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GUEST,Fatima	Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky (477* d)	RE: Origins: Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky	09 Sep 07
I was attempting to find the words to the hand game I learned when I was young, after hearing my son sing the version he learned at school. I didn't see any version that was the same as mine but they are all very interesting. I learned a couple of versions in the early 80's in Birmingham, AL. This is one that I think incorporated Japanese sounds: Down the river of Hanky Panky Bullfrog jumps from bank to bank, Eesh, Meesh, Sun, Shee Eece Say Meece Say Ding Dong Your breath smells like King Kong! I think it ended there. There might have been more, I don't remember if it was. Today, this is what my 8-yr-old son sings: Down by the river, Silver Rock Michael Jackson wears no socks Ee-pi-pi, Oh-pi-pi, Pow! 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!

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