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Thread #63097 Message #2177196
Posted By: GUEST
23-Oct-07 - 08:57 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: Do kids still do clapping rhymes?
Subject: RE: Folklore: Do kids still do clapping rhymes?
awwwww i loooved these clap games.. me and my fiance were laying in bed the other night trying to remember the rhymes to them.. we came up with a couple but couldn't figure out the whole things.. does anyone know the i went to a chinese restaurant rhyme. the version that has cheese on toast and u put it in the oven with a poke poke poke... all i have is "i went to a chinese restaurant to buy a loaf of bread bread bread the lady at the counter was standing on her head head head she asked me what my name was and this is what i said said said... my name is eli eli chikali chikali ooey gooey bok bok bok.... (missing a verse in here i think.)....cheese on toast and u put it in the oven with a poke poke poke.... there is more to it i just cant remember it... my other favourite was miss mary mack mack mack all dressed in black black black paid 50 cents cents cents to watch the elephant elephant elephant jump over the fence fence fence he jumped so high high high he reached the sky sky sky and didnt come back back back till teh fourth of july july july...
ahhhh fun times!!!!!