Former President Barack Obama met with New York Mayor Zohran
Mamdani for the first time on Saturday and led Bronx preschoolers in a
singalong. (AP Video: Ted Shaffrey)
**** Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post presents a YouTube video of former President Barack Obama and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani leading children in "The Wheels On The Bus" song.
This post also presents a version of the lyrics for "The Wheels On The Bus" as well as information about the origin of that song.
The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, and feel good aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to President Barack Obama and Mayor Zohrsn Mamdani for their positive role modeling. Thanks also to all others who are shown in this video. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post.
**** LYRICS FOR "THE WHEELS ON THE BUS"*
[Verse 1]
The wheels on the bus go round and round
Round and round, round and round
The wheels on the bus go round and round
All through the town
[Verse 2]
The doors on the bus go open and shut
Open and shut, open and shut
The doors on the bus go open and shut
All through the town
[Verse 3]
The wipers on the bus go swish-swish-swish
Swish-swish-swish, swish-swish-swish
The wipers on the bus go swish-swish-swish
All through the town
[Verse 4]
The signals on the bus go blink-blink-blink
Blink-blink-blink, blink-blink-blink
The signals on the bus go blink-blink-blink
All through the town
[Verse 5]
The horn on the bus goes beep-beep-beep
Beep-beep-beep, beep-beep-beep
The horn on the bus goes beep-beep-beep
All through the town
[Verse 6]
The motor on the bus goes vroom-vroom-vroom
Vroom-vroom-vroom, vroom-vroom-vroom
The motor on the bus goes vroom-vroom-vroom
All through the town
[Verse 7]
The peoplŠµ on the bus go up and down
Up and down, up and down
The peoplŠµ on the bus go up and down
All through the town
[Verse 8]
The babies on the bus go, "Wah, wah, wah!"
"Wah, wah, wah!" "Wah, wah, wah!"
The babies on the bus go "Wah, wah, wah!"
All through the town
[Verse 9]
The mommies on the bus go "Shh, shh, shh!"
"Shh, shh, shh!" "Shh, shh, shh!"
The mommies on the bus go "Shh, shh, shh!"
All through the town
[Verse 10]
The daddies on the bus go "I love you!"
"I love you!" "I love you!"
The daddies on the bus go "I love you!"
All through the town
[Verse 11]
The wheels on the bus go round and round
Round and round, round and round
The wheels on the bus go round and round
All through the town
Online Source: https://genius.com/Cocomelon-wheels-on-the-bus-lyrics -snip- *There are multiple versions of "The Wheels On The Bus" song.. One of the good things about this song is that children can improvise and add or substitute words and imitative actions in this song.
**** THE ORIGIN OF "THE WHEELS ON THE BUS" SONG From AI Overview " "The Wheels on the Bus" was written by American
author Verna Hills (1898–1990) and first published in the December 1937 issue
of American Childhood. Originally titled "The Bus," it was designed
as a repetitive, interactive children's folk song. It is often sung to the tune
of "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush".
Key Facts About the Origin:
Original Lyrics: The earliest version featured the line
"The wheels of the bus go round and round, / Over the city streets".
Purpose: It was created to entertain children, often used
during long rides, and grew in popularity due to its simple, repetitive rhythm.
Development: While attributed to Verna Hills in 1937, the
song is often considered a traditional American folk song, with many variations
and verses added over time.
Popularization: The song became a staple in the UK, USA,
Canada, and Australia, with well-known renditions by artists like Raffi.
The song is currently regarded as being in the public domain"
Old Childrens nursery song for all ages [Coulter's Candy/Ali Bali Bee]
**** Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post departs from this blog's usual focus on African American cultural examples or cultural examples from other Black people around the world by showcasing a YouTube video of the Scottish song "Coulter's Candy (also known as "Allee Ballee, Allee Ballee Bee").
This post also includes information and comments about "Coulter's Candy ("Allee Ballee, Allee Ballee Bee").this song from the online Mudcat folk music discussion forum.
The content of this post is presented for folkloric, socio-cultural, and entertainment purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to the composers of versions of this song and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.
Thanks also to the producer and publisher of the video that is embedded in this pancocojams post. -snip- The Scottish song "Coulter's Candy" ("Allee Ballee,Allee Ballee Bee") includes the referent "mammy". Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2025/10/information-about-word-mammy-and.html for the related pancocojams post entitled "Information About The Word "Mammy" And Information About & An Example Of The Tom & Jerry Cartoon Character "Mammy Two Shoes"."
**** SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THE MUDCAT FOLK MUSIC DISCUSSION THREAD ABOUT THE SCOTTISH SONG "COULTER'S CANDY"
[I've added numbers to these comments for referencing purposes only.]
Date: 13 Oct 99 -
09:36 PM "I got a message
requesting the plainer language version of "Coulter's Candy" I'd
mentioned in a past thread.
[...]
COULTER'S CANDY
(plainer English version)
CH [chorus]
Allee Ballee, Allee
Ballee Bee,
sittin' on yer
Mammie's Knee
Weepin' for another
bawbee
'ta buy some
Coulter's candy
Here comes Coulter down the street,
sweatin' in the summer heat
all the children 'round his feet
cryin' for Coulter's candy
Poor wee Jean was a-lookin' mighty thin,
just a bag of bones covered over with skin
now she 's sportin a wee double chin
from eatin' Coulter's candy
Now (wee) brother Johnny's cryin' too
so what can a poor wee mommy do
but give them another penny or two
ta' buy some Coulter's candy
You know when Robbie comes around
you'll hear him singing his well-known song
come buy my candy and grow up strong
come buy my Coulter's candy
Another verse from an Australian friend:
Now the days are short and the nights are cold
an' we're all sittin' on the Dole
but there's still another penny in the sugar bowl
ta buy some Coulter's candy.
This version is a lot easier for me to sing, & American
audiences to comprehend. We get a lot of compliments on it." -snip- "Dole" = [on government assistance/welfare]
** 2. Subject: RE: MUS ADD: Coulter's candy
From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca
Date: 21 Jan 01 - 11:51 PM
"From what I gather, the Coulter's Candy comes from the "border" areas between Scotland and England. Coulter was the traveller who sold his candy out of his wagon directly to the kids.
I learned the song from Patrick Crilly, an oil engineer who was in Halifax for about 10 months a few years ago. It's an excellent song, with many many verses."
** 3. Subject: RE: MUS ADD: Coulter's candy
From: GUEST,Boab
Date: 22 Jan 02 - 12:55 AM
"I have always [ I could be wrong!] introduced this as a
Dumfries street-song. I sing a "Canadianised" version for the kids
over here. The "bawbee" becomes a penny, the "thrifty"
becomes a piggy-bank etc.."
