Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST Date: 06 Feb 21 - 08:37 PM We always sang Down by the river on the hanky pank where the bullfrog jumps from bank to bank saying EIOU your mama stinks and so do you so ping pong ding dong your daddy smells like king kong on your feet and on your toes your brother wears pink pantyhose coca-cola cole fills you up now we're talking 7up 7up has no caffeine and now we're talking billie jean billie jean blew up the school now we're talking really cool really cool is out of sight now we're talking dynamite 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10 |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,person Date: 13 Jan 21 - 09:12 AM down by the backs of Hanky Panky where there bullfrogs jump from banky to banky singing epes ipes os ues you are a ding dong your daddy smells like king kong apples cherries peaches plums tell me when your birthday comes then whoever it landed on they would tell their birthday then we would count up to there birthday Example: May 4 January February March April May 1 2 3 4 then whoever it landed on would out then we kept going until only one person was left |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST Date: 08 Nov 20 - 11:47 PM So many versions. The one I remember from my childhood is kinda creepy now if I think about Down by the riverside hanky, panky Where the bullfrogs jump from bank to bank Saying oosh, oosh, osh, osh Della Della ding dong Daddy smells like King Kong Coca-Cola burns you up Now you're drinking 7-up 7-up has no caffeine Now you're drinking gasoline Gasoline was made for cars Now you're eating candy bars Candy bars have too much fat Now you're driving a Cad-i-llac |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,Guest Date: 30 Oct 20 - 05:48 AM Here's what I remember: Down By The Banks Of The Hanky Panky where the bullfrogs jump from bank to bank saying eeps ipes opes oops chilly willy ding dong Michael Jackson went to town Coca cola him down Coca cola brought him up Now he's drinking 7-up 7-up has no caffeine, now we're talking Billie Jean Billie Jean's momma said 'Do wa diddy, diddy dum, diddy do" Inky pinky ponky daddy had a donkey Donkey died, daddy cried Inky pinky ponk-Y |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,Guest Date: 27 Sep 20 - 03:53 AM My friends and I put all this together in fourth grade: Down by the banks of the hanky panky where the bullfrogs jump from bank to banky saying fee fi fo fum. i pledge allegiance to the flag that Micheal Jackson is my dad. Coca Cola burned him up. Now we're drinking seven up. Seven up has no caffeine. Now we're talking jelllybeans. Jellybeans are out of sight. Now we're talking dynamite. Dynamite blew up the school. Now we're talking really cool. Mickey mouse built a house. Donald duck messed it up. Who will pay for all the damage? Y O U spells you. Tarzan the monkey man swinging from a rubber band. Fell down broke his crown. What color was his blood? |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,Lavender Date: 01 Aug 20 - 03:19 AM After more thought, I had more info to add. The tune posted by ADalton is very similar but not quite the same as the tune I learned. (Spaces indicate separation of words) F F F AA A A A#A# CC C C FF A A A# A# C CC F (rest) A (rest) A# (half rest) B C C CC CCCD C A# A FF Also, the cockroaches’ basketball section is to the tune of Ms. Suzie had a Steamboat. The transition from chant to song starts on F# with the chin of watchin’ then goes to GF# for Cupid. Once starts on G, and the 1, 2, 3 at the end is G F# G. I heard the Coca-Cola went to Town rhyme as part of I’m a Nut, rather than Hanky Panky. A similar version is posted here on a list of Girl Scout songs, but I learned it this way. Coca-Cola went to town Pepsi-Cola shot him down Dr. Pepper fixed him up Now we all drink 7-Up I’m a nut (click click) x2 I’m a nut x3 (click click) |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,Lavender Date: 30 Jul 20 - 04:03 AM I’ve been interested in the different versions of this rhyme since forever and can’t believe it took so long to find this site! All versions I know are from the mid 2000s. Heard in a Christian camp in Mississippi: Down by the valley of the Hanky Panky Where the bullfrogs jump from bank to bank Sayin’ ooh, ah, skittle, skattle, big, fat, bull, frog I pledge allegiance to the flag Michael Jackson is so bad Pepsi-Cola, burnin’ up Now we’re drinkin’ 7-Up 7-Up has no caffeine Now we’re wachin’ Billy Jean Billy Jean went out of style Now we’re wachin’ X-Files X-Files, way too scary Now we’re wachin’ Tom and Jerry Tom and Jerry’s way too funny Now we’re wachin’ Bugs Bunny Bugs Bunny’s way too lame Now we’re playin’ video games Video games are way too boring Then one morning I woke up snoring Heard in an elementary school near Memphis, Tennessee: Down