CHEERLEADER CHEERS

     This page contains selected examples of school and community cheerleader
     cheers. 

     In the 1950s when I was growing up, high schools were the only public schools
     that had cheerleaders. Now many elementary schools, and middle schools have
     basketball and other sports affiliated cheerleader squads.  Some communities
     also have cheerleading squads that perform at sports events such as little
     league football games. Usually these pre-high school and community squads
     are made up of only girls. However, many high school and most college
     cheerleading squads are composed of females and males. Cheerleading is a
     sport. You have to be physically strong to be a good cheerleader. And you have
     to practice safely and perform safely.

     There's a lot of  cross-fertilization that occurs between the cheers performed by
     cheerleading squads and the informal foot stomping cheers that are performed
     just for fun. Both cheerleading squads and foot stomping cheers use the other
     "group's" cheers.  It's usually difficult to figure out whether the cheer originally
     came from the formal cheerleading squad or from the group of girls who
     informally perform foot stomping cheers.

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    click here to send in examples of and comments about cheerleader cheers.

    Thank you to all those who send in examples of cheers for possible posting on
    Cocojams!

    Examples of rhymes & cheers are almost always posted the way that readers
    send them to this website. Some of these examples have typos and other
    accidental spelling errors or have text messaging, slang, or otherwise purposely
    misspelled words & phrases. Many of these examples are written without any
    capitalization at the beginning of a line or punctuation mark at the end of line.
    This free flowing writing style appears to be the prevailing way that many youth
    and young adults informally write on the Internet.  Posting examples written
    this way may result in difficulty understanding the examples. However, I believe
    that posting examples in their original form preserves the examples' flavor &
    authenticity. I apologize to those persons who may have difficulty understanding
    these examples.

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    click here to send in examples of cheerleader cheers.

    Although it is not required, please include information about how this cheer is
    performed. Also, for the sake of folkloric research, please include the following
    demographical information: where you learned the cheer {please include the
    city & state if within the USA, and the nation, if outside the USA}; when you
    learned this cheer {year or decade such as 2008, the 1990s, or the mid 1970s};
    and who performed this cheer {age, gender, race/ethnicity}. Thanks!

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   I reserve the right not to post examples of rhymes on this page that are
   exactly the same as a previously posted example of that cheer. I also reserve
   the right not to post examples of cheer that I feel don't meet the standards of
   this website.

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    I'm sorry that Cocojams is unable to help its readers start any
    cheerleading squads. Cocojams is also unable to help its readers identify
    any cheerleading instructors or cheerleading gyms or camps.

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    Examples of Cheerleader Cheers:
    [Examples are listed in alphabetical order. The newest postings are indicated by
    their dates.] 

    Numbers
    1
    1 we are (team name ) 2 a lil bit louder 3 we still cant here you 4 more more
    more 1
    - Lashae; 9/5/2007

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    123 {Example #3}
     I like all the cheers but here is one of my own. I am not a cheerleader but i have
    always wanted to be one!   Good luck to all of you thats our 1-2-3 yell shout.
    What did you say? I can't hear you I said yell Shout! baby 1-2-3 you might as
    well leave!
    -Claire H; 6/8/2007
   
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    123 {Example #2}
    123 Get on your feet! 256 Mess with us we bust your lip! 789 Tigers Dynamite!
    Yeah, Tigers Dynamite!
     - Kristen and Michola; 9/30/2006

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    123 {Example #1}
    123 get on your knees and move,MOVE 456 get on your feet and run,RUN 789
    take those hands and score,SCORE TIGERS we need a 2 point score!
    -Kristen and Michola; 9/30/2006

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    1-2-3-4-5 {Example #2}
    This one I made up myself!! 1-2-3-4-5 we're the Tigers and we say Hi!!! 6-7-8-9-
    10 (To You)We'll be saying bu-bye again 1-3-5-7-9 Tigers Tigers we're so fine
     2-4-6-8-10 thats too bad you lost AGAIN!!!
     -Skye m {Terrell Tx} ; 5/11/2007
 
    Editor:
    Thanks, Skye m. for sending in this cheer. I like the different ending that you
    made up. Also, thanks for remembering to include demographical information
    {the city/state where you live}. This information helps people keep track of where
    cheers and rhymes are performed.
   
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    12345 {Example #1}
     i have a cheer here it goes 12345 back it up 54321 all ladies in the house say
    get up get up get up 12345 back it up 54321 all ladies break it down (do a dance
    move)
    -harmony; 5/20/2007
  
    Editor:
    Thanks, harmony, for sending in that example and remembering to include
     information about how it is performed.
       
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    1234 Get Ready Yall
    Here is a cheer I made up:) 1234 Get ready yall Cause this is it M-O-N-T-R-O-S-
    E M-E-T-E-O-R-S What does that spell? What ya say I didn't hear you? A little
    louder now! Montrose Meteors Montrose Meteors (You can change the school
    name!)
    -Ceara; 4/15/2007

    Editor:
    Thanks, Ceara, for sharing your creativity with us. I love it when people send in
    cheers that they make up!!!

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    1-2-3-4 {add Team's Name}    
    1-2-3-4 Panthers! Raise that score!
    -Cheer Mom {coach, girls' midget football cheerleading squad}; 9/13/2006

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    Hey 1-2-3-4-5. My Name is ___ {Version #3}
    HEY (12345 my name is kelsey and i say hi 678910 back it up and meet
    my friend) then the last parson would say (678910 back it up and thats the
    end) and thats how it go's
    -kelsey; 8/16/2007

    Editor:
    Thanks, Kelsey for sending in that example. I think you meant that the HEY
    would be said before the person says 12345 my name is ____. If this is wrong,
    and you meant that HEY was the  name of this cheer, please write back and I'll
    correct this.
      
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   1-2-3-4-5. My Name is ___ {Version #2}
   1-2-3-4-5- My name is "Audrey" and I say Hi 6-7-8-9-10 Back it up and meet my
    friend Main Person-Hey "Lily" Lily-hey what MP-Introduce yourself Lily-No way
    MP-introduce yourself Lily-ok 1-2-3-4-5 My name is "lily" (etc)
    I learned this after "bring it on" came out and al the girls in my grade were
    singing this.
    -lily; 4/15/2007

    Editor:
    Thanks Lily, for including information about how you learned this cheer. For
     those who may not know this, when Lily wrote "bring it on", she was referring to
     a hit 2000 American made movie about high school cheerleaders.
     See http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0204946/ for information & photos about the
     movie Bring It On. Also see "Totally For Sure" cheers below on this page for
     examples of another cheer that came from the 2006 sequel to that movie, Bring
     It On: All Or Nothing.

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     1-2-3-4-5. My Name is ___ {Version #1}
     1,2,3,4,5 my name is- and i say hi 6,7,8,9,10 back it up and meet my friend at
      the end say 1,2,3,4,5,my name is- and i say hi 6,7,8,9,10 back it up and meet
      my friend {put a name in-}
      -jm ; 3/16/2007

      Editor:
      Hello, jm. I've seen this cheer performed by children's cheerleading squads
      in Pittsburgh, Penn. {from about 1997 to date}. The girls stand in a vertical line
      and recite this cheer while they do foot stomps & handclaps. This cheer is
      recited in a call & response format. The entire group starts with by saying
      "1,2,3,4,5". The first person in line says "My name is [insert name or nickname]
      and I say hi". The rest of group then says "6,8,9,10". The same group member
      says "I'm gonna step aside and meet my friend" {to my knowledge, "back it up"
      replaced "step aside" in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area around 2005 or so}.
      When the first soloist says "step aside to meet my friend" she or he slides on
      beat to form a parallel line to the right of the first line. The next soloist slides to
      form a parallel line to the left of the first line. The third soloist slides to the front
      of the right parallel line and the fourth soloist slides to the front of the left
      parallel line. This pattern continues until all members of the group have had a
      turn saying their name. At the end, the group says in unison something like:
      "1,2,3, 4, 5.  We are the {team name} and we say Hi! 6,7,8, 9,10. We're gonna
      {step together {or back it up} 'cause that's the end". When they say "step
      together" or "back it up" the two lines merge to form one line. "Back it up" is
      performed by the first soloist facing forward but moving backwards to the beat
      and forming a new line to the right of the first line. The same pattern as was
      described for "Step Aside" is followed for "back it up" except that ahead of time
      the group may have decided that each soloist must move to the back of either
      the right or left line instead of to the front. 

