Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: Azizi Date: 21 Sep 09 - 06:11 PM Thanks, GUEST,friends now for adding your version of this rhyme to this collection! |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,friends now Date: 21 Sep 09 - 05:51 PM the words start like this: Down by the bank of the Hanky Panky With a bullfrog jump from bank to bank signin epps ipes opes umps hey dilly dilly curb plunk pepsi, cola, ginger ale, ginger ale, ginger ale, ginger ale, ginger ale pepsi, cola, ginger ale, 7up 7up 7up your out! |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: Azizi Date: 03 Sep 09 - 11:34 PM Thanks for sharing that example, GUEST,LM. ** I'd like to take this opportunity to say that I think that all of these examples are important to collect for historical and folkloric reasons. But I want to go on record and say that I'm very much against referring to any person as a "fag"-whether that person is indeed a homosexual or you just think that person is a homosexual. Words can hurt. Please be mindful of that. |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,LM Date: 03 Sep 09 - 11:15 PM Down by the riverside, hanky panky Where the bullfrogs jump from bank to banky saying ees mees sauce sees esa meesa ding dong your momma smells like king kong I pledge of allegience to the flag michael jackson is a fag coca cola burnt him up now we're drinking 7up 7up has no caffeine now we're drinking gasoline gasoline ran out of fuel now we're drinking mountain dew Ugh I wish I remembered the rest! But this was probably around 1998-99 at a crappy YMCA |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,omg Date: 28 Aug 09 - 06:30 PM Down by the river of hanky panky The bullfrog jumps from bank to banky Now E I O U your momma stinks and so do you no ding dong, ping pong ur daddy smells like king kong on his feet and on his toes your daddy wears pink panty hoes coca cola shake it up now we're talking 7up 7up has no caffeine now we're talking Billy Jean Billy Jean is lots of fun now we're slapping hands and DONE! |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,AUDREEEY Date: 28 Jul 09 - 11:54 PM down by the banks were the hanky panks and the bull frogs jump from bank to bank saying e i o u your momma stinks and so do you, i pledge alligence to the flag, michael jackson is a fag. coca cola brought him up now we're talking 7 up, 7 up has no cafffine now we're drinking gasoline gasoline gave me the flu now we're drinking moutain dew, moutain dew fell off a mountain now we're drinking water foutain, water fountain turned to soap now we're drinking cherry coke, cherry coke broke my wrist now we're drinking sierra mist. sierra mist hadda fall. NOW WE'RE DRINKING NOTHING AT ALL. dooodes, i accidentally fucked it up. I FORGOT THE WATER FOUNTAIN. but legit thats how we do it old school. :D HAHAHA/ |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,AUDDDRAY. Date: 28 Jul 09 - 11:51 PM down by the banks were the hanky panks and the bull frogs jump from bank to bank saying e i o u your momma stinks and so do you, i pledge alligence to the flag, michael jackson is a fag. coca cola brought him up now we're talking 7 up, 7 up has no cafffine now we're drinking gasoline gasoline gave me the flu now we're drinking moutain dew, moutain dew turned to soap now we're drinking cherry coke cherry coke broke my wrist now we're drinking sierra mist. sierra mist hadda fall. NOW WE'RE DRINKING NOTHING AT ALL. ROFL. chyeaaa (: |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,Taryn and Maddie Date: 09 Jul 09 - 08:17 PM Down by the banks of the hanky panky Where the bull frogs jump from bank to bank singin' Eeeps ipes opes oops silly will ding dong I pleage aligence to the flag Michal Jackson makes me gag Pepsi cola burt my butt Now were talkin' 7 up 7 up has no caffine now were talkin billy jean Billy Jean is out of sight now were talkin dynomite dynomite blew up the school Now were talkin' really cool 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: Azizi Date: 02 Jul 09 - 07:36 PM Thanks to those who have posted examples to this thread. ** It's interesting that one way that Michael Jackson's name may live on is through these children's rhymes. |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,Jean Date: 02 Jul 09 - 07:12 PM As kids, we always sang it like this (I'm a teenager now): Down by the banks of the hanky panky Where the bullfrogs jump from bank to banky Singin' eep, opp, eep opp opp Skittle, dittle kernel pop I pledge allegience to the flag Michael Jackson is a fag Coca Cola has caffeine Now we're drinking gasoline Gasoline ran out of fuel Now we're drinkin' mountain dew Mountain dew fell off the mountain Now we're drinkin' from the fountain Finally the fountain broke Now we're back to Plain old... COKE! And on coke the one person who was next to slap would try to hit the other's hand, and the other could pull away. If they pulled away the person slapping is eliminated, and if their hand gets slapped they are eliminated. |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST Date: 01 Jul 09 - 02:19 PM DOwn by the banks where the i dont know i like pie |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,Alicia Date: 26 Jun 