Edited by Azizi Powell
Latest Update - January 26, 2024
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This is Part IV of this pancocojams series on children's playground rhymes that include the phrase "shame shame shame" or similar phrases and/or end with the word "shame".
Part IV of this series provides examples of the line "shame shame shame hit it" in "Brick Wall Waterfall" children's hand clap rhymes.
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-word-shame-in-childrens-rhymes-part.html for Part I (Shame Shame Double Shame" rhymes).
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/10/sources-examples-of-i-dont-want-to-go.html for Part II. Part II features early text versions of the rhyme that became "I Don't Want To Go To Mexico" as well. Part II also features text examples of and comments about "I Don't Want To Go To Mexico" (and similarly titled rhymes) that begin with the phrase "shame shame shame" and/or ends with the word "shame".
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/10/video-examples-of-hand-clap-rhyme-i.html for Part III. That post features videos of "I Don't Want To Go To Mexico" that include the "shame shame shame" introductory line and/or the "shame" ending.
The content of this post is presented for folkloric, recreational, and aesthetic purposes.
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WARNING: Some websites which provide examples of children's rhymes includes examples & comments that include profanity, explicit sexual content, homophobic references, and other content that I consider to be inappropriate for children. There is also a Hip Hop record that has a title that is the same or similar to this. I consider that record to be very inappropriate for children.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to those who are featured in the videos that are embedded in this post and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE
In the United States there are numerous children's rhymes with the title "Brick Wall Water Fall". The examples that are featured in this post can be considered variant forms of that rhyme as most "Brick Wall Water Fall" rhymes don't begin with "Shame Shame Shame Hit It"*.
[*Update January 26, 2024: Since I wrote that sentence, it appears that most "Brick wall Waterfall" rhymes don't begin with those words, but begin with "That's The Way un hum un hun/I like it" or "Shame Shame Shame Hit It!".]
-end of update-
Here's an excerpt from a 2013 pancocojams post on "Brick Wall Water Fall" http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/01/brickwall-waterfall-examples-analysis.html :
"Brickwall Waterfall" is a self-bragging/taunting playground rhyme. The rhyme appears to be either chanted while performing partner handclap routines*, or chanted while standing still & acting out (doing mime-like movements) for certain recited words.
Judging from the frequency of internet postings of "Brickwall Waterfall" (including the number of examples of this rhyme that had been sent in to my Cocojams website which I deactivated in 2014, "Brickwall Waterfall" appeared to have been one of the most widely known contemporary playground rhymes in the United States since 2003. I'm not sure how familiar American children are with this rhyme as of this date [2018). However, various examples of that rhyme continue to be published as YouTube videos and a number of text versions of "Brick Wall Water Fall" are shared as comments in those YouTube videos' discussion threads.
The popularity of "Brickwall Waterfall" is probably due to that rhyme being featured two times in the 2003 American movie Dickie Roberts, Former Child Star.....
Here's one "standard" example of that rhyme without the Shame Shame Shame Hit It" introductory line:
"Brick wall water fall
girl you think you got it all, but you don't i do
So boom with that attitude, peach punch captin crunch, i got something you can't touch, Bang bang choo choo train
wind me up and i'll do my thing
resses peices 7 up
you mess with me i mess you up!"
♥CanadaRox♥, 2008; https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080324173340AAckElf&page=2
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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Shame Shame Shame (hand game)
Elizabeth Brooks, Uploaded on Aug 27, 2011
Alexis and Laysia performing hand game
-snip-
Note that many examples of "Brick Wall Waterfall" don't include the "shame shame shame hit it" line.
Several commenters in this video's discussion thread wrote that that wasn't the "Shame" hand game. Those comments reflect the apparently rather widely held opinion that the title "Shame" refers to the "I Don't Want To Go To Mexico" rhymes.
Other commenters in this discussion thread indicated that this featured rhyme's title was "Shame Shame Shame Hit It" and not "Brick Wall Waterfall" (or "That's The Way I Like It")
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EXAMPLES OF THE PHRASE "SHAME, SHAME, SHAME HIT IT" IN THE BRICK WALL WATERFALL HAND CLAPPING RHYMES
Here's my transcription of the rhyme that these girls chanted in this first embedded video. I've numbered the lines in this rhyme for the purposes of text analysis. This version is given as Example #1. These numbers are given for referencing purposes only.