      An example of this cheer is also posted on Cocojams' Foot Stomping Cheer's
      page.
           
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       1-2-3-4-5 {team or school name} Don't Take No Jive {Version #2}
       The whole group chants:
       12345, AC Dolphins don't take no jive
       678910, Back it up, we'll say it again
       -Joan C.; from Atlantic City, New Jersey, late 1970s; electronic message to
        Azizi Powell; 2/11/2007

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      1-2-3-4-5 {team or school name} Don't Take No Jive {Version #1}
      1,2,3,4,5, adams friendship takes no jive 6,7,8,9,10 back me up and i'll do it
      again but i cant y? because my back hurts my skirts too tight my booty shakes
      from left to right! goooooooooo devils!! woohoo
      -taylor; 9/23/2006

      Editor:
      "My back aches" etc. is a 'floating verse' that appears in a number of children's
      rhymes & cheers. See several versions of these rhymes under the title "Bang
      Bang Choo Choo Train" on this page and on Cocojams' School Yard Taunts
      page.

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     1 Back
     1 back back back back 2 back back back back 3 back back back back 4 we
     attack
     -josh, 2/14/2006

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    2 4 6 8 {Example #3}
    I made up this cheer by myself I think its pretty cool. Here it is . 2,4,6,8 We the
    cougars don't hate. 6,5,7,9 We are known for being kind . Side,Side,Middle to
    the Right. We can do this all night . Front , Left , Up , Down. We the best all
    around. Git it, Git it don't stop. Git it, Git it don't stop we are the ones that are
    going to the top. So stop and listen and to the beat ahead , you should do that
    cause us the cougars said . Bang, Bang, Chu Chu train, watch us, watch us do
    our thing . We done now so get it threw . You wish you were us yeah thats you .
    -Autumm P; 3/2/2008

    Editor:
    Autumm, thanks for sending in that cheer that you created. I love it when people
    use their creativity. Best wishes!
      
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     2 4 6 8 {Example #2}
     This is a cheer leading chant I made up 2-4-6-8 who do we appreciate not the
      king not the queen but (name of team) football team
     -ella; 5/15/2007

     Editor:
     Ella, thanks for using your creativity to compose that new version of 2 46 8!
  
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     2 4 6 8 {Example #1}
     2 4 6 8,who do we appreciate not the king not the queen but the *Foxy football
     team, goooo *Foxy *   Change Foxy to your school name
     -??? ; 5/8/2007

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    4,3,2,1
    4,3,2,1 , the pride, r here, ready to cheer, in orange and white, tigers team, 
    clap,clap, lets fight!
    -tammy {aged 11 in the _____ team! performing in telford! [United
    Kingdom}; 1/8/2007
   
    Editor:
    tammy, thanks for sending in that cheer. Thanks also for remembering to include
    demographical information {your age and your geographical location, telford,
    the United Kingdom}

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    5 4 3 2 1 {Example #2}
    i learned a cheer about 2 years ago i goes a little something like this:5 4 3 2 1 its
    time to start the clock its time to really rock t-i-m-e its time for victory
    WOOOOOOOOOOOOO go (team name)!!!!!!!!
    -mckenzie ' 12/6/2007
   
    Editor:
    Thanks mckenzie for sending in this cheer. Thanks also for remembering to
     include demographical information {when you learned this cheer}.
  
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    5 4 3 2 1 {Example #1}
    i love this cheer hope u guyz do 5 4 3 2 1 bulldogs team has just begun come on
    crowd yell it loud blue and gold yell it blue and gold last time blue and gold
    -latinaboriqua718; 1/13/2007

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    8 6 4 2
    this place is awsome! Here's a cheer I maid up (8 6 4 2 I got a thing just for you
    who's it for its for the bulldogs its the what the bulldogs yeah
    -Anonymous; 9/30/2006

    Editor:
    Thanks for your compliment about this website, anonymous 9/30/2006.
     It's readers like you who make this website rock! My compliments to you for
     using your creativity to compose a cheer!

     A,B
     A,B,C
     A,B,C We're goin up wer'e goin down Wer'e crist cross lolly pop pull the train
     start again A.B.C Wer'e goin up wer'e goin down wer'e goin crist cross lolly pop
     pull the train freeze
     -karanda ; 4/10/2007
 
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     A-B-C-D-E-F-G {Example #2}
     A-B-C-D-E-F-G you dont wanna mess with me. yo mama yo daddy your bald
     headed granny she 99 she thinks shes fine shes goin out with frankenstein she
     wish she wish she wish she had this
     -abc ; 12/1/2007

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     A-B-C-D-E-F-G {Example #1}
     a b c d e f g gummy bears are chasing me red ones green ones blue ones too
     one just took my [brand new] shoe !!!
     -becky; 7/31/2006 

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     A-B-C Hit It
     there is one that goes like a-b-c hit it that the way uh huh uh huh i like it uhhuh
     uhhuh thats the way peace punch captain crunch brick wall waterfall girl you
     think you know it all you dont i do so peace with that attitude but wait come
     back you need a tic tac not a tik not a tac but the whole six pack i aint trying to
     be mean but you need some listerine not a gibble not a gobble but the whole
     bottle coca cola in a cup now im drinking seven up seven up has no caffeine
     now im using listerine 
     -lexi; 5/29/2006
 
    Editor:
    This example is another version of "Brick wall Water fall". See other examples
    down thread {below} and even more examples on Cocojams' Schoolyard Taunts
    page.

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    A Few Sidelines And Floor Cheers
    At our school, during tryouts, all of the eighth graders of the previous team
    teaches the girls trying out...it works out really well! So, ur coach can be judging
    while u do so. Here are a few sidelines and floor cheers: DEFENSE CHEER:
    Grab it Steal it Take it away we want the ball to go the other way! OFFENSE
    CHEER: dribble (hold out) shoot shoot! take that ball to the hoop hoop! FLOOR
    CHEER: (start ready set) hey..hey u get out of our way today is the day we will
    put u away were stronger louder (say this loud)!!! determined to win if u think u
    can beat us think again! INDIANS!! ( on this part have the back section point
    up...for the middle break them in half have the left side point right and right side
    point left...then the font point straight ahead) this looks really cool when done
    right!!! hope ur team likes them
    -logan; 4/15/2008
   
    Editor:
    logan, thanks for sending those cheers, and including an explanation of when &
    how they are performed. As you can see, I decided to keep all of these cheers
    together for the sake of clarification, rather than putting them in different listings
    using the first initial of their title or the first word of the cheer.

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    Ah Hey Come Along
    Ah hey come along, come along for the ride, we're the biggest and the best
    and we're backed by pride. We'll leave you in a cloud of smoke and tha-that's all
    folks! We're too hott to handle, there's absolute no doubt. The (your team) is
    really mean, we'll umph just knock you out! Someone, someone, go, go, you can
    make a free throw, sink it! We are the (your team), from (your school)! We're
    here to prove the (your school colors), a step above the rest! (Your school
    mascot) fans stand up and cheer, this is our year! Down, down, down the floor,
    up, up, up the score Down the floor, up the score, down, up, down, up! (Spell
    your mascot with pompoms. Takes Practice. We do it with 8 peeps and spell
    Eagles!) We're gonna spell eagles in a way that is better. When we say get on
    up you can show out the letter. Get on up! e! Get on up! A Get on up! G Get on
    up! L Get on up! E Get on up! s What's that spell? eagles who's the best?
    eagles one more time eagles! --(make a #1!) Thanks!
    -Kelly; 1/7/2008
 
    Editor:
    Thanks, Kelly, for sending in that cheer. Thanks, also for including performance
    instructions. It sounds great!

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    All Across The Nation {Version #3}
    all across da nation all across da nation ia an LJH sensation we'll take you for
    a ride and move from side to side 3X
    -alexis; 5/6/2008

    Editor:
    Thanks for sending that example in Alexis. I'm assuming that LJH is the name of
    your school.
  