09 - 03:01 PM P.S. this was in Arizona |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,Alicia Date: 26 Jun 09 - 03:00 PM The version I grew up with in the 90's was: (you stand in a circle with one hand on top of the others and slap the next persons hand as it goes around the circle while you sing) Down by the banks of the Hanky Panky Where the Bullfrogs jumped from bank to banky With the eips ipes opes skiddle scaddle ding dong we would sing that to pick the person who would stand in the middle for another rhyme: I was going to Kentucky The old Kentucky fair When i met a seniorita with purple underwear OH shake it to the bottom(go down) Shake it to the top(come back up) Spin around, spin around(spin around with eyes closed) Till you S-T-O-P spells stop The person you were pointing at would be the next person to start and we would sart all over again. |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: Azizi Date: 11 Jun 09 - 08:04 PM GUEST,Michaela, thanks for sharing that version of "Down by the banks of the Hanky Panky. |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,Michaela Date: 11 Jun 09 - 06:05 PM Down by the banks to the hanky panky where the bull frogs jump from banks to banks with the eeps ipes opes ops listen to the kerplop. I pledge allegience to the flag Michael Jackson sings so bad Pepsi Cola burned his butt Now he's drinking Seven up 7 up has no caffine now he's drinking gasoline Gasoline has no good taste now he's drinking toxic waste. That's all I really know. |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: Azizi Date: 03 Jun 09 - 07:47 PM Hi, GUEST 03 Jun 09 - 07:07 PM I didn't know that this rhyme was known in Melbourne, Australia. Thanks for sharing your version and info about your geographical location. I'm interested in knowing who sang it (age group, gender) and whether it was sung as a partner or circle handclap rhyme or both. |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST Date: 03 Jun 09 - 07:07 PM Okay here in Melbourne, Australia I've always sung it 'Down by the banks of the hanky panky where the bullfrogs jump from bank to banky With a hip, hop, crackle and a pop With a hip, hop, crackle and a pop With an A, E, I, O, You are out' |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: Azizi Date: 03 Jun 09 - 12:37 PM GUEST,LINDSEY, thanks for sharing how you and your friends play "Down by the banks of the hanky panky". |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,LINDSEY Date: 02 Jun 09 - 09:44 PM its the whole sit in a circle with the hand thing(a large circle) and whoever gets powed is out, and you keep going. Down by the banks of the hanky panky where the bull frogs jump from bank to banky singin E-a-pap-a, I-a-pap-a, O-a-pap-a POW!!!!!! |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: Azizi Date: 06 May 09 - 07:30 PM GUEST,brooklyn, thanks for sharing your version of this rhyme with us. -Ms. Azizi |
Subject: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,brooklyn Date: 06 May 09 - 05:27 PM down by the river where he hanky panky where the bull-frog jump from bank to bank sing aeiouing now we are tlaking micheal jackson coke-cola shot him down doctor peper shop him up now we are talking 7 up!! |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: Azizi Date: 29 Apr 09 - 07:43 AM Jim Dixon, thanks for that interesting information about an early source for "Pudding and tame". I took the liberty of reposting it on this Mudcat thread: Folklore: Puddin Tane & Other Rhyming Sayings as I think that people who might read that thread might be interested in reading that information too. ** Hello to Guest 6 Apr 09 - 10:35 AM, Guest 20 Apr 09 - 07:20 PM and GUEST,345! Thanks for sharing the versions of this rhyme that you know. Guest 345, I'm particularly interested in your version because I've not read or heard that part about "7 up a double these now im talkin beligue 7up a double threes i said i do i didnt didnt dong didnt do i said i do i didnt didnt dong didnt do 1,2,3 base on me" -snip- I'd really appreciate it if you could post some demographical information such as where you learned this (city, state if in the USA, city/country if outside of the USA), when (year, decade such as the late 1990s), who (gender/s, ages, and race/ethnicity of those who performed this rhyme) and category (for instance, is this a circle/group hand clap rhyme or is it a partner-two people hand clap rhyme?) Also I'd appreciate it if you would tell us what "1,2,3 base on me" means. Thanks! Ms. Azizi PS: To all guests who post on this thread (and any other Mudcat thread), membership is free and easy to do. Just click on that membership feature near the top right hand corner of this page and follow the steps that show up on that page. One benefit of membership is that you can keep track of all of your postings on this forum (Guest 3,4,5-I think I recently read another post of yours but I can't remember what thread it was in. Thanks for that one too!) Another benefit of Mudcat membership is that you can exchange private electronic messages with other members. That's what that PM in the comment headings mean. I hope you all decide to join Mudcat! Best wishes, Azizi |
