from previously composed songs, rhymes, and chants. For example, the tune for the "McDonalds Is Your Kind Of Place" jingle is based on the African American Gospel song "Down By The Riverside" (Ain't Gonna Study War No More). Using familiar tunes means that those chanting can concentrate on remembering the words and doing the handclap routines without worrying about how the tune goes.*

Advertisement jingles aren't the only source for words to playground rhymes. Playground rhymes also include verses and references from popular songs, television programs, movies, Mother Goose rhymes, and other playground rhymes. Lines from other songs & rhymes are called "floating verses or traveling verses".

Each of the versions of "Welcome to McDonald's" ("Big Mac") that are showcased in this post contains an example of a "floating verse" or "floating line" from another rhyme or song.

For example, Example #2 of Version #1 of "Welcome To McDonalds" ends with the line "And the dish ran away with the spoon". That line comes from the Mother Goose rhyme "Hey Diddle Diddle". For some reason, that end line appears to be used a lot for this rhyme (my daughter also used it in the 1980s in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania).

I'm not sure why that line is combined with that McDonalds jingle. My daughter said she added those words to the end of that rhyme "because they fit". I wouldn't be surprised to learn that some television comedian recited that parody that way and kids picked it up from that segment. But that's just a guess.

Also, notice that the "you deserve a break today" line in that video uses the same tune as those lines in the 1980s McDonalds "source jingle".

And Example #3 of Version #1 of "Welcome To McDonalds" has only the first two "standard" lines of that rhyme followed by a version of the playground rhyme "See My Pinky".

Version #2 of "Welcome To McDonalds" includes the words & actions to the rhyme "Rock, Paper, Scissors". And there are verses from other playground rhymes that are combined with the "core" words for "Welcome To McDonalds" ("Big Mac").

*Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/01/childrens-cheers-or-rhymes-inspired-by.html for examples of children's rhymes or cheers that are based on R&B songs.

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"Pepsi-Cola Hits The Spot" And Some Other Examples Of Children's Jump Rope & Hand Clap Rhymes That Include The "Pepsi" Brand Name

The AntiTuber, Oct. 13, 2010

Pepsi-Cola, A Nickel Drink Worth A Dime! Disclaimer: I do not own the songs, images nor product.

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Edited by Azizi Powell

Latest Update: March 28, 2021

This pancocojams post presents an alphabetized compilation of some examples of children's jump rope and hand clap rhymes that include the "Pepsi" brand name.

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this embedded video on YouTube.

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This is part of my ongoing project to compile examples of children's recreational rhymes and cheers so that they would be easier to find online.

Disclaimer: This compilation is by no means a comprehensive collection of all the rhyme names and rhyme versions that include the Pepsi brand name.

Also, this compilation makes no claim that these rhymes and locations are the earliest examples of that particular rhyme.

Please add versions of rhymes with the brand name Pepsi in the comment section below. For the folkloric record, please include when (year of decade) you first chanted or performed this rhyme, where (city/state or nation if outside of the USA) you first performed this rhyme, and how you performed this rhyme (such as jump rope rhyme or hand clap rhyme). Thanks. 

Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/08/brand-names-jump-rope-hand-clap-rhymes.html for the 2017 pancocojams post entitled "Brand Names In Children's Jump Rope & Hand Clap Rhymes, Part II". Also use pancocojams' internal search engine or Google search to find pancocojams posts for specific children's rhymes. For instant, if you are seeking examples of children's rhymes that include the phrase "a biscuit", place children's rhymes a biscuit + pancocojams in the seach box [children's rhymes a biscuit pancocojams]. 

Also, click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2021/03/two-videos-about-coke-vs-pepsi-cola.html for the 2021 pancocojams post entited "Two Videos About The Coke vs. Pepsi (Cola Wars) & An Excerpt Of A 2013 The Atlantic Article Entitled "A Brief History of Racist Soft Drinks" "

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SELECTED EXAMPLES OF CHILDREN'S RECREATIONAL RHYMES THAT INCLUDE THE BRAND NAME "PEPSI"

These rhymes are given alphabetically based on the first letter of the first lin of that example  (except for words such as "the" or "a"). The first use of the word Pepsi is given in italics. By "the first line of the example, I'm excluding commenters' introductory remarks. 

This compilation usually doesn't include any notes about these examples except for the sub-category  of recreational rhyme if it is known and demographic information, if it is known.