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    All Across The Nation {Version #2}
    All Across the Nation this is a cheer i teach to my jr. pee wee's...its really cute 
    and its kind of in a sing song way. All across the nation theres a new football
    sensation that makes you want to slide and move from side to side (for the first
    two lines your going side to side first slapping you knees then clap then the
    second line you have only one arm on a broken T and slide to one side then last
    line have you hands on your hips and shake your bum from side to side)
    -Stacy; 8/8/2007

    Editor:
    Thanks, Stacy, for sending in that cheer. Thanks also for including the
    performance instructions that your squad used for that cheer. I'm curious, how
    old are children who are "jr pee wees"? {I take it that this is an age designation
    for cheerleaders, right?}

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    All Across The Nation {Version #1}
    I learned this cheer in the 7th grade and we still do it we love it so much.
    All across the nation there's an (school name) sensation. 1 by 1 we beat, we'll
    knock you off you're feet. a little bit, hey, a little bit, can't you feel it, a little bit,
    hey, a little bit, can't you feel it!
    -josh; 2/1/2007

    Editor:
    Thanks, Josh for mentioning the grade you were in when you learned this
    cheer. However, in order to track how long a cheer or rhyme has been around,
    you need to note the year you were in the 7th grade. While it's not a real big
    deal, having that kind of demographical information will be helpful for folk
    collectors and researchers in the future.

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    All Around The World
    all around the world you know what we do we are the sugarcreek wildcats
    coming after you those wildcats are #1 cause' we always get the job done cause
    all around the world you know what we do
    -Salyric ; 2/2/08

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    Alligator, Crocodile {Version #2}
    I really like alligator crocodile. So here is my cheer (a another edtion to it).
    alligator crocodile let's get crunk for a while ooh get crunk ooh get crunk lemon
    lime tootie fruity come'on girls let's kick some booty.
    -lala; 2/9/2007
 
    Editor:
    "Crunk" is a newly coined slang word that may have been formed by combining
    the words "crazy" & "funk". Crunk has a number of meanings. Among those
    meanings is "to have a really good time" and "to use a lot of energy or to be on
    high level, as in high volume for music. In the context of this rhyme, I believe that
    "let's get crunk" is like saying "let's get hyped"; "let's get excited" and "let's get
    energized". To provide some substantiation to the connection of "crunk"
    with "funk", notice the line "let's get funky" and how the word "funky" is repeated
    in version #1 of this rhyme.
   
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    Alligator, Crocodile {Version #1}
    Alligator, Crocodile
    let's get funky for while
    ooh get funky
    ooh get funky
    ooh get funky
    ooh get funky
    lemon lime
    fruity tootie
    Come'on yall
    let's kick some booty
    -Taejia {African American girl, age 8; Daejia, African American girl, age 5};
    Baldwin, Pennsylvania; 9/14/2006

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    A Panther
    A panther yeah yeah a panther say what my name is Olivia and they call me
    Ollie yeah and Im going to show you what this panther can do first you shake it
    dont break it then you roll it control it then you pop it dont stop it sit down sit
    down say what sit down
    -olivia; 9/16/2006

    Editor:
    "A Panther" sounds very much like the cheer "A Bulldog". See examples of "A
     Bulldog" on Cocojams' Foot Stomping Cheers page.

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   {Team Name} Are Here To Rock The Floor
   Dunedin Highlanders are here to rock the floor! the red black and white are
   back for more. step back take notice, here we come! Dunedin has just begun!
   -luv2cheer; 9/18/2006

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   Are You Ready To Go Down
   Watch Out. We're comin through.
   'Cause Kingsley's gonna trample
   all over you.
   Before we run you outta town
   we're gonna ask you one thing right now.
   {clap clap clap clap}
   Are you ready to go down?
   {clap clap clap}
   Are you ready to go down?
   {clap clap clap}
   Are you ready
   to
   go
   down?
    -Kenya, 12 years old {Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania}; 6/16/2007

   Editor:
   Kenya and her girlfriend Yammesha visited me today and showed me some
   cheers. "Kingsley" is the name of a community center which has children & youth
   athletic teams and cheerleaders. "Are you ready to go down" means "Are you
   ready to lose?" The word "clap" isn't said. It is done. See "Monkey" and
   "Welcome To The Valley Of Hershey" for the other cheers that I learned during
   that visit.  Thanks, Kenya for this cheer!

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   Are We Ready To Get Started
   this cheer is called are we ready to get started:
   are we ready to get started
   yes we are
   are we ready to get started
   yes we are
   i said a S a T a S-T-A-R-T let`s go
   a S a T a S-T-A-R-T let`s go (repeat 3x)
   -briana;  7/26/2006

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   (Name of team) Are Here
   (Name of team) are here, Hey fans lets cheer yell (team colors), (team mascot)
   attack! (team colors), (team mascot) attack)!
   Repeat numerous times
   - Anonymous; 6/16/2006

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   Are You Ready To Rock
   are you ready to hey hey say what say what are you ready to rock are you ready
   to rock are you ready to rock say what non stop are you ready to hey hey say
   what say what are you ready to rock are you ready to rock are you ready to rock
   say what your not
   -Grace ; 5/31/2007

   ****
  As We Walk To The Valley Of Hershey
  As we walk to the valley of Hershey
  with the smell of chocolate in the air
  The only thing sweeter than candy
   is me and my girls here.
  All the people around us are haters.
  Except for the fans of the Panthers.
  The only thing I wanna tell you.
   Is don't hate on the Panthers
  cause you know you wanna a kiss
  -Ebonaye {10 years old; Pittsburgh, PA}; 5/9/2008

   Editor:
   Thanks, Ebonaye for showing me how you do this cheer. Ebonaye did a stomp
   stomp clap, stomp stomp clap foot stomping routine while she recited this cheer.
   At the end of the last line, on the word "kiss", she stuck out her butt to the side
   and patted it, emphasizing what people should do if they dared to "hate on" her
   team. I have heard the first line of this cheer given as "Welcome to the Valley of
   Hershey". {Presumably, "Hershey" is the city in Pennsylvania known for its
   production of chocolate candies}. I have also heard the team mentioned in the
   "except for the fans of the" line given as "the Gators", a community football team.
   "The Panthers" is the name of the athletic team in the school that Ebonaye
   attends. Given that the words"haters" and "Gators" rhyme, I believe that students
   at Ebonaye's school probably "took" this cheer from the Gators' cheerleading
   squad.  It's anybody's guess where and when that squad learned this cheer, but I
   only heard it from girls at that school two years ago.

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   Attack {Version #2}
   A-T-T(clap) A-C-K(clap) Push them back (on push make daggers, on them take
   your and and push them back still in fists, and on back move your arms back to
   your sides so the are out and beside you) A-T-T(clap) A-C-K(clap) Attack, Attack,
   Attack (on attack attack attack put one fist on your left side and your right fist and
   put it in a low V and then reverse it on the other attacks)
   -Amanda; 12/29/2007

   Editor:
   Thanks, Amanda, for sending in this cheer. Thanks, also, for including
   performance directions!

   ****
   Attack {Version #1}
   A-T-T-A-C-K the _____ attack is on its way! repeat x3
   -Ally Crawford ; 10/1/2007
  
   Editor:
   ally Crawford, thanks for sending in that cheer. I assume that a team name is
   inserted in that space so, for instance, {to use the name of my high school
   athletic team} the cheer goes "A-T-T-A-C-K / the Viking attack is on its way".
   Thanks also for sending in the PSJ cheer posted downthread {below}.

   ****
   Auburn Territory
   Auburn Territory.  This is Auburn Territory. You beware. Cause this is Auburn
   Territory.  You be ware
    -Anonymous; 1/26/2007

    Editor:
    I'm assuming that "Auburn" is the name of a school and that any other teams
    who used this cheer would use their school's name instead.

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    Bad Girls
    Bad girl(2x)well my name is (say a name) and i'm a bad girl I'm gonna show you
    how to beat(say another name)(turn around while saying beeeaat -say the name
    that you said was going to be beat)
    -LaTailya {Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania}; 3/21/2006
   
    Editor:
    Thanks, LaTailya, for sending in this cheer and remembering to include
    information about how this cheer is performed. This cheer sounds a lot
    like examples that are found on Cocojams's Foot Stomping Cheers page. 