** 4. Subject: RE: MUS ADD: Coulter's candy
From: GUEST,Ewan McVicar
Date: 22 Jan 02 - 10:10 AM
"Robert Coultart sold candy in the streets of Galashields and
all the Border towns. He made it on his fire - I've stood in the room. He died
in 1880, of a benign tumour, which seems to explain his eccentric character.
The candy was hard and flavoured with aniseed. I've identified some ten verses
in all, some made by him, some added by singers along the way.
My guess is that the song was originally Sugar Candy till
Coultard turned it into an early advertising jingle. The tune has all kinds of
interesting relatives."…
I first hear the song with just three verses in The Railway,
Fratton Southsea Hants back in the early 70s. It was the mammy's knee, wee
Jeannie (rickle of bone) and Little Annie's greetin too verses."
"My old Granny from
Scotland (came to Canada late 1800's, early 1900's) used to sing this for us
too, but she never sang "Coulter's" candy, just sugar candy.
Her version:
Owa Dowa, Owa Dowa
Dee
Sitting on her
mamies knee
Greetin' fur a
bonnie bawbee
Tae buy a sugar
candy"
** 8. Subject: RE: MUS ADD: Coulter's candy
From: GUEST,Christine
Date: 15 Nov 05 - 05:48 PM
"I have a memoir from my great grandmother where she gives a
description of the man who sang this song at the railway station as she
travelled to Galashields. She described him thus: "At the railway station
a man called Coulter met the trains. He was a peculiar man, wore a number of
waistcoats and sold candy and sang this song as he walked along the platform:
ally bally, ally bally bee...etc
"Not much in the Traditional Ballad Index on this song, but I
think it's worth posting:
Coulter's Candy
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1948 (Montgomerie)
[...]
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland)
[…]
DESCRIPTION: "Ally, bally, ally bally bee, Sittin' on
yer mammy's knee, Greetin' for anither bawbee, Tae buy mair Coulter's
candy." The parents feed the slender boy on candy, say he will grow up to
go to sea, or will later buy candy for them"
"A thousand years ago - when I was a lad growing up in
Newcastle, I heard a version with this as the chorus:
Ally bally, ally bally bee
Baby's high on LSD
Looks like sugar but it's not for tea
Selling Coulter's Candy
There was a verse about selling it through the neighbourhood
ice cream van that came around
Does anyone know anything of this warped version and who
sang it and what the rest of the lyrics are?"
**
11. Subject: RE: Origins: Coulter's Candy
From: GUEST,Ally
Date: 15 Oct 23 - 12:12 PM
"This song was the bane of my life as a kid, along with many
other Allys I am sure!"
** 12. Subject: RE: Origins: Coulter's Candy
From: GUEST
Date: 15 Oct 23 - 02:15 PM
"According to Wikipedia the song
> It was written by a former Galashiels weaver, Robert
Coltart (1832–1880)
[…]
Murray Shoolbraid's notes in the Digital Tradition cite
Buchan to the effect that "Coulter" was in fact a Scottish
candy-seller named Robert Coltart who was active around 1900. Ewan McVicar
reported on the Ballad-L mailing list that "Coulter's Candy was made and
sold by Robert Coltart, a weaver in Galashiels. He stamped his name on every
piece and flavoured it with aniseed. He sold it all round the Borders fairs,
attracting customers by playing his tune on his penny?whistle and singing out?his
song. An early advertising jingle. He died in 1880?aged 48." “…
This is Part II of a two part pancocojams series on product brand names in children's jump rope and hand clap rhymes.
Part II provides an alphabetized list of selected examples of children's jump rope (or ball bouncing) and/or hand clap rhymes that include a brand name for a product or store. Most of these rhyme examples are from the United States. However, a few rhymes in this compilation originated (and are mostly confined to) Britain, Australia, or New Zealand.
In the context of this pancocojams series, I've expanded the definition of "brand name" to include television channels and television series.
Additional examples in this compilation include parodies,songs, and other children's recreational rhymes that are chanted with or without any accompanying activity.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/08/commercialized-childrens-jump-rope-hand.html for Part I of this series. Part I features an excerpt from Chapter 4: "Double Dutch And Double Cameras: Studying The Transmission of Culture In An Urban Shool Yard" by Ann Richman Beresin in the 1999 book Children's Folklore: A Sourcebook and an excerpt of Chapter 4 "Nike, Nike, Who Can Do The Nike: New Commercialization and Scripted Exploitation" in the 2010 book Recess Battle: Playing, Fighting, and Storytelling by Anna R. Beresin.
My comments about this excerpt are given in the Addendum to that post.
**** The content of this post is presented for folkloric, historical, socio-cultural, and recreational purposes.
The only comment that was added to that 2017 post was one that I made about the" I Don't Want To Go To Mexico" rhyme.
All future updates to these "Brand Names In Children's Jump Rope & Hand Clap Rhymes" posts will only be made to this 2025 post.
**** DISCLAIMER: This post isn't meant to be a compilation of all the brand names for jump rope and hand clapping rhymes..
Please share other rhyme examples in the comment section below. Thanks!
**** PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTES Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/08/commercialized-childrens-jump-rope-hand.html for Part I of this series. Part I features an excerpt from Chapter 4: "Double Dutch And Double Cameras: Studying The Transmission of Culture In An Urban Shool Yard" by Ann Richman Beresin in the 1999 book Children's Folklore: A Sourcebook and an excerpt of Chapter 4 "Nike, Nike, Who Can Do The Nike: New Commercialization and Scripted Exploitation" in the 2010 book Recess Battle: Playing, Fighting, and Storytelling by Anna R. Beresin.
Here's a quote from the author of those books: ..."Given the volume of commercial messages presented to children via television and radio, on billboards and storefronts, on clothing and food items, it is not surprising to find commercial texts increasingly prevalent in children’s lore. But this phenomenon represents more than just a repository of larger cultural images. Some commercials are emerging right in the classroom."... -end of quote- Here's a quote from a University of Southern California student who collected a version of the "Kit Kat Bar" hand game that makes a similar point: ..."Two college students, playing hand-games in our University hallway...That we did this reflects not just our absolute boredom, but the integration of consumer products into everyday lives. After so many years I still remembered the song to a number of hand games, many of which refer to food and restaurants, and my informant obviously remembered the jingle from the Kit Kat Bar commercial. It’s very American, and we probably will never forget these games, those that sucked us into the world of advertising and friendly competition, but also promoted camaraderie 10 years later. The power of boredom and nostalgia should not be underestimated." - Francesca Ressa, May 16, 2012, https://folklore.usc.edu/kit-kat-bar-hand-game -snip- This is part of a statement that was made for the rhyme given in this pancocojams post as "Kit Kat Bar" Example #2. I added more of this statement in the comment section for this post.
**** DESCRIPTION OF THIS PANCOCOJAMS POST These examples are given in alphabetical order based on what I believe is the most often used title for that rhyme. The rhyme titles are capitalized in this compilation.
Although most of these rhymes have countless versions, usually I've featured only one or two versions of each rhyme in this compilation.