Example #1:
line 1: Shame shame shame Hit it!
line 2. That’s the way un hun un hun
line 3. I like it un hun un hun
line 4. Rain fall waterfall. Girl you think you know it all
line 5. You don’t. I do.
line 6. So poof with that attitude.
line 7. Welcome to McDonalds.
line 9. May I take your order.
line 10. Big mac. Fillet of fish
line 11. Quarter pounder french fries.
line 12. See my pinky.
line 13. See my thumb.
line 14. See my fist.
line 15. You better run.
-snip-
This example demonstrates the way that children create hand clap rhymes by combining lines from various rhymes & songs.
Text analysis:
Line #1: The introductory line "Hit it" is lifted from music and means "Let's begin.]
Lines #2-#3: This verse is lifted from the 1975 hit record by that title which was recorded by KC and the Sunshine Band. These lines are found in a number of hand clap rhymes.
Lines #4-#6: This is part of a version of the rhyme "Brickwall Water fall"
Lines #7-#11: This is part of the "Welcome to McDonalds" rhyme.
Lines #12-#15: This is the "See My Pinky" rhyme. This is the only portion of this rhyme that I chanted in my childhood [Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1950s.] I recall it as being just a taunting rhyme with no hand claps or any other accompanying movements.
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Example #2:
Thats different then how we do it. we do it like
"Shame shame shame hit it
thats the way uhhuh uhuh i like it
uhhuh uhhuh (X2)
brickwalll waterfall
girl u think u kno it alll.
u dont i do
so boom witcho attiitude
so boom withcho attitude.
wait come back
i think u need a tic tack.
not 1 not 2
but the whole 6 pack.
sorry to be mean
but u need somme listerene
not a sip not a swollow
but the whole dang bottlle."
then we see who yells shame on u 1st @ the end of it.
-paris porter, , 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br9fAi7HdDk [This is the link for the first video that is embedded in this post.]
-snip-
Paris Porter also wrote:
an sometimes after that we go like
"You lost a dime u drunk some wine
now u look like frankenstein.
yo mama yo daddy
yo baldheaded grannny
she 99
she think she fine.
She going out with frankenstein"
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Example #3
It goes shame shame shame hit it that's the way uh huh uh huh I like it uh huh uh huhx2 splish splash waterfall girl u think u know it all u dont I do so boo with yo attitude wait come back u need a tick tack not one not two but the whole six pack see my pinky see my thumb see my fist u better run peanutbuutter recee cup u mess with me ill jack u up!thats how my school says it,butt theres many different versions.
-Alexa 29, 2014; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br9fAi7HdDk
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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2: Shame Shame Shame hit it handshake
Ravenashlee Cross, Published on Apr 25, 2015
-snip-
The numbers for this example continues from above.
Example #4
Shame shame shame hit it,
that's the way un huh un huh,
I like it un huh un huh,
that's the way un huh un huh
I like it un huh un huh.
Big fat water fall girl
you think you know it all,you don't I do
so push away that attitude
push away that attitude
push away that attitude
see my pinky,
see my thumb,
see my fist
you betta run
see my fist.
See my thighs.
Girl you think you satisfied.
-Nyiah and Raven, April 25, 2015 [These girls' names where published by the video uploader in the video's discussion thread.]
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ADDENDUM
Click http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=63097 for a version of a completely different hand clap rhyme posted by GUEST,Tianna Date: 30 Dec 05 - 11:42 AM. That example begins with the introductory line "shame shame shame/alla bostia"* WARNING: That example is a sexualized version of the rhyme that I call "We Wear Our Hair In Curls".
My guess is that "alla bostia" is a folk etymology form of thee lyrics "tra ra ra boom de a".
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Also, click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-simpsons-handclap-rhyme-examples.html for Example #1 of the hand clap rhyme entitled "The Simpsons". That rhyme begins with the introductory line: "sin,sin,sin". In the context of that rhyme, I believe those words are a form of the words "shame shame shame".