Some versions of these rhymes are found with the brand name "Coca Cola" instead of "Pepsi-Cola". Also, some of these rhymes may be performed differently than was is indicated after an example (For instance, the "Firecracker" rhyme is often performed as a children's cheer in the United States.)  

These examples aren't numbered.

WARNING: The offensive referent "fag" is found in one of these examples.

A - B

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This is our one at school:

Coca Cola,
Pepsi Cola,
Alley Alley Pussycat,Alley Alley Pussycat,
Boys got the muscles,
teachers cant count,
girls got the sexy legs,
you better WATCH OUT!
Im gonna hypnotize ya,
paralyse ya,
turn around and faint!

But as we say the last line someone turns around and falls into eachothers arms,VERY DANGEROUS! Thanks for sharing ur great vid!
-Schoolgirl 16 July, 2010, https://thevicarswife.wordpress.com/2009/05/11/playground-rhymes-1-coca-cola/ [hand clap rhyme with mimicking motions]

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coca cola went to town,
diet pepsi knocked em down,
doctor pepper fixed em,
now were drinking 7 up,
7 up got the flu,
now were drinking mountain dew,
mountain dew fell off the mountain
now were drinking from the fountain, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5!
-amia, cocojams, 6/15/2007

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no thats not the way its supposed to be said and different people in different places learned it different ways i learned it as

pepsi cola wnet to town
coca cola shot him down
dr.pepper fixed him up
now we all drink 7 up

and so on so yeah its fun hearing different ways people learned it but u cat tell her that her way is wrong she just learned it different -
omgitsalize, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFYB_QCRRyY&feature=related, 2008

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Coca cola came to town
Diet Pepsi shot him down
Dr. Pepper picked him up
Now we all drink 7up
Bom Bom
Run around around around
Crash Beep Beep
Honk Honk
Run around around around
Crash Beep Beep
Oh Oh
Run around around around
Crash Beep Beep
Whoosh!
Crash Beep Beep
adam, hope, lana (United Kingdom) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3xDuBQeqg8&feature=related, January 20, 2009 [transcription by Azizi Powell, 4/16/2010.


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Coca Cola came to town
diet Pepsi shot him down
Dr pepper fixed him up
now we're drinking 7up
7up has got the flu
now were drinking mountain dew

mountain dew fell down a mountain
now we're drinking from the fountain

oh no the fountains broke
now we're drinking cherry coke

cherry coke is so laat year
now we're drinking ginger beer

ginger beer got in a fight
now we're drinking ice cold sprite

ice cold sprite is out of date
now we're drinking lemonade

lemonades starting to fade
now were drinking power ade

power ade played hard to get
now we're drinking turbo jet

turbo jet fell in a lake
now we're drinking chocolate shake

chocolate shake thought it was banta
now we're drinking orange Fanta

orange Fanta got hit by a tree
now were drinking boiling tea

boiling tea was caught by her
now were drinking sparkling water

sparkling water got shot by cupid
now we're feeling very stupid

all these drinks were so so bad
now we're feeling very sad
-Victoria Robertson, 2016; discussion thread for https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6Cw-Awwm_M [hand clap rhyme]

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Down by the river with the hanky panky
Where the bullfrogs jump from bank to banky
Singing E, I, O, U, your mama stinks and so do you
King Kong, Donkey Kong, went to school with nothing on
Asked the teacher what to wear, polka dotted underwear!
Not too big and not too small, just the size of Broward Mall
I pledge allegiance to the flag, Michael Jackson makes me gag
Pepsi cola burnt him up, now we’re drinking 7-up
7-up has no caffeine, now we’re singing Billy Jean
Billy Jean is out of sight, now we’re talking dynamite
Dynamite blew up the school, now we’re talking really cool
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Whoever was clapped on one was I guess out. Actually I remember that my first ever exposure to Michael Jackson was through these rhymes, I remember quite a few featured him. We also had a lot of songs about killing our teachers and burning down the school, you know, innocent schoolyard games!...
-Elle, October 3, 2009, https://kateharding.net/2009/10/02/miss-lucy-had-friday-fluff/

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down by the banks of the hanky panky where the bullfrogs jump from bank to banky singing a e i o u  micheal jordon went to town pepsi cola shut him down mountain dew shut him up now we are talking seven up sevenup with no calffeine now we are talking bille jean bille jean went down the street singing didee didde didde dum didee doo
-timothy & kimberly b,  https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20121211173034AAyQw1S , "lyrics to down by the banks in the hanky panky where the bull frogs jump", 2015