by the valley of the Hanky Panky Where the bullfrogs jump from bank to bank Sayin’ ooh, ah, skittle, skattle, big, fat, bull, frog I pledge allegiance to the flag Michael Jackson is so bad Pepsi-Cola, burnin’ up Now we’re drinkin’ 7-Up 7-Up has no caffeine Now we’re wachin’ Billy Jean Billy Jean went out of style Now we’re wachin’ X-Files X-Files, way too scary Now we’re wachin’ Tom and Jerry Tom and Jerry’s way too stupid Now we’re wachin’ Cupid (This line shifts from a chant to a song) Once on Sunday morning I looked up at the wall I saw a team of cockroaches Playing basketball The score was none to six Roaches in the lead I think I need some bug spray 1, 2, 3 Heard near Wichita, Kansas: Down by the valley of the Hanky Panky Where the bullfrogs jump from bank to bank Sayin’ eeps, ipes, opes, ops And a little flicker-doodle and a big ker-plop (This version uses the same tune I saw mentioned by someone else earlier) Heard in Texas: Down by the banks of the Hanky Panky Where the bullfrogs jump from bank to bank E I O U east side, west side Ping, pang, pong Half remembered near Memphis, Tennessee: Down by the valley of the Hanky Panky Where the bullfrogs jump from bank to bank Sayin’ ooh, ah, skittle, skattle, big, fat, dirty, rat I pledge allegiance to the flag (to the flag said faster than normal rhythm) Michael Jackson was so bad (was so bad said faster than normal) Pepsi-Cola, burp it up Now we’re drinkin’ 7-Up 7-Up has no caffeine Now we’re drinkin’ gasoline Gasoline made me puke (or possibly throw up) (Don’t remember a few lines) Now we all drink Coke |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: AllisonA(Animaterra) Date: 26 Jul 20 - 08:36 AM I love all these versions. It affirms what I've felt for years, that the last bastion of true folklore is the playground. |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,sal Date: 25 Jul 20 - 12:32 PM Down by the banks with the hanky panks the bullfrogs jumps from banks to banks saying e i o u your mama stinks and so do you ping pong ding dong your daddy smells like King Kong on your feet and on your toes your daddy wears pink pantyhose |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST Date: 20 Jun 20 - 03:01 AM Grew up in south Florida Down by the lake with the hanky pank Said the bullfrog jumps from bank to bank say E-I-O-U Yo Momma smell and so do you Micheal Jackson went to town riding on a pony stuck a feather in is eye and called him macaroni resse pieces butter cup u mess wit me ill bust you u up bang bang choo-choo train Let me see you do that thang. I can't! Why not? I can't! Why not? Cause my head hurt my bra too tight and my booty shake from the left to the right Go left, Go right, go left right left right (last smack) |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST Date: 09 Jun 20 - 01:27 AM Your versions are so weird to me (I'm from south Jersey) Down by the river with the hanky pank where the bullfrogs jump from bank to bank sining ee ii ooh oh oh skittle dittle tik tak toe I pledge allegiance to the flag michael jackson makes me gag Coca Cola blew him up Now I'm drinking seven up Seven up has no caffeine Now i'm drinking gasoline gasoline gave me the flu now i'm drinking mountain dew mountain dew fell off the mountain Now i'm drinking from a fountain Uh oh fountain broke now i'm drinking plain old diet coke whoopsie gotta pee now i'm drinking sunny D Sunny D fell off the sun okay now i'm done 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: and e Date: 05 Jun 20 - 08:53 PM Hokey, pokey, hanky, panky Rhyme #686 of The Counting-Out Rhymes of Children (1888) by Henry Carrington Bolton |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,New Jersey Date: 02 Jun 20 - 11:51 PM Down by the bank of the hanky panky Where the bullfrog jumps from bank to bank singing Eeep Op Eeep Op Skiddle diddle kernel pop I pledge allegiance to the flag Michael Jackson makes me gag Coca Cola messed me up Now I'm drinking seven-up Seven-up has no caffeine Now I'm drinking gasoline Gasoline ran out of fuel Now I'm drinking Mountain Dew Mountain Dew fell off the mountain Now I'm drinking from the fountain Yesterday the fountain broke Now I'm drinking plain old diet coke |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST Date: 10 May 20 - 11:31 PM I'm from Kentucky and I've never seen my version before, down by the banks of the hanky panks where the bullfrog jumps from banks to banks saying eeps ips ops oops, listen to the rhythm of the ding dang dong, Michael Jackson went to town Pepsi-Cola shot him down dr. Pepper fixed him up now we're talking 7UP, 7up has no caffeine now we're talking Billie Jean, Billie Jean went down the street singing do da Diddy Diddy dum Diddy do, Lincoln Lincoln I've been thinking what on Earth have you been drinking is it whiskey is it wine oh my gosh it's suppertime 