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Friday, July 13, 2018
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Examples Of The Phrase "Shame Shame Shame Hit It" In "Brick Wall Waterfall" Hand Clapping Rhymes
Edited by Azizi Powell
Latest Update- January 26, 2024
This revised pancocojams post was originally published July 13, 2018 with the title "Shame Shame Shame Hit It" Line In "Brickwall Waterfall Rhymes". Additional text examples have been added to this post.
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This is Part IV of this pancocojams series on children's playground rhymes that include the phrase "shame shame shame" or similar phrases and/or end with the word "shame".
Part IV of this series provides examples of the line "shame shame shame hit it" in "Brick Wall Waterfall" children's hand clap rhymes.
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-word-shame-in-childrens-rhymes-part.html for Part I (Shame Shame Double Shame" rhymes).
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/10/sources-examples-of-i-dont-want-to-go.html for Part II. Part II features early text versions of the rhyme that became "I Don't Want To Go To Mexico" as well. Part II also features text examples of and comments about "I Don't Want To Go To Mexico" (and similarly titled rhymes) that begin with the phrase "shame shame shame" and/or ends with the word "shame".
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/10/video-examples-of-hand-clap-rhyme-i.html for Part III. That post features videos of "I Don't Want To Go To Mexico" that include the "shame shame shame" introductory line and/or the "shame" ending.
The content of this post is presented for folkloric, recreational, and aesthetic purposes.
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WARNING: Some websites which provide examples of children's rhymes includes examples & comments that include profanity, explicit sexual content, homophobic references, and other content that I consider to be inappropriate for children. There is also a Hip Hop record that has a title that is the same or similar to this. I consider that record to be very inappropriate for children.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to those who are featured in the videos that are embedded in this post and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Shame Shame Shame (hand game)
Elizabeth Brooks, Uploaded on Aug 27, 2011
Alexis and Laysia performing hand game; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br9fAi7HdDk
-snip-
Note that many examples of "Brick Wall Waterfall" don't include the "shame shame shame hit it" line.
Several commenters in this video's discussion thread wrote that that wasn't the "Shame" hand game. Those comments reflect the apparently rather widely held opinion that the title "Shame" refers to the "I Don't Want To Go To Mexico" rhymes.
Other commenters in this discussion thread indicated that this featured rhyme's title was "Shame Shame Shame Hit It" and not "Brick Wall Waterfall" (or "That's The Way I Like It")
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EXAMPLES OF THE PHRASE "SHAME, SHAME, SHAME HIT IT" IN THE BRICK WALL WATERFALL HAND CLAPPING RHYMES
Here's my transcription of the rhyme that these girls chanted in this first embedded video. I've numbered the lines in this rhyme for the purposes of text analysis. This version is given as Example #1. These numbers are given for referencing purposes only.
Example #1:
line 1: Shame shame shame Hit it!
line 2. That’s the way un hun un hun
line 3. I like it un hun un hun
line 4. Rain fall waterfall. Girl you think you know it all
line 5. You don’t. I do.
line 6. So poof with that attitude.
line 7. Welcome to McDonalds.
line 9. May I take your order.
line 10. Big mac. Fillet of fish
line 11. Quarter pounder french fries.
line 12. See my pinky.
line 13. See my thumb.
line 14. See my fist.
line 15. You better run.
-snip-
This example demonstrates the way that children create hand clap rhymes by combining lines from various rhymes & songs.
Text analysis:
Line #1: The introductory line "Hit it" is lifted from music and means "Let's begin.]
Lines #2-#3: This verse is lifted from the 1975 hit record by that title which was recorded by KC and the Sunshine Band. These lines are found in a number of hand clap rhymes.
Lines #4-#6: This is part of a version of the rhyme "Brickwall Water fall"
Lines #7-#11: This is part of the "Welcome to McDonalds" rhyme.
Lines #12-#15: This is the "See My Pinky" rhyme. This is the only portion of this rhyme that I chanted in my childhood [Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1950s.] I recall it as being just a taunting rhyme with no hand claps or any other accompanying movements.
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Example #2:
Thats different then how we do it. we do it like
"Shame shame shame hit it
thats the way uhhuh uhuh i like it
uhhuh uhhuh (X2)
brickwalll waterfall
girl u think u kno it alll.
u dont i do
so boom witcho attiitude
so boom withcho attitude.
wait come back
i think u need a tic tack.
not 1 not 2
but the whole 6 pack.
sorry to be mean
but u need somme listerene
not a sip not a swollow
but the whole dang bottlle."
then we see who yells shame on u 1st @ the end of it.
