The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #30715 Message #2796981
Posted By: GUEST,999
26-Dec-09 - 08:03 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Hat racker rinky-dinky-doo
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hat racker rinky-dinky-doo
Found the following which seems to be related.
Written By: Unknown Copyright Unknown; believed to have begun as an old German folksong. ^^ My hand on my head, What have I here? This is my top-notcher, My Mama dear Top-notcher, top-notcher, Dickey, dickey doo That's what I learned in my school. Boom! Boom! (slap thighs)
My hand on my brow, What have I here? This is my sweat boxer, My Mama dear Sweat boxer, top-notcher, Dickey, dickey doo That's what I learned in my school. Boom! Boom! (slap thighs)
My hand on my eye, What have I here? This is my eye blinker, My Mama dear Eye blinker, Sweat boxer, top-notcher, Dickey, dickey doo That's what I learned in my school. Boom! Boom! (slap thighs)
My hand on my nose, What have I here? This is my smell sniffer, My Mama dear Smell sniffer, eye blinker, Sweat boxer, top-notcher, Dickey, dickey doo That's what I learned in my school. Boom! Boom! (slap thighs)
My hand on my mustache, What have I here? This is my soup strainer, My Mama dear Soup strainer, Smell sniffer, eye blinker, Sweat boxer, top-notcher, Dickey, dickey doo That's what I learned in my school. Boom! Boom! (slap thighs)
My hand on my mouth, What have I here? This is my food grinder, My Mama dear Food grinder, soup strainer, Smell sniffer, eye blinker, Sweat boxer, top-notcher, Dickey, dickey doo That's what I learned in my school. Boom! Boom!
My hand on my chin, What have I here? This is my chin chopper, My Mama dear Chin chopper, Food grinder, soup strainer, Smell sniffer, eye blinker, Sweat boxer, top-notcher, Dickey, dickey doo That's what I learned in my school. Boom! Boom! (slap thighs)
My hand on my chest, What have I here? This is my air blower, My Mama dear Air blower, chin chopper, Food grinder, soup strainer, Smell sniffer, eye blinker, Sweat boxer, top-notcher, Dickey, dickey doo That's what I learned in my school. Boom! Boom! (slap thighs)
My hand on my stomach, What have I here? This is my bread basket, My Mama dear Bread basket, Air blower, chin chopper, Food grinder, soup strainer, Smell sniffer, eye blinker, Sweat boxer, top-notcher, Dickey, dickey doo That's what I learned in my school. Boom! Boom! (slap thighs)
My hand on my lap, What have I here? This is my lap sitter, My Mama dear Lap sitter, bread basket, Air blower, chin chopper, Food grinder, soup strainer, Smell sniffer, eye blinker, Sweat boxer, top-notcher, Dickey, dickey doo That's what I learned in my school. Boom! Boom! (slap thighs)
My hand on my knee, What have I here? This is my knee bender, My Mama dear Knee bender, Lap sitter, bread basket, Air blower, chin chopper, Food grinder, soup strainer, Smell sniffer, eye blinker, Sweat boxer, top-notcher, Dickey, dickey doo That's what I learned in my school. Boom! Boom! (slap thighs)
My hand on my foot, What have I here? This is my foot stomper, My Mama dear Foot stomper, knee bender, Lap sitter, bread basket, Air blower, chin chopper, Food grinder, soup strainer, Smell sniffer, eye blinker, Sweat boxer, top-notcher, Dickey, dickey doo That's what I learned in my school. Boom! Boom! (slap thighs)
One of our friends grew up in a German-speaking church that sang this song at fun family gatherings, as shown below. With each body part, you'd put your hands on that part, and with each verse, as the list of parts grew ever longer, you'd have to point/touch faster and faster, with barely enough time to say the words. Hands on mineself Vas is das here? Das is my [bread basket], Mama, mama dear. Bread basket, bread basket, Inky, dinky doo Das vat ve learned in da school Ya, ya!
There are a few other examples on the site it's from