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Down by the banks of the hanky panky 
were the bullfrogs jump from bank to bank  
going epps ieps ops oops 
Listen to the ker-plop 
i pledge allegiance to the flag 
Michael Jackson sings so bad (which he doesn't)  
Pepsi Cola burned him up 
now he's drinking 7 up 
7 up has no caffeine 
now he's drinking gasoline 
Gasoline has no good taste now he's drinking toxic waste(then the melody changes) 
there's a place on mars, where the babys smoke cigars and the boys wear bikinis and the ladies drink martinis

(then it ends something like this)mirror mirror on the wall who's the fairest of them all!

At the end who ever got landed on would be out and then it would start over with the remaining players.
-GUEST,Marissa, 19 Dec 18, https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=94034 , Mudcat: Origins: Down By The Banks Of The Hanky Panky

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E- F

Firecracker, firecracker, oh, oh, oh.
Firecracker, firecracker, oh, oh, oh
Boys have got the muscles.
Teachers got the brains.
Girls have got the sexy legs,
And we won the games.
If you want to take motion,
Take it slow.
This is how the motion goes:
Pepsicola, CocaCola, Royal Crown.
You've got to hypnotize her.
Boom dorizer,
Knock 'em down.
-Burkhard Leuschner, 1980, http://mudcat.org/jumprope/jumprope_display_all.cfm [jump rope rhyme]
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Here's the comment from the contributor of this version:
"I was on holiday in France, Bourgogne, at a castle with an
English landlady, whose two nieces were visiting with her.
Katy and Miranda, Chateau Leveault, 11 August 1980 

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Firecracker, firecracker, boom-boom-boom
Firecracker, firecracker, boom-boom-boom

The boys have got the muscles, the teacher’s got the brains
The girls have got the sexy legs so we’ve won the game

Pepsi cola, Pepsi cola,
Hypnotise you, paralyse you, fall in love
Gonna hypnotise you, paralyse you, fall in love
-Helen (Lincolnshire in the 80s England),
Aprill 30, 2010, https://thevicarswife.wordpress.com/2009/05/11/playground-rhymes-1-coca-cola/ [hand clap rhyme with mimicking motions]
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This commenter said that this rhyme was similar to the Firecracker rhyme that was given by the vicarswife although that rhyme featured "Coca Cola" and not "Pepsi Cola".

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G - H

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I - J

I pledge allegiance to the flag,

Michael Jackson is a fag.

Pepsi Cola burnt him up,

now he’s drinking 7-UP.
-Adam Selzer, Jan 30, 2011, http://playgroundjungle.com/2011/01/michael-jackson-and-the-pledge-of-allegiance.html (This example was submitted by a reader who first it heard in 1984 in Placentia, CA)

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I pledge allegiance to the flag,

Michael Jackson is a fag.

Pepsi Cola burnt him up,

now he’s drinking 7-UP.
7-UP made him pee,

now he’s drinking Pepsi Free.
-Adam Selzer, Jan 30, 2011, http://playgroundjungle.com/2011/01/michael-jackson-and-the-pledge-of-allegiance.html (circa the spring of 1992 in Des Moines)

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I went into the baker's shop
To buy a loaf of bread, bread, bread,
They wrapped it up in a five pound note
And this is what they said, said, said
My name is Elvis Presley
Girls are sexy (wiggle)
Sitting in the back seat
Drinkin' Pepsi (mime drinking)
Had a baby, (mime rocking)
Called it Daisy (mime flower above head)
Had a twin,
Named it Tim,
In the Royal Navy,
Push off! (push each other)

Clapping rhymes make no sense
-Phantom Phoenix, 2009, https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=680317

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We had ..

I went to a Chinese restaurant to buy a loaf of bread bread bread
They wrapped it up in a five pound note and this is what they said said said
My name is
Elvis Presley
girls are sexy
sitting on a balcony drinking pepsi
-Anonymous, 6/16/2010, https://www.netmums.com/coffeehouse/being-mum-794/parenting-advice-192/434766-playground-clapping-rhymes-your-childhood.html

I went to a Chinese restaurant,
To buy a loaf of bread, bread, bread,
I went up to the counter,
And this is what he said, said, said.