    ****
    Bang Bang Choo Choo Train {Example #23}
    This is one of our cheerleading sidelines. Caucasian, Joliet, Illinois. 2007 but it
    could be much older. "Bang bang choo choo train, come on 'stacey' do your
    thing!" "i cant." "why not?" "cuz i cant!" why not?" "cuz my backs a-aching, and
    my skirt's too tight, and my pony's shaking from the left to the right!"  
    -Angie ; 12/21/2007

   Editor:
   Angie, thanks for sending in that version. Also, in the interest of possible folkloric
   research, thanks for including demographical information {race, geographical
   location, and the year you first learned this cheer}!
  
   ****
    Bang Bang Choo Choo Train {Example #22}
    bang-bang choo choo train!! here is my version of this awesome cheer, "Bang-
    bang choo choo train come on _________do your thang, get,get got it, got it
    umph and let it roll umph umph and let it roll, woo woo!!! I hope u liked it!!!!  
    -Brittany ; 11/20/2007
   
     Editor:
     Brittany, thanks for sending in that version of "Bang Bang Choo Choo Train". I
     do like it. However, because so many versions of this cheer have been posted
     on this page, I won't be featuring any more versions of "Bang Bang Choo Choo
     Train" unless they are considerably different from the other versions that have
     already been posted. 

     ****
     Bang Bang Choo Choo Train {Example #21}
     we would say this to the other cheer squad across the field: bang bang, choo
     choo train come on (other teams name)do your thing,you cant, why not because
     you cant, why not because your backs are aching and your skirts are to tight 
     and your hips are swinging from the left to right.
     - jenae ; 10/17/2007

    Editor:
    Thanks, janae, for sending in this cheer and including information about when it
    was chanted {saying it to the other cheer squad across the field}. I wonder
    whether that squad chanted anything to you in response and what it was.

   ****  
   Bang Bang Choo Choo Train {Example #20}
   i am now 13 and learned these rhymes in elementary school from friends,
   neighbors, and my older brothers. the version i learned of 'bang bang choo choo
   train' (in fifth grade) goes like this: bang bang choo choo train, wind me up i'll do
   my thang. i like karate, i like kung-fu, don't mess wit me (or) i'll mess with you.
   peace, okaayy. i, dont plaayy. see my pinky, see my thumb, see my fist: you
   betta run.
   - Anna; 9/1/2007

   Editor:
   Anna, thank you for sending in this cheer and a number of other cheers that I'm
   posting on this page. Thanks also for sending in an example of "Cinderella." I've
   posted that example on Cocojams' Handclap & Jump Rope Rhyme page. Also,
   I've posted the "Brick  Wall Water Fall", "Punch Poke", and "Skunk In The
   Barnyard that you sent in on Cocojams' Schoolyard Taunting Rhymes page.
   Anna, I really appreciate the fact that you included information about how you
   learned these examples from and what grade you were in when you learned
   them. Your comments about learning a number of these cheers from the Bring It
   On high school cheerleading movie points out how influential that movie has 
   been in spreading certain cheers throughout the world.

   I'd love to know if anyone performed any cheers that were featured on the Bring
   It On movies before those movies were made. If so, please share that 
   information with me and I'll share it with other Cocojams readers.

   ****
   Bang Bang Choo Choo Train {Example #19}
   Well, i just got done reading all the bang bang choo choo train cheers...and
   they're a lot different than the one that I learned a while ago. It goes like this:
   Bang, Bang, choo-choo train, wind us up and we'll do our thang, we know karate
   we know kung-foo mess with the (team name) and we mess with you
   -Sami ; 8/25/2007  

   ****
   Bang Bang Choo Choo Train {Version #18}
   this is one my friends used to do:bang bang cho cho train roll me up and ill do my
   thang peanut butter reeses cup sick when i had enough bring it down down down
   down all the way to the ground. up up up up come on guys lets kick there buts  
   -katrina ; 6/1/2007
  
    Editor:
    katrina, thanks for sending in a different version of Bang Bang Choo Choo
    Train. You wrote that your friends "used to do this". I'm wondering which year
    {such as 2004} or what decade {such as the 1990s} that was. I'm also wondering
    what age your friends were, whether your friends were cheerleaders, or just they
    do this cheer just for fun. I'm also wondering if they stopped doing it because
    they were no longer in the cheerleading squad, or because they got older or
    some other reason.  

    Also, I'm curious about the meaning of the word "sick" that you wrote after
    "peanut butter reeses cup". I'm wondering did you mean "sike" {a slang word that
    rhymes with "like" and means "I don't really mean what I just said". Or did you
    mean to write "stick"? I'm guessing that you didn't really mean to write "sick"
    because it doesn't seem to fit the rest of the line. Your response would be
    appreciated. Thanks again!
   
    ****
    Bang Bang Choo Choo Train {Version #17}
    bang bang cho cho train bang bang cho cho train whtch my do that thang i 2 3 4
    5 i am amber and i say hi 6 7 8 9 10 back me up and meet my friend hey guess
    what 'what' i no this yal the boyz have the musles 'uha' softmores have the
    brains 'uha' and us cheerleaders have the sexy legs and what we just won the
    game suck that woop woop!
    -katlyn; 5/27/2007
 
    ****
    Bang Bang Choo Choo Train {Version #16}
    Here is another version of Bang, Bang: Bang, bang choo choo train come on
    knights do your thang, get it get it get it get it (lean back farther each time) got it
    got it got it got it (lean forward more each time), umph (spread legs and hit
    knees) and let it roll (kinda bend and roll your head).
    -GO KNIGHTS ; 5/23/2007
  
    Editor:
    GO KNIGHTS, thanks for sending in this cheer and remembering to include
    information about how this cheer is performed. I'm assuming that "Knights" is the
    name of your school's athletic teams. Go Knights!! :o)

   ****
   Bang Bang Choo Choo Train {Version #15}
   I have a cheer that goes like this: bang bang choo choo train come on girls lets
   do our thing we cant why not we just cant because our backs are aching my
   skirts to tight my hips keep shaken from the left to the right my hairs all messy
   our makeups all gone your team sucks and you do it all wrong
   -marissa; 5/19/2007
 
   ****
   Bang Bang Choo Choo Train {Version #14}
   (i made this up) bang bang choo choo train come on girl lets do our thing, i cant
   why not i said i cant why not i said my bak is achin my braw to tight my booty
   shaken to the left to the right to the left to the right to the left right left right this is
   skiny this is fat so wat the heck u lookin at!( do a herkie)
   -karley; 4/20/2007

   Editor:
   Thanks, karley, for using your creativity to compose a new ending for this
   cheer. Your version of this cheer is now added to all the other versions that
   other people have made up. Thanks also for including information about how you
   perform this cheer. For those who may not know what a "herkie" is, click on
   http://cheerleading.about.com/cs/jumps/g/herkie.htm. Also, see links to other
   online information given in my comments to "Be Aggressive {Version #2}"
 
   ****
   Bang Bang Choo Choo Train {Version #12}
   hear is a cheer i used to do when I was little: bang bang choo choo train come
   on girls lets do our thang, i can't why not, I can't why not, Because my back is
   achin and my bra is too tight my bootie shakin from the left to the right left right
   left right. I kick so high I do the butterfly, I squat down low and do the rodeo, I
   step right back and do the cabbage patch, I stop I drop and do the bootie pop,
   boys can't do it they really want 2 touch my bootie, they really want 2 spin me
   around, they really want 2 criss cross me down, they really want want 2 swim
   through my ocean, they really want to oosh my body baby oosh my body ossh
   ossh ossh.
   -Whitney ; 4/29/2007

    Editor:
    Thanks, Whitney for sending in that version of Bang Bang Choo Choo
    Train. For those who may not be aware, "the butterfly", "the rodeo",
    and "the cabbage patch" are all names of once popular R&B dances.
 