-paris porter, , 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br9fAi7HdDk [This is the link for the first video that is embedded in this post.]
-snip-
Paris Porter also wrote:
an sometimes after that we go like
"You lost a dime u drunk some wine
now u look like frankenstein.
yo mama yo daddy
yo baldheaded grannny
she 99
she think she fine.
She going out with frankenstein"
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Example #3
It goes shame shame shame hit it that's the way uh huh uh huh I like it uh huh uh huhx2 splish splash waterfall girl u think u know it all u dont I do so boo with yo attitude wait come back u need a tick tack not one not two but the whole six pack see my pinky see my thumb see my fist u better run peanutbuutter recee cup u mess with me ill jack u up!thats how my school says it,butt theres many different versions.
-Alexa 29, 2014; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br9fAi7HdDk
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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2: Shame Shame Shame hit it handshake
Ravenashlee Cross, Published on Apr 25, 2015
-snip-
Here's my transcription of this rhyme from this video:
Example #4
Shame shame shame hit it,
that's the way un huh un huh,
I like it un huh un huh,
that's the way un huh un huh
I like it un huh un huh.
Big fat water fall
girl, you think you know it all,
you don't I do
so push away that attitude
push away that attitude
push away that attitude
see my pinky,
see my thumb,
see my fist
you betta run
see my fist.
See my thighs.
Girl you think you satisfied.
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ADDENDUM
Click http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=63097 for a version of a completely different hand clap rhyme posted by GUEST,Tianna Date: 30 Dec 05 - 11:42 AM. That example begins with the introductory line "shame shame shame/alla bostia"* WARNING: That example is a sexualized version of the rhyme that I call "We Wear Our Hair In Curls".
My guess is that "alla bostia" is a folk etymology form of thee lyrics "tra ra ra boom de a".
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Also, click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-simpsons-handclap-rhyme-examples.html for Example #1 of the hand clap rhyme entitled "The Simpsons". That rhyme begins with the introductory line: "sin,sin,sin". In the context of that rhyme, I believe those words are a form of the words "shame shame shame".
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Visitor comments are welcome.
Latest Update- January 26, 2024
This revised pancocojams post was originally published July 13, 2018 with the title "Shame Shame Shame Hit It" Line In "Brickwall Waterfall Rhymes". Additional text examples have been added to this post.
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This is Part IV of this pancocojams series on children's playground rhymes that include the phrase "shame shame shame" or similar phrases and/or end with the word "shame".
Part IV of this series provides examples of the line "shame shame shame hit it" in "Brick Wall Waterfall" children's hand clap rhymes.
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-word-shame-in-childrens-rhymes-part.html for Part I (Shame Shame Double Shame" rhymes).
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/10/sources-examples-of-i-dont-want-to-go.html for Part II. Part II features early text versions of the rhyme that became "I Don't Want To Go To Mexico" as well. Part II also features text examples of and comments about "I Don't Want To Go To Mexico" (and similarly titled rhymes) that begin with the phrase "shame shame shame" and/or ends with the word "shame".
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/10/video-examples-of-hand-clap-rhyme-i.html for Part III. That post features videos of "I Don't Want To Go To Mexico" that include the "shame shame shame" introductory line and/or the "shame" ending.
The content of this post is presented for folkloric, recreational, and aesthetic purposes.
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WARNING: Some websites which provide examples of children's rhymes includes examples & comments that include profanity, explicit sexual content, homophobic references, and other content that I consider to be inappropriate for children. There is also a Hip Hop record that has a title that is the same or similar to this. I consider that record to be very inappropriate for children.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to those who are featured in the videos that are embedded in this post and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Shame Shame Shame (hand game)
Elizabeth Brooks, Uploaded on Aug 27, 2011
Alexis and Laysia performing hand game; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br9fAi7HdDk
-snip-
Note that many examples of "Brick Wall Waterfall" don't include the "shame shame shame hit it" line.