Numbers that are assigned for multiple examples of a specific rhyme are given with no particular order and no intended preference.
The brand names are written in italics the first time that they appear in each rhyme.
Hyperlinks or book sources for the source of these versions are included after the entry along with any demographic information (geographical location/dates) that is available for those versions.
The dates that are given with some of these examples are either the dates that the contributor remembers performing or hearing the rhymes, the dates that the researcher collected the rhymes, or the dates that the particular example was published.
The performance activity/activities are given in brackets after each entry. If not physical activity is performed when that rhyme is sung.
The underlined portions of the some double dutch rhymes are as they were given in Recess Battle: Playing, Fighting, and Storytelling by Anna R. Beresin (University Press of Mississippi, Jackson; 2010) [hereafter given as Recess Battles. These underlined words or syllables represent the accented beat of the rhyme.
Update October 10, 2025 - Most of the examples in this pancocojams compilation don't include any information about or links to these brand names. However, I've added brief information and links for the brand names from Great Britain, Australia, and/or New Zealand that aren't familiar to most people in the United States.
**** EXAMPLES OF "BRAND NAME" HAND CLAP AND JUMP ROPE RHYMES
A, B
A-B-C HIT IT! (Example #1) it's called A-B-C Hit It! {and/ or Brickwall Waterfall}. It goes:
A-B-C Hit It! That's the way Uh-Uhh I like it Uh-Uhh. That's the way Uh-Uhh I like it Uh-Uhh. Brickwall Waterfall Girl you think you know it all. You don't. I do. So Poof with the Attitude. Peace Punch Captain Crunch. I got something you can't touch. Bang Bang Cho Cho Train. Wind me up I'll do my thing. Yummy Yummy 7Up Mess with me I'll beat you up. Wait, Come back. I think you need a Tic Tac. Not 1 Not 2 But the whole six-pack. I'm not trying to be mean but you need some Listerine. Not a sip not a swallow. But the whole dang bottle. -GUEST,tracyjoy, 03 Oct 07 , https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=63097&threadid=63097 "Folklore: Do kids still do clapping rhymes?
**** A-B-C HIT IT! (Example #2) ABC hit it thats the way uhuuhu, i like it uhuuhu, thats the way uhuuhu i like it uhuuhu. you got yours i got mine peace, love, hit to the side. Waterfall break the wall, girl u think you know it all. but you dont. i do. so poof with your attitude. totally for sure i just got a manicure. but the sun over there is bleaching up my gorgeous hair. 24, 64? i dont know the football score. now i'm checking on TV. and it says the score's 15! loser, loser with a twist. elbow, elbow, wrist, wrist. fly high in the sky. girl you'll never know my kind. bang bang choo choo train. wind me up i'll do my thing. see my pinkie, see my thumb, see my fist you better run. hold up, come back. you need a tic-tac. not 1 not 2. but the whole 6-pack. i'm not trying to be mean, but you need some listerine. not a sip, not a swallow, but you need the whole big bottle. wipe a tear, blow a kiss, ain't you ever gonna miss? Recess pieces. cap'n crunch. orange, apple fruit punch. skittles, skittles, 7up. mess with me i'll mess you up. -GUEST,carina pillstone, 24 Dec 09, https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=100061&threadid=100061, Water Wallflower & Brickwall Waterfall
**** A-B-C HIT IT! (Example #3) This is how i always said it:
ABC IT'S AS EASY AS 1, 2, 3 (Example #1) ABC it's easy as 1,2,3, My momma takes care of me (or it can be my momma sings do,re,mi) My papa watched MTV, My granny says: Ooh, aaah, I wanna piece of pie. Pie too sweet, i wanna piece of meat. Meat too ruff I wanna ride a bus. Bus too full, I wanna ride a bull. Bull too black I want my money back. Money back too green, I wanna a Lima bean. Lima bean not cooked, I wanna read a book. Book not read I want to 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 too dumb, I wanna suck my thumb. Thumb too dirty, I wanna ride a birdie. Birdie too slow and that's all I know so close your eyes and count to ten, Whoever messes up starts all over again..... 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, No one messed up so that's the end! -https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-lyrics-to-the-ABC-hand-game, Joy Ahmed, no year given; [hand clap rhyme] -snip- This rhyme may be known as "Ooh Ahh I Wanna Piece Of Pie". There are countless versions. Some versions may refer to "BET" (Black Entertainment Television) instead of "MTV". A version of this rhyme that includes a parody of an old "Winston" cigarette commercial is given in the "O,P," section below.
**** A PIZZA HUT (Example #1) A Pizza Hut (make a square in the air) A Pizza Hut Kentucky Fried Chicken (flap your arms like you're doing the chicken dance) And a Pizza Hut A Pizza Hut A Pizza Hut, Kentucky Fried Chicken And a Pizza Hut
McDonalds McDonalds (use two hands-make an "M" in the air, starting in the middle) Kentucky Fried Chicken And a Pizza Hut Mc Donald's, Mc Donald's, Kentucky Fried Chicken And a Pizza Hut
A Jabba the Hut A Jabba the Hut Luke Skywalker And a Jabba the Hut A Jabba the Hut A Jabba the Hut Luke Skywalker And a Jabba the Hut Darth Vader Darth Vader Luke Skywalker And a Jabba the Hut Darth Vader Darth Vader Luke Skywalker And a Jabba the Hut
A Burger King (mime eating a burger) A Burger King, A Taco Bell (mime ringing a bell) And a Burger King A Burger King A Burger King, A Taco Bell And a Burger King Red Lobster, Red Lobster, (make claws) A Taco Bell And a Burger King Red Lobster, Red Lobster, A Taco Bell And a Burger King -https://www.scoutsongs.com/lyrics/pizza-hut.html -snip- I'm including this example even though I think it's most often sung as a imitative motion camp song. It's possible that some children might recite it as a hand clap or a jump rope game.
**** A PIZZA HUT (Example #2) A Pizza Hut, a Pizza Hut Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut A Pizza Hut, a Pizza Hut Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut McDonald's, McDonald's Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut
A Burger King, a Burger King Long John Silvers and a Burger King A Burger King, a Burger King Long John Silvers and a Burger King Red Lobster, Red Lobster Long John Silvers and a Burger King
A Dairy Queen, a Dairy Queen Chucky Cheese and a Dairy Queen A Dairy Queen, a Dairy Queen Chucky Cheese and a Dairy Queen Roy Rogers, Roy Rogers Chucky Cheese and a Dairy Queen
Actions:
Pizza Hut: Make shape of hut in air
Kentucky Fried Chicken: Flap elbows up and down
McDonalds: Put hands on top of head for arches
Burger King: Put hands on head with fingers up to make crown
Long John Silvers: Mimic sword play
Red Lobster: Hold up arms and bring fingers down on thumbs like lobster claws
**** BIG MAC (Version 1) Big Mac*, Filet o' Fish Quarter Pounder Frenchie Fries Icee Coke, milk shakefoot
Filet o' Fish Quarter Pounder Frenchie Fries Icee Coke, milk shakebounce
Filet o' Fish Quarter Pounder Frenchie Fries Icee Coke, milk shakehop
Filet o' Fish Quarter Pounder Frenchie Fries Icee Coke, milk shaketurn
Filet o' Fish Quarter Pounder Frenchie Fries Icee Coke, milk shakecriss
Filet o' Fish Quarter Pounder Frenchie Fries Icee Coke, milk shakewalk Recess battles, (1991, 1992, 1999, 2004), [double dutch jump rope rhyme] -snip- *I've written "Big Mac" in italics as its name represents the McDonalds Corporation.