    ****
    Bang Bang Choo Choo Train {Version #11}
    Bang Bang Choo Choo Train Bang Bang Choo Choo Train Come on lets do
    your  thang!! (Cant) why not? (Head Hurts Skirt to tight shake your booty left to
    right) Notice The ()'s. somebody else has to say whats in them.
    -sugarbaby101; 4/20/2007
 
    ****
    Bang Bang Choo Choo Train {Version #10}
    This is a cheer i learned a few years ago its kind of the same as the other
    "Bang Bang Choo Choo Train" cheers. It goes like this.: Bang Bang Choo Choo
    train let me see you do your thing So get it get it get it now you got it got it got it
    UMPH!! and lose control UMPH!! and let it roll (Toe touch herkie or a high kick
    at the end)
    -brit; 3/24/2007

    Editor:
    Thank, brit for sending in that example and including information about how you
    perform it!

    ****
    Bang Bang Choo Choo Train {Version #9}
    Hi, Im in 8th grade now and I did cheer leadin a long time ago. I was the Rebels 
    but the only cheer I really remember is Bang Bang choo choo train and it goes l
    like this: Bang Bang Choo Choo Train, C'mon Rebels do your thang! I said
    oomph ahhh, oomph ahhh.
    -Kasey ; 3/21/2007

    ****
    Bang Bang Choo Choo Train {Version #8}
    Bang Bang Choo Choo Train Go Cards Do Your Thing. Get it. Get it. get it. Got
    it. Got it. Got it. Boom Let it go! Boom Let it go.(Repeat 3x)
    -Jessica; 3/15/2007

    ****
    Bang Bang Choo Choo Train {Version #7}
    umm..i was readin the Bang Bang Choo Choo Train cheers and it sounded like
    they were cheers making fun of a cheer i learned in the late 90's 
    "Bang Bang Choo Choo Train come on Bruins do your thing Say get it get it got
    it got it Whoosh and let it roll Whoosh and let it roll."
    -bubblezz92; 3/14/2007

    Editor:
    bubblezz92, thanks for sending in that example along with the date that you
    remember that cheer. I think it's interesting to consider the origin of  
    contemporary cheers & rhymes and to document how these recreational
    children's and teenagers chants may have changed over time and in different
    geographical locations. That's why I suggest that people send in demographical
    information along with their examples.

    ****
   Bang Bang Choo Choo Train {Version #6}
   bang bang choo choo train train come on girls lets do this thing i cant y not i cant
   y not cause by back is acking and my bras to tight and my body shaking from the
   left to the right and my momma said my pants to tight but my boyfriend said they
   fit just rite
   -ashley k.;  3/13/2007

   ****
   Bang Bang Choo Choo Train {Version #5}
   heres some of my fav cheers.
   recies pecies butter cup recies pecies butter cup come on baby well kick your
   butt  bang bang cho cho train come on girls well do our thang. i cant. why not?
   jus cant. why not? my head hurts my bras to tight i've been shaken that thing all
   day and night. to the left to the right to the left to the right to the left.
   -erika; 10/26/2006

   ****
   Bang Bang Choo Choo Train {Version #4}
   Here's something you might find amusing. I learned it in 2nd grade. I'm 11 now in
   the 6th grade. Bang Bang choo choo train come on baby do that thang I can't.
   Why not? I can't. Why not? My back is aching, My bra's too tight, My booty's
   shaking to the right to the left left to the right
   -Bianca; 10/28/2006

   Editor:
   Thanks, Bianca for putting a date to this cheer. If you are 11 years old and in the
   6th grade now and you learned this cheer 4 years ago when you were in the 2nd
   grade, then that means you learned the cheer in 2002. 

   I collected the exact same words to this cheer in Pittsburgh, PA area in 1997
   from African American girls, ages 6-12 years. I wonder if anyone remembers
   reciting it before then?

   ****
   Bang Bang Chu Chu Train {Version #3}
   bang bang chu chu train it really goes like this in new york-(1 person) bang bang
   chuchu train let me see u do ur thing (2 person) i cant (1 person) why not (2
   person) my back aches my belts to tight and my booty is shakin from left to right
   left right left, left right left
   -m&m; 10/7/2006

   Editor:
   M&M, thank you for remembering to include information the state {or city?} where
   you live. Including that information helps me and others get a sense of how
   widely known specific cheers are.

   ****
   Choo Choo Train {Bang Bang Choo Choo Train}, Version #2}
   this cheer is named choo choo train:(group) bang bang choo choo train come on
   girls lets do our thing! (responce)I cant because my backs broken and my skirts
   too tight my hips are swai'n from the left to the right. (all) go eagles
   -kelly; 8/15/2006

   Editor:
   In spite of its slightly different name, this version is clearly part of the "Bang
   Bang Choo Choo Train"  rhyme family. The "group"/"response"/"all" directions
   suggest that this cheer is performed the same as {or very much like} the foot 
   stomping rhymes that are found on Cocojams' Foot Stomping Cheers page.
 
   Btw, I believe that "swai'n" means "swaying" . And "swaying" is another way of
   saying "moving".

   ****
   Bang Bang Choo Choo Train {Version #1}
   Bang bang choo choo train come on Angles do your thang get it, get it, get, get it,
   get it got it, got it, got, got it, got it boom now let it roll (clap clap, clap clap clap)
   boom now let it roll (clap clap, clap clap clap)
  -Princess R.;  5/4/2006
 
   Here's a comment from Princess R:
   I'm the new cheer coach for the Holy Savior cheerleading team out in Wichita
   Kansas I just needed to shout out my girls and let all know that we can do our
   thang out here too always have and always will. It feels good to be able to cheer
   at the only African American Catholic Pre-K 3 through 8th grade school from the
   4th grade to the 8th and now be the coach as a tenth grade. When you use our
   cheers use them with attitude. Hope you enjoy our cheers and chants don't forget
   to replace your school, cheer team, or mascot name with the Angels and Holy
   Savior. Here are some of our favorites.
 
   Editor:
   Thanks for sending in those cheers, Princess R. I really like your comment
   "When  you use our cheers, use them with attitude". It's important for people to
   know that dramatization is very much a part of saying cheers and rhymes.

    I've posted the other examples that Princess shared under the specific 
    alphabetical listing for the first letter of that rhyme.
 
   "Bang Bang Choo ChooTrain" is also found in other cheers and handclap
   rhymes such as "Brick Wall Water Fall". See other examples of "Brickwall
   Waterfall" on this page. Also, see examples of both of these cheers/rhymes on
   Cocojams' School Yard Taunting Rhymes page. I'd also like to note that I saw
   this cheer performed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area in 1997 before it was
   featured in one of the Bring It On movies where it was performed by a
   predominately African American cheerleader squad.

   ****
   Barnyard
   open out the barn yard and kick out the hay!! we're the best team in
   the USA! turn on the radio and what do u hear? elvis presley doin a cheer!
   firecraker firecraker boom boom boom firecraker firecraker boom boom boom the
   boys got the musles!!! the teachers got the brains !! the girls got the sexy legs
   and we won the game!!!!!!!!!
   -Carebear, 3/16/2006
 
   Editor:
   This cheer is actually made up of two separate cheers. See examples of
   "firecracker, firecraker" down thread {below}.

   ****
   B-E-A-T
   i have one that goes like this! B-E-A-T come on generals beat the devils!
   -ashley-union city, tennesee
 
   Editor:
   ashley, thanks for sending in that cheer. Thanks, also for including
   demographical information {your geographical location}. I'm assuming that
   "generals" is the name of your team and "the devils" is a name of a team that the
   generals were competing against. I'm sure the name of the competing team is
   changed for different competitions. Cocojams readers can use this cheer by
   changing the name of their team and the team that they are competing against.

   ****
   Be Aggressive {Version #2}
   Be Aggressive be be aggressive b-e-agg-r-e-ssive (repeat 2x then do a herkie
   and say "be aggressive")
   -karley; 4/20/2007

    Editor:
    Thanks, karley, for sending in that cheer and including information about how
    you perform it. According to
    http://www.cheerleadingcoachescorner.com/jump_and_tumble_definitions.htm a
    "herkey" {"herkie" or "hurkie"} is "A jump where your weak leg is bent towards the
    floor and your strong leg is out to the side as high as it will go. Some call it a
    hurkie. Done like a toe touch, but one leg comes up and the other bends with
    the knee facing the ground. Named after Cheerleading legend Lawrence
    "Herkie" Herkimer". That website also has drawings & definitions of that jump
    and other cheerleaders' movements. Also, click here to see a photo of a herky:
    http://cheerleading.about.com/od/jumps/l/bljump_renee.htm  
 
    ****
    Be Aggressive {Version #1}
    Be Aggressive Be Be Aggressive. B-E- A- G-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E. Be Aggressive.
    Be Be Aggressive. (clap clap clap) and repeat 3 times.
  