Subject: down by the riverside From: GUEST,345 Date: 28 Apr 09 - 04:47 PM this is how it go:down by the riverside siad a hanky panky said bull frog jump frog yo mama stanky said a A-E-I-O-U BAM BOO micheal jackson went to town coke cola shot him down 7 up a doulbe these now im talkin beligue 7up a double threes i said i do i didnt didnt dong didnt do i said i do i didnt didnt dong didnt do 1,2,3 base on me |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST Date: 20 Apr 09 - 07:20 PM Short Version: Down by the banks of the hanky panky Where the bullfrogs jump from bank to bank Where the eeps, ops, sodapops Hey Mr. Willie and he went ker-plops Long Version: Down by the banks of the hanky panky Where the bullfrogs jump from bank to bank Where the eeps, ops, sodapops Hey Mr. Willie and he went ker-plops With a cherry on top Here come the animals two-by-two Hippopotamous and Kangaroo Kaboo Kaboo Hippopotamous and Kangaroo |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST Date: 16 Apr 09 - 10:35 AM West london , i was thinking of this song for some odd reason from when i was like 7 (17 now) and i remember it going. Down by the river near hanky panky where the two fat frogs sit bank to banky with a oooh ah oooh ah pick a number right now. game of some sort? Also heard a rude one before: Down near the river near the bank banky where the two fat frogs have hanky panky...somthing like that o.0 |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: Jim Dixon Date: 11 Apr 09 - 05:39 PM The quote from McDougal reminds me of a parallel smart-alecky reply:
– but it goes back at least to – From The Beulah Spa (a play) by Charles Dance (London: John Miller, 1833):
HEC. Pudding and tame—if you ask me again I shall tell you the same. |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: Azizi Date: 11 Apr 09 - 05:21 PM Jim Dixon, those are great finds! I'm not sure if I reposted this example on this thread or not. Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Way Down Yonder on Beaver Creek From: GUEST,Sharon oehler - PM Date: 28 Feb 05 - 04:52 PM Way down yonder in the Piankatank A bullfrog jumped from bank to bank He skinned his leg from shank to shank Way down yonder in the Piankatank The Piankatank is a river in Virginia that runs to the Cheasepeake Bay Song a legend in those parts thread.cfm?threadid=6853#1521078 |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: Jim Dixon Date: 11 Apr 09 - 05:07 PM From The Long Roll (a novel) by Mary Johnston, with illustrations by N. C. Wyeth (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1911):
Where the bullfrogs jump from bank to bank."
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Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: Azizi Date: 08 Apr 09 - 06:09 PM Wow! "Michael Jordan went to town"-that's the first time I read that version. Thanks for sharing that GUEST,Jenny. |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,Jenny Date: 08 Apr 09 - 05:55 PM Here is the one I know: Down by the banks of the hanky Panky where the bullfrogs jump from bank to bank with an a e i o u Michael jordan went to town coca cola shot him down Mountain dew shot him up now were talkin 7 up 7 up has no cafene now were talkin billie jean billie jean went down the street singin doo a dilly dilly dum dilly do singin do a dilly dily dum dilly do That is the version that I know... |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: Azizi Date: 07 Apr 09 - 09:40 AM GUEST 07 Apr 09 - 01:08 AM , thanks for sharing that example here. I really appreciate your comments as they add another perspective about the "pledge allegiance rhyme that hadn't occcurred to me. Guest, I am going to take the liberty of reposting your comment on this Mudcat thread Homophobia In Playground Rhymes as I believe it adds to the consideration of that topic. Thanks again, and also I appreciate your inclusion of demographical information. |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST Date: 07 Apr 09 - 01:08 AM The version that I learned as a child (Arizona in the 1980s) were: Down by banks of the hanky panky where the bullfrog jumps from bank to banky With a hip, hip, hip, hop He jumps from a lilypad -- KERPLOP This was sung, so it was likely taught to us by adults at summer camp. My friends and I also had variants of the other rhymes, but they were separate: Coca-cola went to town Pepsi Cola shot him down Doctor Pepper fixed him up And now we're drinking Seven-up (sung to the tune of Yankee Doodle) and the rhyme in question: I pledge allegiance to the flag, Michael Jackson is a fag. That was 1985 give or take a year. The version I knew from childhood did not include the line about little toys or little boys. I believe this predates the sex scandals. Rather, the faggotry in question was his wearing a white glove, prancing on stage, and grabbing his crotch. I distinctly recall that none of my friends knew what a fag was, but Michal Jackson grabbing his crotch was a sources of considerable discussion. |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: Azizi Date: 05 Apr 09 - 12:05 PM Thanks, hiroko for sharing your school's version. If you check back here, it would be great if you could add the city/state your school is in and when (year