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST Date: 10 May 20 - 01:18 AM From NJ, this is what I know. Down by the banks with the hanky panky Where the bullfrogs jump from bank to bank Saying eep, opp, eep opp opp Skittle, diddle, kertle pop I pledge allegiance to the flag Mivheal Jackson makes gag Coca cola has caffeine, Now I'm drinking gasoline Gasoline gave me the flu Now I'm drinking mountain dew Mountain dew fell off the mountain Now I'm drinking from the fountain Yesterday the fountain broke, Now I'm drinking cherry coke Cherry coke fell off the tree Now I'm drinking sunny d Sunny D fell off the sun Now im counting 10 to 1 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST Date: 04 May 20 - 04:24 AM i'm from mississippi and these are the lyrics we always sang!! down by the river of the hanky lanky where the bullfrogs jump from bank to banky singing A E I O U bamboo michael jackson went to town coca cola shot him down dr pepper shot him up now we're talkin seven up seven up has no caffeine now we talking billy jean billy jean went down the street singing doo ah diddy diddy dum diddy doo singing A E I O U bamboo |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST Date: 15 Mar 20 - 03:42 PM I am from Cincinnati Ohio and did not realize the differences between the states and lyrics to this song! We say sat in a circle palms up and someone starts with slapping the next person's hand as it goes in a circle whoever's hand is it when you get to 10 they are out. We sang... Down, down down in the valley with a hanky panky. Fe fi fo your mamma stanky Fe fi fo fum Chilli willy doing dong Your mamma smells like king kong Let's play a game of ping pong 1, 2 etc until you get to 10 whoever gets slapped at 10 is out |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,augphi Date: 04 Mar 20 - 12:25 AM I lived on the East Coast of the United States and we sung the song like this: Down by the banks of the hanky-pank Where the bullfrogs jump from bank to bank Saying eee! Aaaah! Eee! Bop! Bop! Skiddle diddle kernel pop Said 1, 2, 3, 4 I pledge allegiance to the flag Michael Jackson makes me gag Coca-cola has no caffeine Now we’re drinking gasoline Gasoline is made by you 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 We played this game in a large group. The person next to you would put their right hand on top of your left hand and so on until everyone was matched up. The point was to tap the person to your left’s hand. Whoever’s hand was hit when you said the last “coke” was out and then you’d start the song over again until there was two people left. Then, the two people would have one person start with their palms facing down and the other person would have their palms facing up under the other person’s hand and you would clap and switch. Whoever’s hand was hit lost or if the person on top didn’t hit the hands hand of person on the bottom lost . |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST Date: 16 Jan 20 - 04:19 PM down by the river in the hanky panky where the bullfrog jumped from bank to banky saying eeps iips oops ops the bullfrog went kerplop Michael jackson is my dad now he's drinking 7up, 7up has no caffeine now he's drinking gasoline, gasoline is meant for cars now hes shooting up to mars there's a place on mars where the babies smoke cigars, were the men wear bikinis and the ladies drink martinis every step you take is enough to kill a snake when the snake is dead they stuff diamonds in its head when the diamonds break it is 1948, when the world war ends it is time to take revenge mirror mirror on the wall whos the fairest of them all Y-O-U whoever it lands on gets out and you start again |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,Max Date: 15 Dec 19 - 10:06 PM I heard this one in elementary school in Atlanta, GA, probably between '05-'08. Some variations on here got close to mine, but not quite. Here's the version I remember best: Down by the banks of the Hanky Pank Where the bullfrogs jump from bank to bank Singin' eeps, ipes, opes, ups Chilly willy ding dong I pledge allegiance to the flag Michael Jackson makes me gag Coca Cola, burn it up Now we're talkin' 7-Up 7-Up has no caffeine Now we're talkin' Billie Jean Billie Jean is out of sight Now we're talkin' dynamite Dynamite blew up the school Now we're 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: GUEST,KGreene Date: 08 Sep 19 - 10:42 PM Version from my childhood (California, late 70s-early 80s): Way down yonder in the Yankety Yank Where the bullfrog jumped from bank to bank Just because there’s nothin’ better for to do, what to do, what to do, what to do He stubbed his toe and he fell in the water You could hear him holler for a mile and a quarter Just because there’s nothin’ better for to do, what to do, what to do, what to do Note: “there’s” meaning “there