   Thanks for this site. My girls wanted to do a little cheering this year and I only
    knew of a couple. So thanks
    -Meagan B {age 23; drill team coach}; 7/9/2006

    Editor:
    You're welcome, Megan B. It's thanks to Cocojams readers such as
    yourself that Cocojams is become one of the best online resources for
    contemporary children's rhymes and cheers!

   ****
   Beware {Example #2}   
   Heres a few that I learned in Cheerleading:  (opposing football team), beware!
   You know we're #1! we're coming through, we're after you! & oh the heat is on!
    -christi; 4/22/2008

   Editor:
   Thanks, christi , for sending in three cheers. When I read your "Beware" cheer, it
   reminded me of a cheer {or rhyme?} that I collected in 1999 from my daughter-in-
   law & my oldest grandson. Based on that date, I've posted that example as
   "Beware {Example #1} and yours as "Beware" {Example #2}. I also posted the
   other cheers that you sent in on this page under "W" for We got spirit and "We
   Wanna See You Stomp"
 
   ****
   Beware {Example #1}
   Beware, ready set go.
   Beware.
   We're coming through.
   No one can stop us.
   Not even you.
   We got the power
   To over roll
   So BEWARE!
   -Toya L. & Montel; 1999

   Editor:
   Thanks to my daughter-in-law Toya and my grandson Montel for sharing this
    rhyme with me. I'm putting this on this page with cheerleader cheers mainly
    because of christi's example that I received on 4/22/2008. However, Toya said
    that she and her girlfriends crossed arms and walked down the sidewalk singing
    this song that dared anyone to break in between them. I don't know what would
    happened if someone did break in between the girls' crossed arms. What was
    was interesting to me that after the first couple of words of this song, Toya's
    seven year old song Montel joined in. Toya was surprised that Montel knew
    "Beware". Montel confirmed that not only is that rhyme still sung the same way,
    but kids still walked holding arms down the sidewalk when they sung it.  I'm not
    sure if "Beware" started out as a cheerleader cheer or not. But it's interesting
    that the "we're coming through" line is also in christi's version of "Beware" that is
    posted above. Btw, I think that "over roll" may have originally been "over rule",
    but that's just a guess on my part. 
 
    **** 
    Beat Em Bust Em {Version #3}
    the version of 'beat em bust em' i learned (in 4th grade) goes like this: dont
    mess, dont mess, dont mess with the best 'cause the best don' mess. dont fool,
    dont fool, dont fool with the cool 'cause the cool don' fool. from the east, to the
    west, we are the best! b-e-a-t beat 'um. b-u-s-t bust 'um. beat 'um bust 'um, thats
    our custom, gooo (team name)!!    
    -Anna; 9/1/2007
 
   Editor:
   See versions of "Don't Mess With The Best" below. Also, see other examples of
   rhymes that Anna sent in to Cocojams on this page & on Cocojams' Handclap &
   Jump rope rhyme page.
 
    ****
    Beat Em Bust Em {Version #2}
    Here's a cheer called Beat Em Bust Em-
    Beat Em Bust Em That's our custom. Come on {School Name} Readjust em.
    {Clap}. B-E-A-T Beat {Other School Name}. B-U-S-T Bust {Other School Name}.
    {One Person Yells} What are we gonna do? {Everybody Yells Back} Beat Em
    Bust Em Come On {School} Readjust Em GO {SCHOOL} !!!!!!!!!!!!!
    -Heather ; 3/5/2007

    Editor:
    Thanks Heather sending in this example and remembering to include
    performance directions {who says which words}.
   
    ****
    B-E-A-T Beat-Um {Version #1}
    B-E-A-T beat-um beat-um B-U-S-T bust-um bust-um beat-um bust-um that's are
    custom now it's time to re-udjust them go [team name]!!!
    -alexis r.; 5/29/2006

    ****
    Betcha can't
    Oh betcha can't shake like panthers shake, betcha can't play like the panthers,
    Betcha can't do it like our team does it!
    {repeat 5 times}
    -Anonymous,  3/4/2006

    ****
    Believe In The {add Team's Name}
    There are a couple cheers that my squad does that I love. They're pretty fun!
    'Believe in the *team name*, we've got what it takes, believe in the *team name*,
    cause we're super great!' {3x}
    -Brittany, 15 y/o sophomore (I learned them just last year) ; 2/22/2007

    Editor:
    Thanks, Brittany for sending in this cheer and L-E-T-S G-O {posted
    down thread}. Thanks, also for including information about when you learned
    these cheers.
 
    ****
    Big Apple
    big apple little apple suzie cute us little chicks are ganna cheers for you were
    gonna turn around touch the ground boogie on down till we hear a touch down
    were gonna 1 step 2 step 3 step4 were gonna 5 step 6 step 7 no more were
    gonna jump on our horses pull out our guns were gonna boom daddy boom
    daddy were number 1 that is a cheer that me and my friends did for a cheer off
    at our school do you like it?
    -Preepychic; 4/12/2007

    Editor:
    Preepychic, thanks for sending that cheer. Yes, I do like that cheer. I especially
    like the "boom daddy boom daddy we're number 1" line.  You said you and your
    friends did this for a "cheer off". What's a "cheer off"? Is it a competition or a
    non-competitive performance of cheerleading squads?

    ****
    Big D Pump It Up
    Wel this is our junior highs favorite cheer.
    Big D pump it up pump it up Jh keep it goin keep it goin were big and bad thats
    us thats us go bulldogs! Just keep on repeating 
    -Pari {age 14,  ohio} ; 4/24/2006

    Editor:
    Hello, Pari! I would be interested in knowing what you meant by "Big D" in that
    chant. Is that the initial of your school? Or is that the nickname of an athlete on
    the team? And is "Jh" the initials of another player? I figure that the team's name
    is the bulldog. {Okay, that was an easy guess}. But can you help me out by
    explaining the rest? Thanks.

    See Pari's response to my question:
    Okay I submited Big d pump it well are school is defiance Jr. high so thats why it
    goes big d pump it up pump it up jh keep it goin keep goin were big and bad
    thats us thats us go bulldogs .
   -Pari; 5/3/2006

   -snip-
   See other examples of the cheer "Pump It Up" on this page.

   ****
   Black White And Gold
   black white and gold the dawgs are here behold so panthers step back cause
   you aint all that wooo
  -aubrey ; 3/13/2008
 
   ****
   Blue, Gold, And White
   Blue, gold, and white (or ur school's colors) C'Mon cats (mascot) lets fight Put it
   all together to win I said lets fight fight fight WE gonna bite bite bite TONIGHT!
   -Anonymous15; 2/28/2007

   ****
   Boo
   Boo you lame the hawks ( your teams name ) run this game . Boo you suck we
   kicked your butt . Hey , you dont have to stay we can finish the game . Oh you
   wanna stay lets hear what you have ta say . Boo thats wack just step back the
   hawks can handle that . (then you finish the cheer of with a step .)By the way i
   just made this up while i was typing cool huh I live in MI ,and im african american
   cheering is my life i do it at school in the community and just for fun . I made it up.
   -mimi hawk gurl;  8/12/06
 
   Editor:
   Thanks, mimi hawk gurl, for sending in this cheer. I love it when people use their
   creativity! Thanks also for including demographical information {where you live
   and your race}. Keep on cheering!

   ****
   Boogie on Down
   You stand in two lines facing each, like partners.
   S1: I say go you say fight
   S1: Go
   S2: Fight
   S1: Go
   S2: Fight
   S1: I Say win you say tonight
   S1: Win
   S2: Tonight
   S1: I say Boogie You say Down
   S1: Boogie
   S2: Down
   S1: I Say All you say Right
   S1: All
   S2: Right
   S1: All
   S2: Right
   S1&S2: GO FIGHT WIN TONIGHT BOOGIE ON DOWN ALRIGHT ALRIGHT
   GO   FIGHT WIN TONIGHT BOOGIE ON DOWN ALRIGHT ALRIGHT
   repeat the whole thing only switch sides S1 is now S2 and vice versa
   -Destinie M.  6/8/2006

   Editor:
   Thanks, Destinie for sending in that cheer and remembering to include its
   performance instructions. That really helps folks figure out how the cheer is
   performed. It sounds like this is a great cheer!