My name is,
Elvis Presley, girls are sexy,
Sitting on the back seat drinking Pepsi.
-https://ctac.esrc.unimelb.edu.au/biogs/E000097b.htm

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K - L

Lemonade
Ice Tea
Coca Cola
Pepsi 
Lemonade,Ice Tea,Coca Cola,Pepsi
Turn around
Touch the ground
Kick your boyfreind out of town
Freeze!
-Karen, Nov. 12, 2010, http://hunsford.blogspot.com/2007/02/childhood-sayings.html
{Added Sept. 5, 2021]

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M - N 

My mother your mother live across the street
1819 Blueberry street
Every night they have a fight
and this is what they say
Boy's are rotten
made out of cotton
Girls are handy
made out of candy
Boys go to Jupiter
to get more stupider
Girls go to Mars
to get more candy bars
Boys drink whiskey
to get more frisky
Girls drink Pepsi
to get more sexy
Icky Icky soda pop
Icky Icky you
Icky Icky soda pop
a boy loves you
1...2...3...4...
-Author: Bluejeenz1, https://www.scrapbook.com/poems/doc/27001.html

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My mother, your mother lives down the street,
18, 19 Marble Street,
And every time they have a fight
This is what they told me:
Boys are rotten made out of cotton,
Girls are sexy made out of Pepsi,
Incey wincey lollipop,
Incey-wincey poo,
Incey wincey lollipop
Boys love you and that is true
- https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/lals/research/projects/language-in-the-playground-project/publications/lip70.pdf, [New Zealand], ©Laurie and Winifred Bauer 2002 NZ Playground Language Clapping Games, page 5
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There are a number of similar examples of this rhyme on that page. 

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my mother your mother live across the street 18,19 blueberry street every night they had a fight and this is want they said tonight boy's are rotten made out of cotton girls are sexy made out of Pepsi boy's go to Jupiter to get more stupider girls go to college to get more knowledge............. that's all I know😳😔
-Jah'Niyah Brock, 2016;  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0KMFSj-FrQ Fun hand games  [hand clap rhyme]

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S-o-s-o-s-o-s-o-s-o-s My mother, your mother Live across the street. 1415 Blueberry Street.
Every night they have a fight.
This is what they fight about:
Boys are rotten, made out of cotton.
Girls are sexy, made out of Pepsi.
Boys go to Jupiter to get stupider.
Girls go to Mars to be movie stars.
Slap. Slap. Clap. Clap
Hands up over the head and:
I-hate-boys.
-Susan Campbell, Courant Staff Writer, The Hartford Courant (Conneticut), June 9, 1993 https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1993-06-09-0000100990-story.html Girls Love To While Away Hours With Slap-Clap Games And Rhymes

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O - P

We Do This At School But Our Words Are:

Pepsi-Cola
Pepsi-Cola
Alley Alley Pussycat
Alley Alley Pussycat
Pepsi-Cola
Pepsi-Cola
Alley Alley Pussycat
Alley Alley Pussycat
Boys Got The Muscles
Teacher Can’t Count
Girls Got The Trendy Looks
You Better Watch Out
Hypnotise Ya
Paralyse Ya
Turn Around And Faint

 

But With Different Actions :]]
-Chloe on 13 July, 2010, https://thevicarswife.wordpress.com/2009/05/11/playground-rhymes-1-coca-cola/ [hand clap rhyme with mimicking motions]

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A Pepsi parody from my childhood:

Pepsi Cola hits the spot
In your stomach it will rot
Tastes like beer, tastes like wine,
(Shouted)OH MY GOSH, IT'S TURPENTINE!
-RangerSteve, 21 Oct 02, http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=52618&messages=341 Jingles you remember . [a parody of a commercial; recited with no accompanying performance activity]

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Hand Clap Rhymes That Include The "Winston Taste Good" Cigarette Jingle Or Adaptations Of That Jingle

Winston Cigarettes Commercial (1955)

Throwback, Oct 15, 2009

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"Winston tastes good like a *clap* *clap* cigarette should!"  This is the classic commercial from 1955 with the catchy slogan used from 1954 (when Winston was introduced) to 1972 in advertising campaigns.  The first appearance of the slogan was on a print ad in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in September 1954.

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THIS VIDEO DOES NOT ENDORSE TOBACCO USE!

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post documents a few examples of  the LARGE family of children's rhymes that include the "Winston Taste Good" cigarette jingle or adapted versions of that jingle.