Four hand clap versions of "Big Mac" are given in the "Welcome To McDonalds" entry given below
** BIG MAC (Version 2) Big Mac, Filet o' Fishshake and fries She's a mean mama honey and that'snolie Together McDonald's got footsiesplay that beat McDonald's got hopsies. Recess battles, (1992, 1999), [double dutch jump rope rhyme]
**** BAZOOKA ZOOKA BUBBLE GUM My mom gave me a penny She said to buy a henny But I didn't buy no henny Instead, I bought BUBBLE GUM BAZOOKA, ZOOKA BUBBLE GUM
My mom gave me a nickel She said to buy a pickle But I didn't buy no pickle Instead, I bought BUBBLE GUM BAZOOKA, ZOOKA BUBBLE GUM
My mom gave me a dime She said to buy a lime But I didn't buy no lime Instead , I bought BUBBLE GUM BAZOOKA, ZOOKA BUBBLE GUM
My mom gave me a quarter She said to buy some water But I didn't buy no water Instead, I bought BUBBLE GUM BAZOOKA, ZOOKA BUBBLE GUM
My mom gave me a dollar She said to buy a collar But I didn't buy no collar Instead, I bought BUBBLE GUM BAZOOKA, ZOOKA BUBBLE GUM
My mom gave me a five She said to stay alive But I didn't stay alive Instead, I choked on BUBBLE GUM BAZOOKA, ZOOKA BUBBLE GUM
i learned that one in elementary school... not sure how i remembered it! have fun... whoever needs this -i know hand games! ; http://blog.oftheoctopuses.com/; 12/22/2005 [website no longer accessible]; [hand clap rhyme?]
** BRICK WALL WATERFALL (Version #1) Brick Wall Waterfall Girl, you think you got it all. ou don't. I do. So BOOM with that attitude. Peace Punch Captain Crunch. I got something you can't touch. Bang Bang Choo Choo Train Wind me up I do my thang. Reeses pieces7 Up Mess with me I'll kick your butt. Elbow elbow, wrist wrist. Shut up girl, You just got dissed. -from https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/01/brickwall-waterfall-examples-analysis.html "Brickwall Waterfall" (Examples & Analysis) [hand clap rhyme]
** BRICK WALL WATERFALL (Version #2) brick wall waterfall girl you think you got it all you dont i do so boom with that attitude yo momma yo dadda yo bald headed grandma she 99 she think she fine she goin out with frankinstien shes hip shes fat she needs a tictac not a tic not a tac but the whole six pack sorry to be mean but she needs some listerene not a sip not a swallow but the whole dang bottle oh!!!!!!! -ash; Cocojams.com. 10/26/2007 -snip- Cocojams.com was the name of my cultural website. After almost 15 years, I voluntarily closed that website in October 2014. some of the reader submitted children's rhymes and cheers material can be found on pancocojams and some can be found on my other blog "cocojams2".
When Cocojams.com was active (from 2002 until 2014), the "Brickwall Waterfall" (either separately or in combination with "Bang Bang Choo Choo Train") was by far the hand clap rhyme that was most often submitted to that site by children, preteens, and teens.
****
BUDDIES Heaven help the child that wore cheap shoes to school. They heard this all day!
Buddies They make your feet feel fine Buddies They cost a dollar-ninety-nine!
CHALLENGE CHALLENGE/BIG MAC/HEY CONSOLATION Medley (Challenge is a competitive follow-the-leader game)
Challenge, challenge 1,2,3,4,5,6,7.8, 9, 10
Big Mac, Filet o’ Fishfoot And bounce And hop And turn And walk And criss
Hey consolation Where have you been? Around the corner, and back again Stole my money Knocked my honey Papa’s go the hiccups Mama’s got the ice So come on baby Let’s slice that ice
** COCA COLA CAME TO TOWN (Version #1) this is what ne and my friends say
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 bow 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 orangeFanta
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] -snip- "Coca Cola Came To Town" rhymes document and reflect the 1980s Coke vs Pepsi "Cola Wars". Click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cola_wars for more information about the advertisement battle between these two soda brands.
** COCA COLA CAME TO TOWN (Version #2) Ours always was: Coca Cola went to town, Pepsi Cola knocked him down. Dr. Pepper helped him up, now we're drinking Seven Up. Seven Up caught the flu, now we're drinking Mountain Dew. Mountain Dew fell off the mountain, now we're drinking from the fountain. Fountain broke, now we're back to plain old Coke, turned to mush, now we're drinking Orange Crush, Orange Slush disappeared now we're drinking Root Beer, I tried and tried with all my might but I just can't find the......SPRITE! lol. When we said Sprite you had to tag someone or something xD Haven't heard that in years hahahahaha
Another example of "Coca Cola came to town" is given below in the entry for "Down By The Banks Of The Hanky Panky".
**** COMET (Version #1) Comet, it makes your teeth turn green. Comet, it tastes like gasoline. Comet, it makes you vomit. So drink some Comet, and vomit, today! -http://www.topix.com/forum/city/huntsville-oh/TFIPIRQI91LHJ5DI9, Detroit, Michican, [parody of a commercial, recited without any other performance activity] -snip- information given on that site: (sung to the tune "Colonel Bogey March" theme from the movie "Bridge on the River Kwaii")
"Submitter comment: Matthew only recently learned this song, and thought is was new. When he tried to teach it to his older cousin, Joshua, who lives in the Chicago area, Josh had already heard of it."
** COMET (Version #2) We used to sing Comet, will make your father mean Comet, will make your mother scream Comet, will make you vomit So get some Comet, and vomit, today -Mickey527, Feb 22, 2010, https://www.disboards.com/threads/comet-parody-anyone.2403629/ [parody of a commercial, recited without any other performance activity]
** CRIMINAL MINDED [Version 1] Criminal minded, you've been blinded Looking for a shoe like mine, can't find it
Mine cost more Yours cost less Mine Footlocker Yours Payless
So criminalminded Foot, you got it So criminalminded Foot, you got it So criminalminded Hop, you got it So criminalminded Walk, you got it So criminalminded Criss, you got it Recess battles, (2004) [double dutch jump rope rhyme] -snip- "Criminal minded you've been blinded/ "lookin for a style and you can't find it" are beginning lyrics of a 1987 KRS_One rap song.