   ****
   Boom Chica Boom
   [this is a repeat chant; line by line]
   I said a boom chica boom! I said a BOOM chica boom! I said booma chica rocka
   chica rocka chica boom! UH-HUH OH-YEAH ONE MORE TIME (Valley, 
   Cowboy,etc) style! -
   -Amanda, age 17 years {Tulsa; Oklahoma}

   Editor:
   Thanks, Amanda, for sending in that example. I have heard this recited as a
    rhyme in Pittsburgh, PA {among African American girls & boys ages 6-12
    years old}. Those children didn't use "valley" or "cowboy" voices for that rhyme.
    But I do remember them doing an "underwater" voice. It's interesting that this
    rhyme/cheer is found in both Pennsylvania and Oklahoma-and I'm sure in many
    other parts of the USA. And I wouldn't be surprised if it is also recited in other
    English speaking  countries.

   ****
   Boys Have The Muscles
   Boys have the muscles,
   teachers have the brains.
   Girls have the sexy legs
   and we win the games.
   Yay!
   -Guest leeneia, http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=4300; 2/12/2004

   Editor:
   This rhyme is found in the "Firecracker, Firecracker" rhymes presented
   downthread. {below}. Maybe those "boys have the muscles etc" lines go with the
   "firecracker" cheer". Or maybe they go with other cheers or are just recited by
    themselves. Which way do you remember reciting this cheer?

    ****
     Brickwall Waterfall  {Version #16}
     My friends and I made this version up in about 4th grade and I'm currently in 8th
     grade. We still do it occasionally just to goof around. Brick wall, water fall, girl
     you think you know it all, you don't i do, so poof with the attitude, bang bang
     choo choo train, wind me up, I'll do my thing, now reeses, now pieces, now
     butter cup, mess with me I'll kick your butt, girls do curtsies, boys do bows, girls
     go *kiss, kiss* boys go WOW! on curtsies, you curtsy. on bow, you bow. where
     it says kiss kiss it means to make two kissing noises. and the wow should be
     surprised.  
     -Dakota, Brookeland, Texas, 13 years old

     Editor:
     Dakota, thank you and your friends for sharing this example. Thanks also for
     remembering to include demographical information. I also appreciate you
     including information about how you perform/ed this cheer. And I love the
     creativity that I see in young people! Keep on being creative!

     ****    
     Brickwall Waterfall  {Cheerleader Version #15}
     brick wall waterfall boy you think you know it all, you don't i do so BOOM with
     your attitude.Peace punch captain crunch i got something you can't touch, bang
     bang choo choo train come on girls lets do our thing. Reesie peesie 7up mess
     with me i'll mess you up. HOPE YOU LIKE MY CHEER!!!!!!!!!
     -Kelsie ; 11/18/2007
  
     Editor:
     Hello, Kelsie. Thanks for sending in that cheer. Thanks also for sending in
     another cheer "You May Be Good At Soccer". That cheer can be found in the
     "Y" section of this page.
 
     ****
     Brickwall Waterfall {Cheerleader Version #12}
     Hello, I'm a 12 year old girl from Meta, Colombia. This is a cheer my squad and I
     love. I first learned this two years ago but we do it all the time. Hope you enjoy
     it!
     Brick wall Water fall the Starz think they got it all/Vut they don't and we do so
     BOOM with their attitude/ Bang Bang Choo Choo Train wind us up we do our
     thang/ Peace punch captain crunch We got something you cant touch/ Reeses
     pieces butter cup Mess with us we mess you up /
     -nicola k. & #9786; 6/26/2007

    Editor:
    Hello, nicola k. & #9786. Thanks for remembering to include demographical
    information with your example. It's great to hear from people who live in
    Colombia! I wasn't sure if the "K" name was a person's first name or a last name.
    Cocojams has a policy not to post last names. That's why I wrote the the initial
    and a period. However, if this is someone's first name, please let me know, and
    I'll correct the names that have been given for this example.

    ****
    Brickwall Waterfall {Cheerleader Version #11}
    Here is the version of Brick wall water fall from a 11 year old girl from a small
    town in MN Brick Wall Water Fall (What ever team) Thinks they know it all they
    don't we do so boom with that attitude peace punch captin crunch I got
    something you can't touch bang bang choo choo train round me up i'll do may
    thing no reeses pieces butter cup mess with me i'll mess you up break it down
    now purple and gold are number 1 not number 2 and we're going to beat the
    whoops out of you say what oh yeah!  If you like that I have tons more you will
    love Buh-bye
    -K-del ; 6/11/2007

    Editor:
    Thanks, K-del, for sending in that version of Brick wall, Water fall. Thanks also
    for remembering to include demographical information {your age, your gender,
    and the state in which you live}. I also appreciate you sending in the cheer "Roll
    Call" that was featured in the Bring It On movie. {Cocojams readers, you'll find
    that cheer in the "R' section of this page}. K-del, we'd love you to send in more
    examples of cheers & rhymes. I'd would say "Bring it on" but that would be too
    corny. Oops! I just said it, didn't I? :o}

    ****
    Brick Wall Water Fall {Version #10}
    This is a rhyme we used: Brick wall, waterfall girl you think you got it all, but you
    don't and we do. So boom with that attitude, peace punch captain crunch, i've
    got something you cant touch, Bang Bang choo choo train get up on it and ride
    that thang to the left to the right we shake our booty's all night So step back
    down We rock this town Our game will leave you with a frown You already know,
    you're gonna miss Cause girl you know you can't touch this!
    -Ellen; 5/29/2007
 
    ****
    Brickwall Waterfall {Cheerleader Version #9}
    hey i learnt this in year 7 in our cheer team and now i'm in year 10 so i hope you
    like it: brickwall waterfall (team) think they got it all but they don't we do so boom
    with that attatude, peace punch captain crunch cause we got something you
    can't touch, bang bang choo choo train wind me up and i'll do my thang reices
    pieces serve it up mess with us and we'll mess you up elbow elbow rist rist face
    it girls you just got dissed.
    -dotti; 5/4/2007

    Thanks, dotti for sending in that example and including information about when
    you learned it.

    Cocojams readers: Don't forget to check out many more versions of Brickwall
    Waterfall on Cocojams' School Yard Taunts page.

    ****
    Brickwall Waterfall {Cheerleader Version #8}
    Brickwall waterfall boys they think they know it all they don't we do so poof with
    that attitude arm arm rist rist don't want to mess with this messing up my preky
    hair makeup shaters everywhere oou I just lost a earring that don't keep us form
    cheering go-go fight- fight oou I hope I look oh right!!!!!!(that is a cheer I made
    up at the end I do a back filp well I just hope U all like my cheer ...LOVE U
    -Emily W; 4/28/2007

    Editor:
    Thanks, Emily W., for sending in this cheer. I like it when people change a word
    here or add something different to an already existing rhyme. Then that new
    version may also be changed in some small or major way. I'm glad you are using
    your creativity and sharing what you create with others!
 
     ****
     Brickwall Waterfall {Cheerleader Version #7}
     I am a sophomore in HS at a private school in Chicago. I am head cheerleader
     of the varsity squad. In Chicago, this is how we break it down!
     Go Warriors! brick wall waterfall, [Tigers] think they got it all, but they don't, we
     do. so poof with that attitude. Reeses Pieces Butter cup, you mess with me I'll
     mess you up. Don't call me later don't talk to me b/c you is why i be SAYIN you
     stink you stink you really really stink. You say you cool you say you fly, but
     [Tigers] plz don't lie. WE cool WE fly...but we X don't X lie. Mmmmm hot, now
     show us what you got!
     -Crystal M.; 4/7/07

     Editor:
     Thanks, Crystal M. for sharing that example and remembering to include 
     demographical information {the name of the city where you learned this cheer}.
     I'm wondering if this cheer is performed at half time? I'd love to know what kind
     of movements go with the words.