These rhymes are part of the even LARGER "Oo ah I wanna piece of pie" / "take a peach, take a plum" family of children's recreational rhymes.

This post is part of an ongoing pancocojams series on brand names in children's recreational rhymes.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/08/brand-names-jump-rope-hand-clap-rhymes.html for the 2017  pancocojams post entitled "Brand Names In Children's Jump Rope & Hand Clap Rhymes". 

The content of this post is presented for folkloric and cultural 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 pancocojams post does not promote cigarette smoking. These examples are presented to document how American children often combine a line or lines from product jingles with verses from recreational rhymes to create another rhyme. 

Notice how some of the examples in this compilation suggests that the chanters didn't know that "Winston" is a brand name for cigarettes. Also, notice that in two of the examples in this compilation "Winston" is changed to "Snickers". "Snickers" is a brand name for a chocolate candy bar.     

The earliest example that I've come across for the "Winston Taste Good" cigarette jingle in children's rhymes or adaptations of that cigarette jingle is 1967. If you remember that rhyme from the 1960s (or earlier), please share the example you remember in the comment section below. Remember to add demographic information, especially the year (decade) you remember chanting this rhyme or hearing it chanted, and the city/state or country if outside of the United States) where you chanted this rhyme. Thanks in advance!

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EARLY SOURCES FOR THE "OO AH I WANNA PIECE OF PIE" LINES IN THESE RHYMES
quoting https://www.mamalisa.com/?t=es&p=5610
"The oldest known version of this rhyme goes back to the childhood of Richard Wright who grew up in the 1910's – 20's. It can be found in his short story called, "Big Boy Leaves Home" from Uncle Tom's Children (1938)…

Bye n bye
Ah wanna piece of pie
Pies too sweet
Ah wanna piece of meat
Meats too red
Ah wanna piece of bread
Breads too brown
Ah wanna go t town
Towns too far
Ah wanna ketch a car
Cars too fas
Ah fall n break mah a*s
Ah'll understan it better bye n bye ."

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Another early example of the "oo ah I wanna piece of pie" line in these children's recreational rhymes is found in Fats Waller's 1941Jazz song "Eep, Ipe, Wanna Piece Of Pie". Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z61bvAdlM4o&ab_channel=OnlyJazzHQ for a sound file of that song. 

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EXAMPLES OF CHILDREN'S RHYMES THAT INCLUDE THE WINSTON TASTE GOOD JINGLE OR ADAPTATIONS OF THAT JINGLE

These examples are given in no particular order. Numbers are added for referencing purposes. 

1. "Hand clapping game 

Winston tastes good like a cigarette should like oh ah wanta piece of pie pie to sweet, want a piece of meat meat to tough, want ride a bus bus to full want to ride a bull bull to fast want my money back money to green want a jelly bean bean to red want to go to bed now close your eyes and count to ten, if you miss start over again 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10"
- http://www.inthe80s.com/rhymes.shtml

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2. "I know this one…

Winston smells good
Just like a (pause) coconut
Just like a — ooh Ahh
I want a piece of pie
pie’s too sweet
I want a piece of meat
meat’s too tough
I want to ride a bus
bus’s too full
I want to buy a mule
mule’s too fast
I want my money back
money’s back to clean
I want a jumpin’ bean
jumpin’ bean to hot
I want to lick the pot
pot’s not there
I want to dye my hair
Hair’s too wet
I want to make a bet
game’s been fixed
I want to take some pics
pics all blurry
I want to eat some curry
curry too gray
I want to go and play
ground too muddy
I want to see my buddy
time’s too late
I think i have a date
date’s in a hole
I want to hug a vole
vole’s too vile
I guess I’ll wait awhile
Time’s clocked up
I want to spend a buck
store’s all closed
I want to strike a pose
pose too cute
I want to go on mute
mute too long
I want to sing a song
voice too bad
I want to start a fad
fads too red
I want to go to bed
beds not made
I want some lemonade
lemonade’s too sour
we have the power
to close out eyes
and count to ten
whoever messes up
starts all over again
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
we didn’t mess up
so thats the end!"
-Emily Kassie ,  https://www.mamalisa.com/blog/are-you-familiar-with-%E2%80%9Cwant-to-read-a-book-book-done-read/, June 25, 2008
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mamalisa.com's blog page has A LOT of examples of "Oo Ah I Wanna Piece Of Pie"/"Take A Peach Take A Plum"  rhymes. A number of those examples begin with the "Winston Taste Good" jingle or an adaptation of that jingle. A few more examples from that page are included in this pancocojams compilation.