** CRIMINAL MINDED (Version #2) Criminal minded, you've been blinded Looking for a shoe like mine, can't find it
Mine cost more Yours cost less Mine Footlocker Yours Payless
Do your footsies, 1, 2, and three And your hopsies, 1, 2, and three And your bouncies, 1, 2, and three And your walksies, 1, 2, and three And your turnsies, 1, 2, and three And your crisses, 1, 2, and three Recess battles, (1999) [double dutch jump rope rhyme] -snip- Here's some information about the movement commands that are included in the Double Dutch rhymes from Recess Battle, page 64:
"Many traditional double-dutch songs list specific steps in order, and the commercial ones utilize the old formulas well:
footsies - two basic running steps with one small two-footed bounce hopsies - one foot hopping bouncies - two footed small jumps turnsies - a complete rotation while inside the two turning ropes walksies - basic running step criss - crossing both legs repeated while jumping" -snip- Note: Recess Battles examples were from African American girls in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1991 -2004.
** DOWN BY THE BANKS Of The HANKY PANKY (Version #1) Down by the banks of the hanky panky. Where the bullfrog jumps from bank to bank. Say As Es Is Os ees I did it. Bing Bong your daddy smells like King Kong. I pledge allegiance to the flag Michael Jackson makes me gag. Coca-cola burnt him up Now we're talkin 7 up 7 up has no caffeine Now we're talking Billy Jean Billy jean went out of style. Now we're talking Bobby Brown. B-o-b-b-y B-r-o-w-n went out of town GUEST,amy in Kentucky, http://awe.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=94034&messages=263, Origins: Down By The Banks Of The Hanky Panky, May 14, 2001 -snip- There are A LOT of examples of "Down By The Banks Of The Hanky Panky" partner hand clap rhymes or group (competitive) hand slap rhymes.
This particular version documents the actual event that occurred in 1984 when Pop Star Michael Jackson suffered serious burns on his head while filming a soft drink commercial. Ironically, given the Cola Wars, although many examples of this rhyme that I've found say that "Coca Cola burnt him up", Michael Jackson was actually filming an ad for Pepsi Cola.
Some examples of this rhyme have the line "Michael Jackson is a [derogatory term for homosexuals that rhymes with "gag"], reflecting some rumors that were widely spread about that celebrity.
** DOWN BY THE BANKS Of The HANKY PANKY (Version #2) Down by the banks of the hanky panky Where the bullfrogs jump from bank to banky Singing Eeep Op Eeep Op Skiddle diddle eep op op 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 I pledge allegiance to the flag Miley Cyrus makes me gag Miley Cyrus came to town, Coca Cola shot her down Dr. Pepper drink it up, now we're drinking 7-Up 7-Up has no caffeine, now we're drinking gasoline Gasoline ran out of fuel, now we're drinking Mountain Dew Mountain Dew fell off the Mountain, now we're drinking from the fountain Fountain broke, now we're drinking PLAIN-OLD-DIET-COKE -Guest, http://awe.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=94034&messages=263, Origins: Down By The Banks Of The Hanky Panky, March 20, 2012 -snip- This example is part of the HUGE family of "Down By The Banks Of The Hanky Panky" rhymes. it combined with an example from the somewhat smaller rhyme family "Cola Cola Came To Town". Two examples of that rhyme are given above.
Most of the "I Pledge Allegiance To The Flag" rhymes mention Michael Jackson. However, since that Pop artist's sudden death in June 2009, I've found a few other examples of this rhyme that substitute another celebrity's name for Michael Jackson. It appears to me that the celebrity who is named in this insult rhyme is usually someone who is disliked by fans of a particular music genre. An exception to this observation is the use of the name "Michael Jordan" instead of Michael Jackson. I think those examples (such as Example #4 below) occur when the person chanting the rhyme mistakes the name "Michael Jordan" for "Michael Jackson". Note that basketball great Michael Jordan has the same first name as Michael Jackson and his last name starts with a "J" like the last name "Jackson".
** DOWN BY THE BANKS Of The HANKY PANKY (Version #3) Down by the banks of the hanky prank where the bullfrog jump from bank to bank singin eps ieps opes oops automatic out goes you wait Michael Jackson went to town Coca Cola shot him down. Dr Pepper fixed him up now we're talkin 7 up. 7 up has no caffeine now we're talkin bike Jean. Billie Jean walked in to town singin do wa didee didee dum didee do
-madison, https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20121211173034AAyQw1S , "lyrics to down by the banks in the hanky panky where the bull frogs jump", 2016
** DOWN BY THE BANKS Of The HANKY PANKY (Version #4) 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
** DOWN BY THE BANKS Of The HANKY PANKY (Version #5) We did down by the river by the hanky bankey where the
bullfrogs jump from bank to banky going e I o u your mother stinks and so do
you king cong donkey cong when to school with nothing on ask the teacher what
she wore polka dotted underwear not to be not to small just as big as city hall
coca cola shake it up now we have seven up, seven up you go to school omg you
super cool. -Kitchen_Pride_4164, 2023,
DR. PEPPER I drink Dr. Pepper don’t you know It’s the most favorite thing that I love so And I drink Dr. Pepper wherever I go I’m A Pepper You’re A Pepper Wouldn’t you like to be a Pepper too Be a Pepper Drink Dr. Pepper Be a Pepper Drink Dr. Pepper "Dr. Pepper Hand Clap Game", published by Joseph LaMountain, Jan 19, 2010 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Swe99oRW4wY -snip- Phoebe and May are the names of the girls in this video of the hand game "Dr Pepper". They learned this hand clap game from a girl named Keira while they were on vacation in Mexico. The boy and girl who were playing this hand game are from Houston, Texas and the girl said she learned that rhyme from her teacher.
**** DREAM LOVER (Version #1) Dream lover, where are you? Upstairs on the toilet stool. What are doing way up there? Washing out my underwear. How did you get them so clean. With a bottle of listerine. -http://mudcat.org/jumprope/jumprope_display_all.cfm; Source: Abrahams (1969) [dump rope rhyme; parody of 1959 Pop song with that title]
** DREAM LOVER (Version #2)
(This is a parody of a rock and roll hit of 1958.)
Dream lover, where are you? Upstairs on the toilet stool. What are doing way up there? Washing out my underwear. How did you get them so clean. With a bottle of Listerine. Where'd you get that Listerine From a can of pork and beans. Where'd you get that pork and beans? From the city of New Orleans. How'd you get way down there? 'Cause I killed a polar bear. Why you kill the polar bear? 'Cause he dirtied my underwear. I want a dream lover. Never have to dream alone. - Keystone Folklore Quarterly, Volume 8, Simon Bronner Spring Issue 1963 Page 15 [Google books)
** FIRECRACKER FIRECRACKER 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] -Snip- 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 -snip- Contemporary versions of "Firecracker, Firecracker" are also performed as a children's cheerleader cheer or as a hand clap rhyme.
