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Thread #63097   Message #2386175
Posted By: GUEST,KLC
10-Jul-08 - 08:22 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: Do kids still do clapping rhymes?
Subject: RE: Folklore: Do kids still do clapping rhymes?
Hi I live in East Harlem in New York and hand games are very much alive.

1. Eeny Meeny Sys a leeny, ooh aah tumble leeny, ochy Cochy Liver achy I Love you. Take a peach take a plum not a stick of bubble gum. No peach no plum just a stick of bubble gum. I saw you with your boyfriend last night. I looked through the window. Nosey. I ate a bag of cookies. Greedy. I didn't take a bath. Dirty. I jumped out the window . Now I know you crazy. I like icecream I like tea I like the color boys and they like me so step off white boy you don't shine, I'm gonna get my boyfriend to kick your behind. He'll kick you up, he'll kick you down, he'll kick you all around the town. (very racial driven at the end I know)

2. Down down baby, down down the roller coaster. Sweet sweet baby I'll never let you go, Jimmy Jimmy coco puff Jimmy Jimmy Pow.Jimmy Jimmy coco puff Jimmy Jimmy Pow. Mama mama sick in bed she called the doctor and the doctor said lets hear the rythym of your head, ding dong.lets hear the rythym of your head, ding dong.Lets here the rythym of your hands (clap clap). Lets here the rythym of your hands (clap clap). Lets here the rythym of your feet (stomp stomp). Lets here the rythym of your feet (stomp stomp).Lets here the rythym of the hoooooot stuffff. Lets here the rythym of the hoooooot stuffff. Put it all together and what do you get: ding dong, clap clap, stomp stomp, hooooot stuuuuuffffff, now put it all backwards and what do you get: hottttt stufffff, stomp stomp, clap clap, ding dong.

3. Boom boom chat chat boom boom chat chat boom chat boom chat boom boom chat chat

there is more let me know if you want the lyrics.