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3. "This is what I remember from when i was a child. (with hand movements)

Snickers is good,
just like a candy bar should be
with a
umm ahh,
Wanna piece of pie
pie to sweet
wanna piece of meat
meat to rough
gotta ride the bus
bus to full
gotta rid a bull
bull to fast
want my money back
money to green
want a jelly bean
bean to red,
gotta go to bed
bed to soft
throw the pillow off
now close your eyes and
count to ten
if you mess up, try again
1

2

3…."
-Pat, https://www.mamalisa.com/blog/are-you-familiar-with-%E2%80%9Cwant-to-read-a-book-book-done-read/, July 20th, 2008 

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4. "Winstin smells good just like a coke-a-nut just like a ooh ahh

i wanna piece of pie, too sweet i wanna piece of meat, meat too tough i wanna ride a bus, bus too full i wanna ride a bull bull too black i want my money back money back too free i want a maple-tree maple tree too green i wanna a jellybean jellybean not cooked i wanna read a book book not read i wanna go to bed bed not made i wanna a lemonaid lemonaid too sour i wanna take a shower shower too cool i wanna go to school let’s get the power to count to ten and the loser has to start all over again 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10"
-Cucci. https://www.mamalisa.com/blog/are-you-familiar-with-%E2%80%9Cwant-to-read-a-book-book-done-read/, December 7th, 2009

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5. "This is the version I learned a few years ago.

Winston smells good just like a,
cigarette just like a,
ooh ah,
I wanna piece o’ pie,
pie too sweet I wanna piece o’ meat,
Meat too tough, I wanna ride a bus,
Bus too full, I wanna ride a bull,
Bull too black, I want my money back,
Money back not free, I wanna jellybean
Jellybean not cooked, I wanna read a book
Book too read, I wanna go to bed
Bed not made, I want some lemonade,
lemonade too sour, we’ve got the power,
close your eyes and count to ten,
whoever messes up starts it all over again
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10.

The way I learned it was with hand movements too, after you go through it once, you start over but also jumping up and down. The third time, you do it jogging on the spot.
-emily, https://www.mamalisa.com/blog/are-you-familiar-with-%E2%80%9Cwant-to-read-a-book-book-done-read/, Jan. 24, 2010

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6. "Winston so sweet just like a coconut, just like a ooh ahh I wanna peice of pie, pie too sweet! I wanna peice of meat, meat too tough I wanna ride a bus, bus too full I wanna buy a bull, bull not black I want my money back, money not green, I want some jelly beans, jelly beans not cooked I wanna read a book, book is read I wanna go to bed bed not made I went some lemonade, lemonade too sour now we got the power to count to ten, whomever messes up has to start again, so 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 no one messed up so I guess this is the end!"
-Kiara Marie, https://www.mamalisa.com/blog/are-you-familiar-with-%E2%80%9Cwant-to-read-a-book-book-done-read/, June 3rd, 2012 

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7. "Winston smells good just like a chocolate chip just like a…
Oo ah i want a piece of pie
pie to sweet
i want a piece of meat
meat to tough
i want to ride a bus
bus to full a want to ride a bull
bull to black
i want my money back
money not back i want to take a nap
bed not made
i want some lemon aid
lemon aid to sour
i want to take a shower
shower not clean
i want a jelly bean
jelly bean not cooked
i want to read a book
book to boring
now i’m mad
close my eyes and count to ten
who ever stops is a buffle head!
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10"
-Cameryn, https://www.mamalisa.com/blog/are-you-familiar-with-%E2%80%9Cwant-to-read-a-book-book-done-read/,June 25th, 2012 

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8. "Winston smells sweet just like a

Can of Coca-Cola

Ooh, ah, I want a piece of pie

Pie too sweet I want a piece of meat

Meat too tough, I want to ride a bus

Bus too full, I want to ride a bull

Bull too black, I want my money back

Money back too cheap, I want a jellybean

Jellybean not cooked, I want to read a book

Book not read, I want to go to bed

Bed not made, I want some lemonade

Lemonade too sour, but we’ve got the power

So let’s close our eyes and count to ten,

Whoever messes up starts all over again

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

We didn’t mess up, so that’s the end"
-Michelle,  https://www.mamalisa.com/blog/are-you-familiar-with-%E2%80%9Cwant-to-read-a-book-book-done-read/, September 15th, 2012 

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9. "Winston smells good just like a coconut just like a ooh a i wanna piece of pie,pie to sweet i wanna piece of meat,meat not cooked i wanna read a book,book not read i wanna go to bed,bed not made i want some lemonade,lemonade to sour stay up for an hour,thats all i know."
-Yolo, https://www.mamalisa.com/blog/are-you-familiar-with-%E2%80%9Cwant-to-read-a-book-book-done-read/ May 1, 2013

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10. "My friends told me.

