Hello, Guest Angie. Thanks for asking that question.

This verse from UB 40's 1983 Reggae song "Red Red Wine" does indeed have very similar lyrics to the children's playground rhyme "Once Upon A Time [or "3-6-9"] The Goose Drank Wine":

"Red red wine you make me feel so fine
Monkey pack him rizla pon the sweet dep line"

http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/babymama/redredwine.htm
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Now here's another question[-What does "Monkey pack him rizla pon the sweet dep line" mean? I'm assuming that "pack" means "carry" or maybe it means "put" or "place". And I'm pretty certain that "pon" means "upon". In African American slang something that is "sweet" is "very good" or very "satisfying"ee "sweet". I'm assuming that this meaning is the same in Jamaican patois (if that is the dialect source of that line).

The word "dep" in that sentence might mean "deep" as in "heavy", which might be another intensifier which further denotes that the "line" (the rhythm-if that's what "rizla" means-or the song's lyrics?? I'm just guessing, but does this line mean that the "Monkey" is playing or singing some sweet, heavy (profoundly good) music which the person singing really feels because of the intoxicating influence of "red red wine"? If this is an accurate "translation", I don't think that in this context "monkey" is meant as a racial slur, but still it gets very close to that and in my opinion should only be used with caution.

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Here's a link to a YouTube video of that song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rg1iEBWxVeQ

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Since "Red Red Wine" is has a Reggae beat, its tune isn't the same as the children's rhyme. But it certainly does appear that that verse given above was inspired by the playground rhyme.