was” |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,KHall Date: 04 Sep 19 - 12:19 AM In Arkansas it goes like this: Down by the river of the Hanky Panky Sat a big fat frog jumpin bank to banky With a E-E-I-I-O U Johnny struck a match and it landed on YOU! We would stand in a circle, hitting the next person's hands until the end of the song! |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,Repeep Date: 23 Aug 19 - 04:36 PM Greetings, all! I hope everyone is well! I was wondering about the Down By The River handclap circle game ever since I taught my youngest sister it. So, I’d like to contribute my location’s variation on the rhyme! I learned it from the older girls at school (in RI, USA) sometime around the later 2010s, and I believe it went something like this: Down by the river with the hanky-panky Where the bullfrogs jump from bank to bank-y Saying ee bop ee bop bop, skittle diddle lollypop I pledge allegiance to the flag, Michael Jackson makes me gag/is a fag Coca Cola has caffeine Now we're talking jelly beans Jelly beans are out of style We've been talking for a while Ee bop ee bop bop, skittle diddle lollypop One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten! I’m not exactly sure how the middle part (paragraph) goes, as it’s been a while. I feel like it was longer, too, and that sometimes we sang “Billy Jean” instead of “jelly bean,” but I am probably wrong. I hope that one day, we can collect all of the variations and keep them going! Some of these are cool and others hilarious! <3 |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,Lexi; The Deep South’s Version Date: 22 Jul 19 - 09:43 AM DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE HANKY PANKY WHERE THE BULLFROG JUMPED FROM BANK TO BANK I SAID A E I O U BEETLEJUICE I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG MICHAEL JACKSON IS MY DAD COCA COLA BURNS HIS BUTT NOW HES DRINKING 7 UP 7 UP HAS TOO MUCH CAFFEINE NOW HES DRINKING GASOLINE GASOLINE IS MADE FOR CARS NOW HES EATING CANDY BARS CANDY BARS HAVE TOO MUCH FAT NOW HES DRIVING A CADILLAC CADILLACS ARE OUTTA STYLE NOW HE HAS TO WALK AN EXTRA EXTRA EXTRA MILE |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,Mike Date: 25 Jun 19 - 05:22 PM I learned as: Down by the banks of the hanky pank Where the bullfrogs jump from bank to bank Saying eep opp eep opp opp Skiddle diddle ker plop. |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,a Date: 15 Jun 19 - 11:06 PM down by the bank of the hanky pank, where the bullfrogs jump from bank to bank. ya say e pa e pa pa. skittle dittle kernel pop. i pledge allegiance to the flag. michael jackson makes me mad. coca cola has caffeine. now i'm drinking gasoline. gasoline went out of fuel. so now i'm drinking mountain dew. mountain dew fell off the mountain so now i'm drinking from the fountain. one day the fountain broke, so now i'm drinking plain old diet coke... diet coke went ran out of diet so now i'm drinking sunny d. sunny d fell off the sun so now i'm counting 10 to 1. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 kids at my school usually ended at the diet coke part but one of my friends added a continuation |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST Date: 26 May 19 - 06:09 PM This is the most popular one in New Jersey |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,Marissa Date: 19 Dec 18 - 09:13 PM Down by the banks of the hanky panky were the bullfrogs jump from bank to bank going epps ieps ops oops Listen to the ker-plop i pledge allegiance to the flag Michael Jackson sings so bad (which he doesn't) Pepsi Cola burned him up now he's drinking 7 up 7 up has no caffeine now he's drinking gasoline Gasoline has no good taste now he's drinking toxic waste(then the melody changes) there's a place on mars, where the babys smoke cigars and the boys wear bikinis and the ladies drink martinis (then it ends something like this)mirror mirror on the wall who's the fairest of them all! At the end who ever got landed on would be out and then it would start over with the remaining players. |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,Misty Date: 08 Dec 18 - 10:43 AM Down by the banks of the hanky panky, Where the bullfrogs jump from bank to bank, Saying eeps, ipes, opes, ops, Crockadilly and kerrrplop! Mickey Mouse build a house, Donald Duck messed it up. Who will pay the consequences? Y-o-U! When you get to the U if you slap your own hand you are out or if you slap the person's next to you they are out. |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST Date: 22 Nov 18 - 12:55 AM I learned this version in Elementary school in North Carolina. Down in the banks with the hanky pants Where the bullfrog jumps from bank to bank Singing epes ipes opes oops chilly willy ding dong I pledge allegiance to the flag Justin Beiber makes me gag Coca-Cola brought