I BELIEVE I CAN FLY (Example #1) i believe i can fly i was shot by the fbi all i wanted was a chicken wing from mcdonalds or burger king i believe i can soar i was killed by an open door all i needed was 20 cents to buy a pack of junior mints!!!
there are alot of different versions but good question!!! -Amy R, http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070526124029AA1nFbA "what is The lyrics to the funny i believe i can fly?" , 2007 **** I BELIEVE I CAN FLY (Example #2) ha ha ha its funny here it is
I believe I can fly! I got shot by the FBI. All I wanted was a chicken wing. From McDonalds or Burger King. I still believe I can fly! I got caught by the Pepsi Guy. All I wanted was a Mountain Dew! He shot me with his 42. I'll always believe I can fly! Until the day I die. A clown hit me with a pie. And was that one hot guy. I believe I can soar. I got killed by an open door. All I needed was 20 cents! For a package of junior mints.
I BELIEVE I CAN FLY (Example #3) I believe i can fly i got shot by the fbi all i wanted was a chicken wing french fries from burgerking i believe i can soar got caught robing a dollar store all i wanted was a balloon but they gave me some loony toons i believe i can fly -angiiemary, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uw06X9WZ59I [hereafter given as Video: i believe i can fly], 2010 ****
I HATE BOSCO I hate Bosco It's not the drink for me My mommy put it in my milk To try to poison me One day I fooled Mommy I put some in her tea And now I have no mommy To try to poison me! -Remember, Cookeville, Tennessee, Jun 19, 2010, http://www.topix.com/forum/city/huntsville-oh/TFIPIRQI91LHJ5DI9 [parody of a commercial, recited without any other performance activity]
-snip- "jag" = Jaguar [car] "shag"- British colloquial term meaning "having sex"
**** I'M CONCHITA BANANA I'm Conchita Banana And I'm here to say How to get rid of your teacher The easy way Put a banana on the floor and watch your teacher slide out the door.
Down, down, down, the stairs she goes Where she lands know one knows And while she's gone, the kids have fun Drinking, whiskey, beer, and rum - http://www.topix.com/forum/city/huntsville-oh/TFIPIRQI91LHJ5DI9 Detroit, Michigan, no date recorded, [teacher taunt, parody of a commercial; recited without any other performance activity]
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weetabix "Weetabix is a breakfast cereal produced by Weetabix Limited in the United Kingdom. It comes in the form of palm-sized (approx. 9.5 cm × 5.0 cm or 4" × 2") wheat biscuits"...
**** I WENT TO THE BAKER'S SHOP 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)
**** i WENT TO A CHINESE RESTAURANT (Version #2) This is what I remember from in Windsor, UK in the late
90s.. I went to a Chinese restaurant to buy a loaf of bread bread bread He
wrapped it up in a five pound note and this is what he said said said My name
is Elvis Presley Girls are sexy Sitting in the back seat Drinking pepsi Had a
baby Named it daisy Di di Di di da Brown bread -katarpillarkake99, 2024, https://www.reddit.com/r/nostalgia/comments/koqcql/90s_hand_clapping_rhymes/
****
I WON'T GO TO MACYS This is what I remember from in Windsor, UK in the late
90s.. I went to a Chinese restaurant to buy a loaf of bread bread bread He
wrapped it up in a five pound note and this is what he said said said My name
is Elvis Presley Girls are sexy Sitting in the back seat Drinking pepsi Had a
baby Named it daisy Di di Di diIawon't go to Macy's ( A big store in New York)
Anymore, more, more There's a big fat policeman At the door, door, door. He takes me by the collar. He makes me pay a dollar. I won't go to Macy's Anymore, more, more. -Source: Abrahams (1969) -http://mudcat.org/jumprope/jumprope_display_all.cfm -snip- This rhyme is now (2025) usually known as "I Don't Want To Go To Mexico" (Among many African Americans it is known as "Shame Shame Shame" from the introductory line that is found in many of those African American examples).Click the Folk song index: http://www.fresnostate.edu/folklore/ballads/OpGap478.html for folkloric information about this rhyme.
**** K, L
KIT KAT BAR BAR (Example #1) Give me a break Give me a break Break me off a piece of that kit kat bar
That chocolate crispy taste is gonna make your day And whereever you go You hear the people say
Verse 1: Gimme a break Gimme a break Break me off a piece of that Kit Kat Bar
Verse 2: The chocolate-y taste Makes my day Walkin down the street Hear the people say
"“I probably learned that in middle school with all the other hand game things, like waiting in line for recess or something. I originally played it cuz it wasted time, and even now if you’re like waiting around for something or there’s literally nothing else to do. Whoever did it the fastest was the coolest, you know. It became like a competition or whatever. (laughs) The boys probably thought we were so stupid. I mean, the first verse, isn’t that the real jingle? I dunno about the second verse, some girl probably made it up.”... -Francesca Reese, May 16, 2012 https://folklore.usc.edu/kit-kat-bar-hand-game/ "USC Digital Folklore Archives (a database of folklore performances" -snip- If I'm reading this correctly, Francesca Reese was the person who collected this rhyme. The quote after this rhyme is from the informant (the person who taught that rhyme to her). This statement that precedes that rhyme is a description of the informant. "Nationality: Swedish-American Age: 20 Occupation: College Student Residence: Los Angeles, California Performance Date: 4.12.12 Primary Language: English -snip- Read more of the collector's statement in the comment section below for this pancocojams post. **** LET'S GO TO NETTOS let's all go to Nettos where (name) buys her best clothes Her shoes are really nifty Their only £1.50 šššš -Dominiques20, 02-05-20, https://community.babycentre.co.uk/post/a33177112/songs-rhymes-from-your-childhood-?page=2 -snip- Nettos were discount food and general merchandise stores in Great Britain. Click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netto_UK for information about Nettos ** Reply Lucy_loo, 03-05-20, https://community.babycentre.co.uk/post/a33177112/songs-rhymes-from-your-childhood-?page=2 "It’s was tescooooooes for us, and the last 2 lines were ‘for 99p.....economy’ " -snip- Tescos were discount food and general merchandise stores in Great Britain. Click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesco for information about Tescos. **** M, N
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 [parody recited without physical activity?]
** MCDONALD'S IS YOUR KIND OF 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!
** MISS MOP Miss Mop (clap, clap, clap)
Miss Mop (clap, clap, clap)
Miss Mop from California,
Sitting in a tree,
Eating KFC*, (*Kentucky Fried Chicken)
Watching the clock go tick, tock, tick tock chawalla, (point upwards, move arms side to side)
Tick, tock, tick tock chawalla, (point upwards, move arms side to side)
A, B, C, D, E, F, G,
Washing my knickers on my knee. (rub hands up and down thighs)
A-booshka, a- booshka, a- booshka,
FREEZE!