Winston smells good just like a

coconut just like a ooh ahh

I want a piece of pie

pie to sweet I want a piece of meat

meat to rough I want to ride a bus

bus too full I want to ride a bull

bull not black I want my money back

money back to green I want a jelly bean

jelly bean not cooked i want to read a book

book not read i want to go to bed

bed not made i want some lemonade

lemonade to sour i want to take a shower

shower to cool i want to go to school

school to dumb i want to suck my thumb

thumb to dirty i want to ride a birdie

birdie to slow and thats all i know so close your eyes and count to 10

who ever messes up starts all over again.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

 

(If some one messes up)
Someone messed up so we need to start again

(If no one messes up)

No one messed up so thats the end

we do not need to sing this game again!
-Alex, https://www.mamalisa.com/blog/are-you-familiar-with-%E2%80%9Cwant-to-read-a-book-book-done-read/ , May 30th, 2015 

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11. "Winston smells good just like a. Coconut just like a

ohh ahh I wanna piece of pie pie too sweet I wanna piece of meat

meat too tough I wanna ride a bus

Bus too full I wanna ride a bull

bull to black I want my money back money back to green I wanna jellybean

Jellybean not cooked I wanna a read a book

book already read I wanna go to bed

bed not made I want some lemonade

lemonade too sour I wanna take a shower

shower too cool I wanna go to school

School not awesome I wanna ride a possum

Possum too slow but that’s all we now so we close our eyes and count to ten

Whoever messes up has to start again so

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

We didn’t mess up so that’s the end
-Angel, https://www.mamalisa.com/blog/are-you-familiar-with-%E2%80%9Cwant-to-read-a-book-book-done-read/, May 21, 2015

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12. "The version I remember is sung to the old Winston cigarette jingle.

Winston taste good like. A cigarette should . Winston taste. Like ahh I want a. A piece of Pie. Pie too sweet. Want a piece of . meat. meat too tough. Want to ride the bus. . bus too full. Want to ride a bull. Bull too black Want to go back to my old Cadillac. Bonk Bonk.

We sang this along with clapping like patty cake. And I learned this version sometime between 1971 & 1973, when I was in the 5th and 6th grade."

-Sandra, https://www.mamalisa.com/blog/are-you-familiar-with-%E2%80%9Cwant-to-read-a-book-book-done-read/, July 25th, 2018 

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13. "I learned:

Winston tastes good just like a piece of pie

just like a ohh ahh I wanna piece of pie

pie to sweet, I wanna piece of meat

meat to tough, I wanna ride a bus

bus too full, I wanna ride a bull

bull not black, want my money back

money not green, I wanna a jelly bean

jellybean not cooked, I wanna read a book

book not read, I wanna go to bed

bed not made, I want some lemonade

lemonade too sour, we’ve got the power to count to ten

who ever messes up starts over again

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10

we didn’t mess up so thats the end
-Kat, https://www.mamalisa.com/blog/are-you-familiar-with-%E2%80%9Cwant-to-read-a-book-book-done-read/, March 19th, 2018

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14. "Learned this in 6th grade inner city NYC school. 1967. It was performed as a Black Rap. OO i wanna piece of pie, pie too sweet, wanna piece of meat, meat too tough wanna ride a bus, bus too full wanna ride a bull, bull too black want my money back, Winston tastes bad like the one i just had no filter no taste just a god da-n* .40 cent waste."

-MATTHEW MESHEKOFF, https://www.mamalisa.com/blog/are-you-familiar-with-%E2%80%9Cwant-to-read-a-book-book-done-read/, July 18th, 2019 

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*This word is fully spelled out in this example. 