or decade) you said this rhyme and if it was a hand clap rhyme or not. I'm asking people to include that information because I'm trying to see if there are similarities or differences that could be documented with how this rhyme is said and performed in different parts of the USA or elsewhere and whether there are differences between the rhymes at different times. Thanks! |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,hiroko Date: 05 Apr 09 - 10:29 AM at my school it goes like this. (some lyrics are missing, though) Down by the river of the hanky panky where bullfrogs jump from bank to banky say a,e,i,o,u old lady said "ding dong" Yo mama smell like king kong michael jackson came to town coca cola brought him down (note: him is michael jackson) coca cola brought him up now we're talkin' seven up seven up has no caffiene now we're talking billie jean billie jean (is) insane at night now we're talkin' dynamite dynamite blew up the school now we're talkin' really cool and that's all I know. :) |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: Azizi Date: 04 Apr 09 - 01:20 PM GUEST Graywolf, thanks for sharing your version of this rhyme. |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,Graywolf Date: 04 Apr 09 - 01:14 PM When i was a child it was down by the banks of the hanky banky where the bullfrogs jump from bank to bank singin eeps, ipes, ops, oopsopop and a soda pop! pepsi cola gingerale, gingerale, gingerale, gingerale, gingerale, pepsi cola gingerale, 7up! 7up! 7up! your OUT! |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: Azizi Date: 31 Mar 09 - 12:19 PM GUEST,Momo, thanks for sharing the version of this rhyme that you know. As to your comment asking if your version is "correct" or "right", let me say this: We may think that a rhyme has the wrong words because those words are different from the way we learned it. We may think that the way other people do (play) that rhyme is different because it's not the same way we learned it. But when it comes to playground rhymes, there is no right version or wrong version. When it comes to children's playground rhymes, people can talk about whether they correctly remember the version that they heard or saw or read. And people can talk about whether a version of a rhyme is like or is different from the earliest version of that rhyme that was collected and written down or recorded. And although people can say that the way they learned that playground rhyme is the only right way to say it, hopefully the more people read so many different versions of one rhyme on the Internet and elsewhere, they'll realize that playground rhymes don't have anything to do with right and wrong words. Best wishes, Ms. Azizi |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,Momo Date: 30 Mar 09 - 11:36 PM I dont think those are correct. My friend says: Down by the banks of the hanky panky where the bull frogs jump from bank to banky And the eeps opps soda pops! And frog had a baby KER-PLOP! Is that right? |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: Azizi Date: 13 Mar 09 - 02:04 AM Guest, Uly, thanks for sharing your memory of that song. That version is a variant form of the song "Way down yonder on the Yankety-Yank" that is found in the Pete Seegar story The Foolish Frog See these two comments from this Mudcat thread Way Down Yonder on Beaver Creek Subject: RE: Way Down Yonder on Beaver Creek From: GUEST,Ellen - PM Date: 12 Feb 04 - 11:14 AM "The Foolish Frog" was told to Pete Seeger by his father, according to PETE SEEGER'S STORYTELLING BOOK by Pete Seeger and Paul Dubois Jacobs, Harcourt, Inc. copyright 2000. I'm looking for the tune. Shalom, Ellen -snip- and Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Way Down Yonder on Beaver Creek From: GUEST,Sharon oehler - PM Date: 28 Feb 05 - 04:52 PM Way down yonder in the Piankatank A bullfrog jumped from bank to bank He skinned his leg from shank to shank Way down yonder in the Piankatank The Piankatank is a river in Virginia that runs to the Cheasepeake Bay Song a legend in those parts -snip- These comments suggest that the "Hanky Panky" rhymes are a part of the very very old family of songs which include the still widely known "Frog Went A Courtin'" song and the song (or a chorus of Frog Went A Courtin') "Keemo Kimo". Thanks again, Guest Uly, for reminding me to post that information in this thread. |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,Uly Date: 12 Mar 09 - 09:38 PM The first I ever heard this rhyme - and I've seen a number of versions in a very short time since! - was in a Mother Goose book I got for my nieces, where it runs Way down yonder on the the Piankitank Where the bullfrog leaps from bank to bank And skins his knee from shank to shank Way down yonder on the Piankitank It's so different from the other versions I've seen, but I'm sure it's related! The book was first published in... oh, I think the 40s or 50s. |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: Azizi Date: 11 Mar 09 - 10:36 PM Thanks for sharing your version, Guest, Samantha! |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,samantha Date: 11 Mar 09 - 10:01 PM Down by the bank of a hankey pankey where the bullfrog jumps from bak to