(Players: freeze and stare at each other until someone moves.)
-Childhood, Tradition & Change 2011, https://ctac.esrc.unimelb.edu.au/biogs/E000322b.htm {Australian primary schools hand clapping rhyme) -snip- "Miss Mop" is an Australian version of the hand clapping rhyme that originated in the United States as "Miss Sue". Those rhymes appear to usually be called "Miss Moo" hand clapping rhymes in Australian schools (according to my reading of that Childhood, Tradition, and Change page whose link is given for this version.
**** MISS SUE (Version #1) back in my day it went a little something like this:
Miss Sue (clap clap clap) Miss Sue (clap clap clap) Miss Sue from Alabama, her real name's Suzianna she's sittin in a rocker, eatin Betty Crocker watch the clock go tick tock tock tock, banana rock tick tock tick tock banana rock ABCD123 wash those spiders off of me mooshka, mooshka, i see mommy mooshka, mooshka, i know karate mooshka, mooshka, oops i'm sorry mooshka, mooshka, FREEZE. -RespectMyThickness, 2015, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-svfUMX3BM [hand clap rhyme] -snip- Betty Crocker is a fictional name for a woman who helped market cook books. "Betty Crocker is especially known for her recipes for cakes, cookies, pies and other baked goods..
** MISS SUE (Version #2) Miss Sue Miss Sue from Alabama Her name was Suzianna Sitting in a rocker eating Betty Crocker Watching the clock go Tick Tock Tick all around go Tick Tock Tick all around A-B-C-D-E-F-G Gotta wash that stain right out of me Gotta Boom-shot Gotta Boom-shot Gotta crick in my side Gotta crick in my side Salt and pepper said "DO NOT MOVE" (alternate ending) Salt and pepper said" DO NOT MOVE, FIRST ONE TO MOVE IS A BLACK-EYED-PEA SECOND ONE TO MOVE IS A BEAUTY QUEEN -Dani (White American, Southern USA), http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=63097 "Folklore: Do kid still do clapping rhymes?", September 22, 2003
** MY FATHER'S A LAVATORY CLEANER To the tune of ‘My Bonny Lies over the Ocean’:
My father’s a lavatory cleaner He works all day and all night And when he comes home in the evening His hands are all covered in… Shine your buckles with Brasso Only three-halfpence a tin. You can buy it or nick it from Woolworths But I don’t think they’ve got any in. Now some say he died of a fever Some say he died of a fit. But I know what my poor Dad died of: He died of the smell of the…
** MY MOTHER AND YOUR MOTHER (LIVE ACROSS THE STREET) (Version #1) 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 knowš³š -Jah'Niyah Brock, 2016; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0KMFSj-FrQ Fun hand games "The summary of this 2011 video by two young African American women reads in part "old school hand games from way back". [hand clap rhyme, "also used to be" [?] used as a jump rope rhyme and ball bouncing rhyme]
** MY MOTHER AND YOUR MOTHER (LIVE ACROSS THE STREET) (Version #2) my mother your mother was wrong lmao: my mother your mother lived down the sreet 18 19 marble street and every night they had a fight, this is what they said all night. girls are sexi made out of pepsi boys are rotten made out of cotton girls go to mars to get more bras boys go to jupiter to get more stupider incy wincy lolly pop incy wincy woo incy wincy lolly pop i love you! -Gabriella Casuscelli, 2015, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0KMFSj-FrQ Fun hand games
** NETTO N.E.T.T.O..netto is the place to go... shop all day... shop all night ya mum comes home with a bag of sh-te!* -aries321, Posted 02-05-20, https://community.babycentre.co.uk/post/a33177112/songs-rhymes-from-your-childhood-?page=2 -snip- *This British profanity is fully spelled out in this rhyme and is pronounced to rhyme with the word "night". -Read information about Nettos in the K-L section above. **
NIKE NikeNike Who can do the Nike? Foot to the N-I-K-E Hop to the N-I-K-E Walk to the N-I-K-E Bounce to the N-I-K-E Turn to the N-I-K-E Criss to the N-I-K-E Recess Battle, (1992, 2004)
**** O, P
OOOH! AHH! OK, I gotta join in because I came looking for just this
discussion, and am surprised to not see the version I learned. I grew up in
the Anacostia district of SE Washington, D.C. I was born in 1961 and vaguely
recall that I learned this one from my older brother maybe between 1967 and
1970. I always assumed he got it from school, but we were pretty much the
only whites on our street and the black girls next door spent a lot of time
doing some skilled rope jumping with songs and chants, so maybe it came from
them. The rhythm seems much too slow for skipping rope, though, unless they
jumped at twice the meter or something. But it had a truly "boy
sound" to it, always with a deep, growling voice like an alcoholic bum or
something...can't imagine girls doing this one!
OOOH! AHH!
Wanna piece o' pie!
Pie too sweet,
Wanna piece o' meat!
Meat too tough,
Wanna ride a bus!
Bus too full,
Wanna ride a bull!
Bull too black,
Want ma' money back!
Money too green,
Go get Mr. Clean!
(with emphasis...)
Mr. CLEEAAN SEZ...(pause)
(start over at top and repeat, endlessly)
I had to do it for my 7-year-old son tonight, as I always
do, when I got out the Mr. Clean to clean up a mess of his. Who knows, maybe I
picked up some kind of marketing version of it!
And, BTW, we sometimes did this as we played penny-ante
tunk, but that is another thread somewhere, I am sure!
-GUEST,Robert, https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=26926,
"Lyr Req: Oh my, I want a piece of pie", 15 Apr 09 -snip- "Mr Clean" is the brand name and the name for cleaning solution products as well as the name of the fictional character that represents those products in ads. -snip- This is the earliest contemporary (1960s on) example that I have found for these "Ooh Ah I Want A Piece Of Pie" children's recreational rhymes (including those that start with the line "ABC It's Easy as 1,2,3" (or "It's Easy As Do, Re, Me." The earliest historical date for these "Ooh Ah I Want A Piece Of Pie" rhymes is Richard Wright's 1938 book Uncle Tom's Children, followed by Fat's Waller's 1940 Jazz record "Eep,
Ipe, Wanna Piece Of Pie" and King Coleman's 1967 Funk, R&B record "The
Boo Boo Song".
****
OOH AH I WANT A PIECE OF PIE (with the "Winston cigarette" verse) 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
** PAC MAN Pac Mancome on tardy And Toya had a party She gonna move her feet Yeah yeah And dance to the beat Yeah yeah She gonna hop til she drop Yeah yeah She gonna turn till she burn Yeah yeah And criss till she miss Yeah, yeah Reeces Battles, (29004), [double dutch jump rope rhyme) -snip- "Toya" is a girl' name or a clip of a female name. Substitute the jumper's name or nickname.