him up now we’re talking 7 up 7 up has no caffeine now we’re talking Billy Jean Billy Jean ran out of sight now we’re talking dynamite Dynamite blew up the school now we’re talking really cool 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. The last person clapped obviously being out. When two people were left they would lock hands so that one person’s arms were crossed and the others wasn’t. They would then sing the song and try to make sure their arms weren’t crossed at the end. |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,Sara Date: 16 Jul 18 - 09:08 PM I recently got into an argument with my friend about this... he’s from NY and I’m from MO so that might explain the difference Haven’t seen my version of down by the banks ANYWHERE! Very weird I learned it in Girl Scouts/general elementary school Down by the banks of the hanky pank Where the bullfrogs jump from bank to bank Singin fee fo fum Hee-say mee-say Ding dang dong (out on dong) Dr.Pepper came to town, Coca Cola knocked him down, 7 up caught the flu, Now we’re drinking Mountain Dew, Mountain Dew fell off the mountain, Now we’re drinkin from the fountain, Fountain broke, Now we have nothing to drink (out on drink) |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,Natori Date: 16 Mar 18 - 01:47 AM Down by the bank to the hanky pank Where the bullfrogs jump from bank to bank Said eeps ipes opes oops Chili willy ding dong Your mama smells like king Kong I pledge allegiance to the flag Micheal Jackson makes me gag Coca Cola burning up Now we’re talking 7-up 7-up has no caffiene Now we’re talking billy jean Billy jean is out of sight Now we’re talking dy-no-mite |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,person Date: 04 Feb 18 - 06:03 PM This is what i've known since 2nd grade Down by the bays of the hanky panky Where the bull frogs jump from bank to bank saying fe fi fo fum mesay mesay ding dang dong i pledge allegiance to the flag micheal jackson makes me gag coka cola fizzes up now we're talking 7 up 7 up has no caffeine now we're talking jelly beans (or gasoline) jelly beans r out of sight now we're talking dynamite dynamite blew up the school now we're talking really cool cool cool like a pool fell and drowned like a fool (then everyone falls backwards) |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST Date: 22 Aug 17 - 03:12 PM YES!!! This is how we played it in Kansas City, MO in the early 90's. I had no idea it was a rare way of playing it. Thanks for posting and setting my mind at ease! |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,TheGoddess Date: 10 Dec 16 - 09:07 PM When i was younger until now i could have sworn the song said "Down by the banks of the hanky pank where the boyscouts jumped from bank to bank saying eat my, eat my pie skittle diddle pumpkie pie" |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,Palm beach Florida Justin May childhood Date: 18 May 16 - 12:26 AM Down by the banks of the hanky panky The bull dog jumps from bank to banky Saying eep ip oop o ya momma ugly and so are you Ding dong donkey kong give the dog the lucky ball Ask your teacher what to wear polka-dotted underwear Not to big not to small just the right size of the Palm beach mall I woke up Saturday morning and looked up on the wall I saw a pack of roaches playing basketball The score was 6 to nothing Chicago in the lead I got my water gun and shot a 1.2.3. This was a hand game everyone sit int he circle and put each others on one another with palm facing up and then as the someone sings the song you clap the hand next to you and try not to be the one who hand gets clapped at the end after the song ends at the end one person makes the hand open like a gator mouth and the next person try to be able to put their hand in and out of the other persons hand without the person closing it on them. |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST Date: 28 Sep 15 - 04:25 PM In NC in the mid-2000's, our version went Down by the banks of the Hanky Panky Where the bull-frog jumps from bank to bank ("sy" was sometimes added") Say A-E-I-O-U-and-Y Now that frog has caught the fly! |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,ADalton Date: 04 Oct 14 - 01:45 PM When I was in elementary school (early 2000s, Los Angeles) we sang it: Down by the banks of the Hanky Panky Where the bullfrogs jump from bank to banky Where the eeps, ops, soda pops, Froggy missed a lilly and he went ker-plop! I don't remember what game went with it. I do remember it having a tune: F, F, F, A, A, A, A sharp, A sharp, C, C C, C, F,F, A,A, A sharp, A sharp, C, C, C, C, F (octave up from the other ones), C, A, C, F C,C, C, C, C, D, C, A sharp, A, G, F I thought I should include the tune because I'm not sure how widespread it is. Some of the versions here don't seem like they would fit