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15. "I learned it at summer camp as a clapping game:

Winston tastes good just like a cigarette should

Just like an - ooh, ah, I want a piece of pie

Pie too sweet, I want a piece of meat

Meat too brown, I want to go to town

Town too far, I'll have to take a car

Car too black, I want my money back

Money too green, I want a limosine

..... I want some lemonade

Lemonade too sour, by now we have the power

To close our eyes and count to ten

Whoever messes up has to do it again.

And at this point, the clapping pattern got more complicated and the players closed their eyes and counted to ten.

-Guest, Chocolate Pi; http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=26926 "Lyr Req: Oh my, I want a piece of pie", October 10, 2000

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16. "Snickers they taste just like a, candy bar just like a.

Ohh Ahh I wan't some pie,

pie to sweet I want a piece of meat,

meat to tough I want to ride the bus,

bus too full I want to ride a bull,

bull to flat I want my money back,

Money back 2 3 I want a jelly bean,

Jelly bean to red I want to go to bed,

bed no made I want a cream egg,

This is how I count to ten,

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Start again.
-GUEST,Lalala, http://awe.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=26926&desc=yes : RE: Lyr Req: Oh my, I want a piece of pie, 06, Jul, [20]11

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17. "I learned it like this...

Winston tastes good just like a

Cigarette just like a

Ooo ah I wanna piece of pie

Pie to sweet I wanna piece of meat

Meat to tough I wanna ride a bus

Bus to full I wanna ride a bull

Bull not black I want my money back

Money back to green I wanna jelly bean

Jelly bean not cooked I wanna read a book

Book not read I wanna go to bed

Bed not made I want some lemonade

Lemonade to sour I wanna take a shower

Shower to cold I wanna piece of gold

Gold to shiny I wanna kiss a heinie

Heinie too dirty I wanna count to thirty

Thirty too high I wanna say goodbye

Goodbye too sad I wanna call my dad

Dad too tall I wanna go to the mall

Mall not cheap I wanna say beep beep

Close your eyes

Count to ten

Whoever messes up starts all over again so

1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10

We didn't mess up so that's the end"
-Guest, http://awe.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=26926&desc=yes : RE: Lyr Req: Oh my, I want a piece of pie, 05 Aug  [20] 17 

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18. "Winston tastes good just like a cigarette should

ou ah I want a piece of pie

pie too sweet

I want a piece of meat

meat too rough

I wanna ride a bus

bus too full

I wanna. Ride a bull

bull to black

I want my money back

money back too green

I want a jelly bean

jelly bean too red

I wanna go to bed

bed not made

I want some lemonade

lemonade too sour

I wanna take a shower

shower too cool

I wanna go to school

schools too dumb

I wanna sck my thumb

thumb too dirty I wanna ride a biddy

birdy too slow

and that's all I know

so close you're eyes

count to ten

if you mess up start all over again

(count to ten)"
 GUEST,Anonomyums. http://awe.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=26926&desc=yes : RE: Lyr Req: Oh my, I want a piece of pie, 26 Sept,[20]10

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19. "Winston stays good just like a, candy should, just like a

Oooh Ahh

Want a piece of pie

pie too sweet

want a piece of meat

meat too tough

want to ride the bus

bus too full

want to ride a bull

bull too fat

want my money back

money back

money too green

want a jelly bean

jelly bean too red

want to go to bed

bed not made

want some lemonade

lemonade too sour

want to take a shower

shower too cool

want to go to school

school to dumb

want to suck my thumb

suck my thumb

suck my thumb
-Guest, http://awe.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=26926&desc=yes : RE: Lyr Req: Oh my, I want a piece of pie, 20 Oct. [20] 11

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20. "You changed the words! It’s actually: Windson smells good just like a, coconut just like a. Ooh ahh! I want a piece of pie, pie too sweet I want a piece of meat. Meat to tuff I want to ride a bus. Bus too full I want to ride a bull. Bull to fat I want my money back. Money back too green I want a jellybean. Jellybean to sour I want to take a shower. Shower too cool I want to go to school. School too dumb I want to lick me thumb. Thumb too dirty I want to ride a birdy. Birdy to slow and that’s all I know so close your eyes and count to ten, whoever messes up has to start again! “ 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10”. We didn’t mess up so that’s the end! You changed up a few words in their and made a new version."
-PB - 08CR 728122 Alloa PS,  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP2WtPXTV7A&ab_channel=JanetAtkinson. Winston One Stand Hand Game, [comment, 2018]

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