** PEPSI COLA HITS THE SPOT (Version #2) 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. [parody of a commercial; recited with no accompanying performance activity]
**** Q, R
REEBOK R-E-E B-O-K Do your footsies the Reebok way R-E-E B-O-K Do your hopsies the Reebok way R-E-E B-O-K Do your footsies the Reebok way R-E-E B-O-K Do your walksies the Reebok way R-E-E B-O-K Do your bouncies the Reebok way R-E-E B-O-K Do your turnsies the Reebok way R-E-E B-O-K Do your crisses the Reebok way -Chapter 4: "Double Dutch And Double Cameras: Studying The Transmission of Culture In An Urban Shool Yard" by Ann Richman Beresin in Children's Folklore: A Sourcebook edited by Brian Sutton-Smith, Jay Mechling, Thomas W. Johnson, Felicia McMahon (Utah State University Press, 1999)
Also, Recess Battles, edited by Ann Beresin (collected in 1992, 2004) [Double Dutch jump rope hyme]
**** S, T
SHINE YOUR BUTTONS WITH BRASSO (Example #1) Ssshh....ine your buttons with Brasso, Brasso, Brasso Shine your buttons with Brasso, Its only three ha'pence a tin, You can but it or nick it from Woolies But there's only a tiny bit in.. -.geordiegump, 02/07/10, https://forums.digitalspy.com/discussion/1287991/play-ground-rhymes-from-your-childhood -snip- [Wikipedia]"Brasso" is a metal polish that is produced and sold in Great Britain....
[Wikipedia] - "Woolworths (colloquially known as "Woolies") is an Australian supermarket chain owned by Woolworths"...
**** SNICKERS TASTE GOOD (OO AH I WANNA PIECE OF PIE) Example #1 Snickers they taste just like a, candy bar just like a.
**** TELL IT Yes!!!! I grew up in Chicago and me and my aunt JUST had
this conversation!!! How about
tell it, tell it tell it like it is. I go
to school (tell it tell it)
Smoking kools (tell it tell it)
I walk the streets (tell it tell it)
10 times a week (tell it tell it)
I'm number third (tell it tell it)
Smoking herb (tell it tell it)....
& the nonsense continues. Smh... my grandmother
wouldn't let us sing that one. -Chrystal Smith, 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfzHL_1PdbY "Let's
Discuss: Black Girl Childhood Hand Games and Sing Songs", published by
EbonyJanice Peace, Aug 4, 2014
**** U, V
**** W, X
WANNA FIGHT MARMITE? I remember person 1: “wanna fight marmite?” Person 2: “Bring it on ding dong” person 1: “if you wish jellyfish” then i forgot the comeback to that one -ampmetaphene, 2020, https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/l61ai1/what_rhymes_did_you_have_at_your_primary_school/"What rhymes did you have at your primary school [in New Zealand] -snip- From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmite_(New_Zealand) "Marmite ... is a food spread produced in New Zealand by Sanitarium Health and Wellbeing Company and distributed in Australia and the Pacific. Marmite is made from yeast extract, a by-product of beer brewing. It is similar to the British Marmite, but the two products are made by different companies (the UK version is made by Unilever).
Marmite has been manufactured in New Zealand since 1919. It is the only product sold as Marmite in Australasia and the Pacific Islands, whereas elsewhere in the world the British version predominates."
** WANNA FIGHT? VEGEMITE Wanna fight Vegemite?. Bring it on tampon.
Also: “Girls are sexy made out of Pepsi, boys are rotten made out of cotton”
Didn’t even know what tampons were at that age. Kids are weird. -Lettuce_Fun, 2000, https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/l61ai1/what_rhymes_did_you_have_at_your_primary_school/"What rhymes did you have at your primary school [in New Zealand] -snip- From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegemite "Vegemite...is [an Australian] brand of a thick, dark brown[3] Australian food spread... for sandwiches, toast, crumpets and cracker biscuits as well as a filling for pastries.... Vegemite is similar to other yeast-based spreads such as Marmite in the UK and its New Zealand version"...
** WELCOME TO MCDONALDS (Version #1)
Welcome to McDonalds May I take your order? Big Mac Filet of Fish Quarter pounder french fries Icy coke, milk shake Sundae, and apple pie. You deserve a break today So get up, and get away To McDonalds! And the dish ran away with the spoon. -TMP and friends, mid 1980s, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [hand clap rhyme] -snip- The line "and the dish ran away with the spoon" is from the nursery rhyme "Hey Diddle Diddle". "TMP" is my daughter. When I asked her why she and her friends added this line to this rhyme, she said she didn't know, but it just fit.
I've seen some online examples of "Welcome To McDonalds" that also included this verse.
**** WELCOME TO MCDONALDS (Example #2) 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 [hand clap rhyme]
** WELCOME TO MCDONALDS (Example #2) Welcome to mc-Don-alds may I take your or-der, Big Mac, French fries, coca-cola apple pie.Rock paper scissors shoot x 3 -Ami, 2015, https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080602191636AAROyG0 [hand clap rhyme] -snip- These are only three hand clap versions of "Welcome To McDonalds" (also known as "Big Mac". There are countless versions of these rhymes.
** WINSTON TASTES GOOD (OO AH I WANNA PIECE OF PIE) Example #1 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
** WINSTON SMELLS GOOD (OO AH I WANNA PIECE OF PIE) Example #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 25th, 2008 -snip- That website has many more examples of "Oo Ah I Wanna Piece Of Pie", including many examples that include a line about "Winston" [cigarettes]. although most of the versions say "Winston smells (or tastes) good like a coconut". That suggests that the chanters don't know that "Winston" is a brand name for cigarettes.l
** WINSTON TASTES GOOD (OO AH I WANNA PIECE OF PIE) Example #3 I learned it like this...
ZING ZING ZING Zing-Zing-Zing Zing-zing-zing, and away we go To the Jackie Gleason studio. Calaree! Calarah! One apiece, No repeats Or hesitations Or demonstrations! Name some.. Foods: “Ham.” “Turkey.” “Eggs.” “Cheeseburger.” “Bacon,” “Sausage.” “Hot dog.” “Watermelon.” “What?” “Watermelon.” “Toast.” “Hamburger.”
“I said hamburger.” “No you didn't,” ALL: “Yes she did. You out!” Cars: “Mustang. “”Pinto.” “What!? What you all naming?
“Mustang.” “Supreme II.” “Cutlass S.” “Um ...F'irebird.” “You out!” -Band 2 of Old Mother Hippletoe: Rural and Urban Children’s Songs New World NW 291 Washington, D.C., schoolgirls, vocals, Recorded 1976 at Smithsonian Institution Festival of American Folklife, Washington, D.C. http://www.newworldrecords.org/linernotes/80291.pdf
**** This concludes Part II of this two part series on the commercialization of children's rhymes.