Several commenters in this video's discussion thread wrote that that wasn't the "Shame" hand game. Those comments reflect the apparently rather widely held opinion that the title "Shame" refers to the "I Don't Want To Go To Mexico" rhymes.
Other commenters in this discussion thread indicated that this featured rhyme's title was "Shame Shame Shame Hit It" and not "Brick Wall Waterfall" (or "That's The Way I Like It")
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EXAMPLES OF THE PHRASE "SHAME, SHAME, SHAME HIT IT" IN THE BRICK WALL WATERFALL HAND CLAPPING RHYMES
Here's my transcription of the rhyme that these girls chanted in this first embedded video. I've numbered the lines in this rhyme for the purposes of text analysis. This version is given as Example #1. These numbers are given for referencing purposes only.
Example #1:
line 1: Shame shame shame Hit it!
line 2. That’s the way un hun un hun
line 3. I like it un hun un hun
line 4. Rain fall waterfall. Girl you think you know it all
line 5. You don’t. I do.
line 6. So poof with that attitude.
line 7. Welcome to McDonalds.
line 9. May I take your order.
line 10. Big mac. Fillet of fish
line 11. Quarter pounder french fries.
line 12. See my pinky.
line 13. See my thumb.
line 14. See my fist.
line 15. You better run.
-snip-
This example demonstrates the way that children create hand clap rhymes by combining lines from various rhymes & songs.
Text analysis:
Line #1: The introductory line "Hit it" is lifted from music and means "Let's begin.]
Lines #2-#3: This verse is lifted from the 1975 hit record by that title which was recorded by KC and the Sunshine Band. These lines are found in a number of hand clap rhymes.
Lines #4-#6: This is part of a version of the rhyme "Brickwall Water fall"
Lines #7-#11: This is part of the "Welcome to McDonalds" rhyme.
Lines #12-#15: This is the "See My Pinky" rhyme. This is the only portion of this rhyme that I chanted in my childhood [Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1950s.] I recall it as being just a taunting rhyme with no hand claps or any other accompanying movements.
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Example #2:
Thats different then how we do it. we do it like
"Shame shame shame hit it
thats the way uhhuh uhuh i like it
uhhuh uhhuh (X2)
brickwalll waterfall
girl u think u kno it alll.
u dont i do
so boom witcho attiitude
so boom withcho attitude.
wait come back
i think u need a tic tack.
not 1 not 2
but the whole 6 pack.
sorry to be mean
but u need somme listerene
not a sip not a swollow
but the whole dang bottlle."
then we see who yells shame on u 1st @ the end of it.
-paris porter, , 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br9fAi7HdDk [This is the link for the first video that is embedded in this post.]
-snip-
Paris Porter also wrote:
an sometimes after that we go like
"You lost a dime u drunk some wine
now u look like frankenstein.
yo mama yo daddy
yo baldheaded grannny
she 99
she think she fine.
She going out with frankenstein"
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Example #3
It goes shame shame shame hit it that's the way uh huh uh huh I like it uh huh uh huhx2 splish splash waterfall girl u think u know it all u dont I do so boo with yo attitude wait come back u need a tick tack not one not two but the whole six pack see my pinky see my thumb see my fist u better run peanutbuutter recee cup u mess with me ill jack u up!thats how my school says it,butt theres many different versions.
-Alexa 29, 2014; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br9fAi7HdDk
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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2: Shame Shame Shame hit it handshake
Ravenashlee Cross, Published on Apr 25, 2015
-snip-
Here's my transcription of this rhyme from this video:
Example #4
Shame shame shame hit it,
that's the way un huh un huh,
I like it un huh un huh,
that's the way un huh un huh
I like it un huh un huh.
Big fat water fall
girl, you think you know it all,
you don't I do
so push away that attitude
push away that attitude
push away that attitude
see my pinky,
see my thumb,
see my fist
you betta run
see my fist.
See my thighs.
Girl you think you satisfied.
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ADDENDUM
Click http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=63097 for a version of a completely different hand clap rhyme posted by GUEST,Tianna Date: 30 Dec 05 - 11:42 AM. That example begins with the introductory line "shame shame shame/alla bostia"* WARNING: That example is a sexualized version of the rhyme that I call "We Wear Our Hair In Curls".