bakey i said a eats side west side east a west side east a west side dily ding dong why u hit my hand so hard tell me wat i did so worng east side west side east a west side east a west side diley ding dong |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,raven Date: 11 Mar 09 - 04:02 PM we sing down in the valley of Hhe Pankey Pankey oops i said your booty stankey,oots iets,skit skat,big fat dirty rat i plege alligance to the flag, micael jackson is a fag. pepsi cola blew it up, now its time for seven up,seven up saw somthin cooler,now were dringing mountain dew, mountain dew ate a shew and got the flu, now we are living with dew dew in our system. |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,:) LaLaLaLaLaLaLaLa Date: 06 Mar 09 - 02:11 PM Down by the banks of the Hanky Panky where the bull frogs jump from bank to banky. Eeps oops orbs skittle diddle kur plops. 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 I pledge alliegence (Sp.) to the flag, Michael Jackson makes me gag. Pepsi Cola blew up now were drinkin seven up. Seven up caught the flu now were drinkin Mountin Dew. Mountain Dew fell of the mountain now were drinkin from a fountain. Fountain broke now were drinkin plain old DIET COKE! -- That's the one I've always known. We sing it in New York. |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: Azizi Date: 27 Feb 09 - 11:09 PM Thank you to all members and guests who have posted examples of this rhyme on this thread. I think that all of these examples are cool. (with the exceptions of the ones that I think were posted by spammers, and with the exception of the homophobic references that I really don't like). As a matter of fact, I think that these rhymes are so cool that I've been spending a good deal of time lately editing a book on "Hanky Panky" rhymes for this thread and from other sources. In addition to a lot of examples of this rhyme, this book will include a glossary of terms (slang and otherwise) that are found in these rhymes and other contemporary Rnglish language playground rhymes. This book will also include "brief" editorial comments about these Hanky Panky rhymes-their structurally patterns, the floating verses that are found in many of these rhymes, the possible sources for some of the verses and phrases in these rhymes, as well as the significance of chidren's rhymes immortalizing an actual occurance and -consciously or unconsciously providing commentary about a public figure (all of these things that people who really "do" these rhymes may not be at all interested in, but which I am, and hopefully others are quite interested in). When this book is published, I'll announce it in this thread. Thanks again! Azizi Powell |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,SOUR Skittles #1 Date: 27 Feb 09 - 09:59 PM i learned this at my friends birthday party it was sooo fun!! down by the bank of the hanky pank where the bullfrogs jump from bank to bank sayin fe fi fo foam mi sa mi sa ding dang dong i pledge alligance 2 the flag that micheal jackson is my dad pepsi cola burnt him up now were talking 7 up 7 up has no caffine now were talkin billy jean billy jean went out of sight now were talkin dynomite dynomite blew up the school now were talkin really cool 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 mickey mouse built a house donald duck messed it up who will pay the consequinces Y-O-U spells you!! cool huh?? |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,ruby01 Date: 23 Feb 09 - 09:03 PM theres another one that goes like this that i learned in SEA CAMP! down by the bank of the hanky panky were the bullfrogs jump from bank to banky singing eeps, oops soda pops jonny broke the bottle and it went Ker-polp! |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,Becca Date: 20 Feb 09 - 05:22 AM I live in Melbourne Australia, and during the 90's I was also taught this version: Down by the banks of the Hanky Panky Where the bullfrogs jump from bank to banky With an A, E, I, O, U (you), R (are), out! It was a two person clap, that was quite complex with up, down hand motions and hand slapping, it also finished with hitting the other person on the head or chest, depending on how much you liked that other person, of course. Until I read this post I had never heard of it done in a circle, it was also a school yard thing, never a taught/practiced in class experience. |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,Tre' Date: 10 Feb 09 - 08:46 PM In St Louis this was our version when I was growing up Down by the river to the hanky pank No bulldog jumps from bank to bank Old lady said ding dong Your mama smell like king kong Your daddy smell like donkey kong Eastside Westide Ding Dang Dong |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: Azizi Date: 10 Jan 09 - 05:25 PM Hello, GUEST,this is what my little sister told me it was. Congratulations for posting the first example of this rhyme for 2009! Your little sister's example combines the Down by the Banks {Riverside}/Hanky Panky rhyme with lines from "Johnny Got A Whipping/Ha Ha Ha" rhyme and lines from "Miss Mary Mack". That's an interesting combination. Best wishes, Ms. Azizi |
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