it. |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,amy in Kentucky Date: 01 May 14 - 04:44 PM 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 |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,:o Date: 07 Mar 14 - 09:55 PM I learned it: Down by the bank, hanks hanks, where the bullfrogs skipped from bank to bank, singing eeps, ipes, opes, aops, chilly willy ding dang dong, I pledge alligence to the flag, Micheal Jackson makes me gag, coca cola 7-up, now we're talking 7-up, 7-up has no caffine, now we're talking billy jean, billy jean got laid out, that means you STINK! (whoever's hand was clapped on stink was out) |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,Soar Date: 04 Dec 13 - 08:27 PM Down by the bank with a hanky pank Where the bullfrogs jump from bank to bank I say, eep op eep op op Skiddle diddle kernel pop! I pledge allegiance to the flag Micheal Jackson makes me gag Coca Cola has caffeine Now we're talking jelly beans Jelly beans are out of sight Now we're back to Down by the bank with a hanky pank Where bullfrogs jump from bank to bank I say, eep op eep op op Skiddle..diddle..kernel..POP! (whoever slapped the other's shoulder first at POP won) |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,faith Date: 17 May 13 - 03:07 PM I learned this at my school: Down by the banks of the hanky panky where the bullfrogs jump from bank to banky say fee fi fo fum slly willy ding dong your momma smells like king kong coca cola fills you up now we're drinking seven up seven up has no caffeine now we're drinking gasoline gasoline is meant for cars now we're staring at the stars. |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,Guest Date: 12 Mar 13 - 01:13 PM Down by the river near the hanky panky were the bull frogs jump from bank to Banky singing a e i o u Michael Jordan went to town coca cola shot him down Mountain Dew shot him up now where talkng seven up seven up has no caffien now where talking billy jean billy jean is out of sight now where talking dynamite 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST Date: 10 Mar 13 - 06:33 PM I learned it completely different There are no frogs down by the Riverside hanky panky (Can't remember a few lines) East. West south side your daddy smells like king Kong Let's play a game of 2004 Ping pong pull |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,Southeast, Texas Date: 10 Mar 13 - 01:51 AM I am from southeast Texas and I learned this version in elementary school : Down by the river with the handy panky, Where the bullfrogs jump from bank to bank, Singing oh, ah, skiddle, skaddle, Big, fat, bull, frog! |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,alyssa. Date: 26 Jan 13 - 09:33 AM I am from Las vegas, nv and learned this song in Girl Scouts. I had no idea that other people sang much longer versions! our general goal was to slap hands as fast as possible so that we could sing as fast as possible and get someone else out and be the winner! and then it starts aaaaaaaaaaall over again. we sang a very simple version as someone posted above down by the banks of the hanky panky, where the bull frogs jump from bank to bank, sayin' eeps opps soda pops, johnny broke a bottle and it went ker-PLOP! |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST Date: 29 Oct 12 - 05:29 PM here in new jersey we do it like this: Down by the bank of the hanky panky Where the bullfrog jumps from bank to bank saying : Hee pa hee pa pa skittle diddle kernel pop I pledge allegiance to the flag Michael Jackson sings so bad coca Cola messed me up Now I'm drinking seven-up Seven-up has no caffiene now im drinks gasoline gasoline ran out of feul Now I'm drinking Mountain Dew Mountain Dew fell off the mountain Now I'm drinking from the fountain After that the fountain broke Now I'm back to plain old diet COKE -ME |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST Date: 29 Oct 12 - 01:11 AM In Ireland we really sang this very differently. Over version is double Dutch to be honest. Down the lane of hanky panky Through the lane of planky zanky Zoom zam zoom zam All the way to ker plunk How's your father? Alright. Died in the fish shop last night. What did he die of? Raw fish. Where did he get it? My dish. Where did he get it? My dish. |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,LuAnn Kelley Date: 25 Aug 12 - 09:16 AM I learned this song on Camp Fombelina in western Pa where I lived. My family were the caretakers. Down by the banks of the Hanky Panky, where the bullfrogs jump from bank to banky, with an(long vowel sounds) e-p, i-p, o-p, oop, e-sopadilly and a (make slurping noise) flop! |
Subject: RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky From: GUEST,Ginger98 Date: 30 May 12 - 12:00 PM Oops I meant to say pank only twice and I said it three times. |
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