My guess is that "alla bostia" is a folk etymology form of thee lyrics "tra ra ra boom de a".
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Also, click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-simpsons-handclap-rhyme-examples.html for Example #1 of the hand clap rhyme entitled "The Simpsons". That rhyme begins with the introductory line: "sin,sin,sin". In the context of that rhyme, I believe those words are a form of the words "shame shame shame".
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Visitor comments are welcome.
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Arthur Fields - "Water, Water, Wildflower" (with lyrics)
Edited by Azizi Powell
Latest revision: Nov. 8, 2021
This is Part II of a two part pancocojams post about the singing game "Water Water Wallflower" (also known as "Water Water Wildflower" and other similar titles). This post showcases a 1926 sound file of Arthur Fields' record "Water Water Wildflower".
Latest revision: Nov. 8, 2021
This is Part II of a two part pancocojams post about the singing game "Water Water Wallflower" (also known as "Water Water Wildflower" and other similar titles). This post showcases a 1926 sound file of Arthur Fields' record "Water Water Wildflower".
My transcription of that record is also included in this post.
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/10/water-water-wallflower-singing-game.html for Part I of this series.
Part I provides information & comments about that singing game. Text examples of that singing game are also included in this post.
The content of this post is presented for folkloric, recreational, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
EDITORIAL COMMENT
Pancocojams focuses on music from African Americans and other Black people throughout the world. By showcasing this record by Arthur Field I am not suggesting that he was of any Black descent.
I'm highlighting this sound file because
1. It was the only one that I've found about this song
and
2. The song "Water, Water, Wildflower" has at least one African American version [the 1944 singing game "Water Flower" that was collected by Altona Trent Johns and included in her book Playsongs of the Deep South].
Furthermore, Arthur Fields' version of Water, Water, Wildflower" includes a verse of the singing game "Go In & Out The Window" that I grew up playing [in the 1950s, Atlantic City, New Jersey] - and I'm African American.
Besides, "music from African Americans and other Black people" doesn't have to mean "music that was "solely" created by Black people" - if you will forgive the pun. If that were the case, that would rule out a number of Rhythm & Blues songs & a number of songs from other "Black" music genres.
Also, specifically in regards to Arthur Fields (August 6, 1888 – March 29, 1953), I learned from reading his Wikipedia page that "His 1919 recordings with bandleader Ford Dabney may be the very first recordings of a white singer backed by a black band." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Fields. So by that criteria alone, Arthur Field well deserves to be featured on this blog.
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SHOWCASE SOUND FILE
Arthur Fields "Water, Water, Wildflower" Youngster 78
Ryan Barna, Published on Aug 22, 2013
Arthur Fields (mislabeled as "Arthur Hall") sings "Water, Water, Wildflower" on 6" Youngster 106 (b) (matrix 1983-D). Recorded by Grey Gull, 1926.
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LYRICS: WATER WATER WILDFLOWER
(as sung by Arthur Fields)
Water, water, wild flowers, growing up so high;
We are all young ladies,
And we are sure to die,
Excepting Susie Allen.
She is the finest flower,
Fie, fie, fie for shame;
Turn about and tell your beau's name.
Johnny Turner is a nice young man,
He comes to the door with his hat in his hand.
Down he comes, all dressed in silk,
A rose in her bosom, as white as milk.
She takes off her gloves, she shows me her ring,
Tomorrow, tomorrow, the wedding begins.
Go round and round the valley
Go round and round the valley
Go round and round the valley
As we are all so gay
Go in and out the window
Go in and out the window
Go in and out the window
As we are all so gay
Go back and face your lover
Go back and face your lover
Go back and face your lover
As we are all so gay
Such love have I to show you
Such love have I to show you
Such love have I to show you
As we are all so gay
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Transcription from Azizi Powell from the above sound file. Italics means that I'm not sure about that particular line. Additions & corrections are welcome.
Here's information about the song "Go In And Out The Window" from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_In_and_Out_The_Window:
"Go In and Out The Window" is a popular song composed by Hall of Fame songwriter Lew Pollack (1895–1946). The song remains popular today as a children's music standard. Melody circa 1762; lyrics "Bear Went" circa 1939 (Linscott); Earliest Date for US version of Go in and Out the Window: 1911; certainly dates back to 19th century. English versions published 1898."
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I remember singing "Go In And Out The Window" in the late 1950s (Atlantic City, New Jersey). I believe I learned it in school in the early primary grades. I believe that the last line of that singing game was "as we have done before". Children stood forming a circle without holding hands. One person goes in and out of the circle (between the people forming the circle). I also believe we sung a second verse: "Bow and face your partner." While singing that verse, two people stood facing each other. The boys bowed and the girls curtsied to their partner.
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Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/10/water-water-wallflower-singing-game.html for Part I of this series.
Part I provides information & comments about that singing game. Text examples of that singing game are also included in this post.
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EDITORIAL COMMENT
Pancocojams focuses on music from African Americans and other Black people throughout the world. By showcasing this record by Arthur Field I am not suggesting that he was of any Black descent.
I'm highlighting this sound file because
1. It was the only one that I've found about this song
and
2. The song "Water, Water, Wildflower" has at least one African American version [the 1944 singing game "Water Flower" that was collected by Altona Trent Johns and included in her book Playsongs of the Deep South].
Furthermore, Arthur Fields' version of Water, Water, Wildflower" includes a verse of the singing game "Go In & Out The Window" that I grew up playing [in the 1950s, Atlantic City, New Jersey] - and I'm African American.
Besides, "music from African Americans and other Black people" doesn't have to mean "music that was "solely" created by Black people" - if you will forgive the pun. If that were the case, that would rule out a number of Rhythm & Blues songs & a number of songs from other "Black" music genres.
Also, specifically in regards to Arthur Fields (August 6, 1888 – March 29, 1953), I learned from reading his Wikipedia page that "His 1919 recordings with bandleader Ford Dabney may be the very first recordings of a white singer backed by a black band." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Fields. So by that criteria alone, Arthur Field well deserves to be featured on this blog.
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SHOWCASE SOUND FILE
Arthur Fields "Water, Water, Wildflower" Youngster 78
Ryan Barna, Published on Aug 22, 2013
Arthur Fields (mislabeled as "Arthur Hall") sings "Water, Water, Wildflower" on 6" Youngster 106 (b) (matrix 1983-D). Recorded by Grey Gull, 1926.
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LYRICS: WATER WATER WILDFLOWER
(as sung by Arthur Fields)
Water, water, wild flowers, growing up so high;
We are all young ladies,
And we are sure to die,
Excepting Susie Allen.
She is the finest flower,
Fie, fie, fie for shame;
Turn about and tell your beau's name.
Johnny Turner is a nice young man,
He comes to the door with his hat in his hand.
Down he comes, all dressed in silk,
A rose in her bosom, as white as milk.
She takes off her gloves, she shows me her ring,
Tomorrow, tomorrow, the wedding begins.
Go round and round the valley
Go round and round the valley
Go round and round the valley
As we are all so gay
Go in and out the window
Go in and out the window
Go in and out the window
As we are all so gay
Go back and face your lover
Go back and face your lover
Go back and face your lover
As we are all so gay
Such love have I to show you
Such love have I to show you
Such love have I to show you
As we are all so gay
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Transcription from Azizi Powell from the above sound file. Italics means that I'm not sure about that particular line. Additions & corrections are welcome.
Here's information about the song "Go In And Out The Window" from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_In_and_Out_The_Window:
"Go In and Out The Window" is a popular song composed by Hall of Fame songwriter Lew Pollack (1895–1946). The song remains popular today as a children's music standard. Melody circa 1762; lyrics "Bear Went" circa 1939 (Linscott); Earliest Date for US version of Go in and Out the Window: 1911; certainly dates back to 19th century. English versions published 1898."
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I remember singing "Go In And Out The Window" in the late 1950s (Atlantic City, New Jersey). I believe I learned it in school in the early primary grades. I believe that the last line of that singing game was "as we have done before". Children stood forming a circle without holding hands. One person goes in and out of the circle (between the people forming the circle). I also believe we sung a second verse: "Bow and face your partner." While singing that verse, two people stood facing each other. The boys bowed and the girls curtsied to their partner.
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Thanks to Arthur Fields for his musical legacy.
Thank you for visiting pancocojams.
Visitor comments are weclome.
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