     ****
      Brickwall Waterfall {Cheerleader Version #6}
      brickwall, waterfall. (others teams name) think they got it all, but they don't and
      we do. so, boom with that additude! pinch, punch, captain. were got something
      you can't touch. choo, choo, choo-choo train, wind me up i do my thang.
      gooooooo (your team's name)!!!!! and special thanks to the person who made
      this site because its the best site EVER!!! luv Jess xx

      Editor:
      Thanks, to you, Jess, and other people who send in examples, Cocojams has
      more examples of and commentary about contemporary children's cheers and
      rhymes than any other Internet website.

      Some people have written in to say that we should have video clips & sound
      clips of these cheers & rhymes. I wish that we did. Hopefully, some day we will
      have those features.

      ****
      Brick Wall Waterfall {Cheerleader Version #5}
      Pinch punch*pinch and punch the air* captin cruch brick wall*put your hands
      up in front of you like theres a wall and run your hands down like a water fall*
      your team thinks they know it all but they dont we do so POOF*snap when
      saying POOF and turn around* with your additude reese peices*put your right
      hand on your left thigh* butter cup*left hand on right thigh while still having
      your right hand on your left thigh* i got something you cant touch *put your
      hand on your butt* bang bang*use your fingers as guns and pretend to shoot
      while saying bang bang*choo choo train*take your right hand and pretend to
      ring a bell on a train*roll it up and do you thang*roll your fists* get it get it get it
      get it got it got it got it got it*put your left hand on your left thigh and go up and
      down and at the same time put your right hand on your right thigh going up
      and down*
      && there ya go! You just did my favorite cheer!
      -C Jay A.K.A Jessica; 2/26/2007

     Editor:
     Thanks C Jay {Also Known As Jessica} for sending in this cheer and the
      movements [in asterisks] that go with the lines. To more clearly distinguish
      those movements from the words  of the rhyme, I've posted the movements in
      italics.

      There probably are other ways to perform this cheer, but I'm glad you shared
      your school's way of doing it. I like it!

      ****
      Captain Crunch Waterfall {Brick Wall Waterfall, Cheerleader Version #4}
      Here is one called Captain Crunch Waterfall. Captaincrunch waterfall you
      teams think you got it all but you don't{team name} Oak Glen Bears do so {then
      stomp on the bleachers}BOOOM with your attitude{now clap your hands once
      really loud} BOOOM T-O-U-C-H-D-O-W-N!!!!!!!!!!!!
      -Madi ; 11/28/2006

      Editor:
      Thanks Madi for sending in a version of Brick Wall Waterfall that I hadn't
      received before. I like the change in the cheer's name too. Also, thanks for
      including information on what people do when they say certain lines.

      ****
      Brick Wall Water Fall {Cheerleader Version #3}
      I do not have a comment but i do have a cheer for you.... Brick wall water fall
     she thinks she got got it all but she don't i do so BOOM with you attitude no
     reices peices 7 up you mess with me i mess you up.
     -lesley; 8/17/2006

      ****
      Brick Wall Water Fall {Cheerleader Version #2}
      brick wall water fall jamie thinks he got it all cuz he does an we kno it so yes
      yes  hes the best
      -jamie; 7/7/2006

      Editor:
      Hello Jamie! I'm wondering if cheerleaders use the names of each member of
      the basketball team {or other athletic sports team} or does each cheerleader
      get to say her or his name? Either way, this cheer rocks!

      ****
      Brick Wall Water Fall {Version #1}
      Brick wall brick wall, water fall, (say a team) think they know it all, but they
      don't, we do, so BOOM with your attitude. repeat three times
      -Jamaka; age 11; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; 3/21/2006

      Editor:
      If I had to guess which rhyme is currently the most popular, I'd guess this one.
      See other versions "Brick Wall Water Fall" on this page and many more
      examples on Cocojams' School Yard Taunts page.

      Also, notice how lines from "Brick Wall Water Fall" are found in "Bang
      Bang Choo Choo Train" rhymes that are posted upthread {above}.

      Btw, on 6/16/2007, my niece Yammesha and her friend Kenya showed me
      how cheerleaders in their community groups in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania do
     "Brickwall Waterfall". The tempo is faster than what I had expected. The girls
      did leg lifts and other motions that corresponded with the words that they
      chanted. For instance, when they said "waterfall" they moved their fingers to
      imitate water trickling down. And when they said "you think you got it all/you
      don't I do", they moved their hands down their body in a sensuous motion. The
      cheer ended with a half turn and the girls' dramatically hitching their butt to the
      right {an action meant to be insulting to whomever the cheer was directed.
     
     ****
     Brrrrrr Its Cold In Here {Version #7}
     bbbrrrrrr it's cold out here there must be some rockets in the atmosphere i said
     bbbbbrrrr it's cold out here there must be some rockets in the atmosphere i said
     ehooo ehooo ice,ice,ice eeehhooo eeerhghhoo ice,ice, ice

     ****
     Brrrrrr Its Cold In Here {Version #6}
     here is a chant from the movie Bring It On (the clover's cheer) which my school
     has adapted: brr (or ouch). i said it's cold (or hott) in here. there must be some
    (mascots) in the atmosphere, i said now [repeat as much as you want]
    - Anna; 8/1/2007

    ****
     Brrrrrr Its Cold In Here {Version #5}
     brr its cold in here there must be some (your team) in the atmistphere  
     -heather;  8/31/2007
  
     **** 
     Brrrrrr Its Cold In Here {Version #4}
     this is a cheer that my team does "i said brrr..(clap clap) its cold in here there
     must be some*rebels* in the atmosphere i said bang(stomp) bang choo choo
     train common' girls lets do our thang,were gonna rock our bodies and win the
     game so you better back it up back it up back it up and bump it to the right! uh
     huh GO TEAM!
      -rebel-ekaboo; 5/24/2007
   
     Editor:
     rebel-ekaboo, I'm assuming that the words in parenthesis {clap clap} and
     {stomp} are performance instructions and aren't said. Thanks for including
     performance directions with this example.
  
     ****
     Brrrrrr Its Cold In Here {Version #3}
     I said bur its cold in here there must be some clovers in the atmisfire I said owe
     owe o ice ice ice slow it down owe owe owe ice ice ice here GO!

     me and my team made that up be bak soon with some more CHEERS!!
     -Alyssa; 3/14/2007

     Editor:
     Thanks, Alyssa for sending in that version of this cheer that you and your team
     made up!

     It just occurred to me that "owe owe owe" or ooh-we ooh-we oh" [and
     similarly written phrases] comes from the R&B song "Jungle Love" by Morris
     Day & The Times. This phrase, given as "Oh-wee-oh-wee-oh," repeats in the
     background of that 1984 song. Morris Day & The Times sung "Jungle Love"
     and other songs when Day was featured as Prince's antagonist in Prince's  
     movie Purple Rain.

     ****
     Brrrrrr Its Cold In Here {Version #2}
     brrrrrr its cold in here, There must be some (team name) in the atmosphere I  
     said brrrrrrr its cold in here, There must be some (team name) in the 
     atmosphere, row me o me o ice ice ice break it down
     -Kenisha and Paige {England}; 7/16/2006

     Editor:
     I'm wondering how this cheer came to be known in England. I guess the world is
     smaller than we think. People travel and relocate and communicate with others
     across time and space-as we are doing now. That's one answer. I'd love to hear
     from Kenisha and Paige about how they learned this chant.

     ****
     Brrr Its Cold In Here {Version #1}
     heres a cheer 4 u i said brrrr its cold in here there must be some bulldogs in the
     atmosphere i said brrrr its cold in here there must be some bulldogs in the
     atmosphere i said oweeowee ice ice ice slow it down oweeowee ice ice ice
     yeah
     -Jordan; 7/4/2006
 
    Editor:
    Jordan, I'm assuming that "bulldogs" is the name of your school's athletic team.
    "Bulldogs" is also a referent for one Black Greek letter fraternity {Omega Psi
    Phi, Inc.} The chant "Brr, it's cold in here" is a signature chant that is associated
    with another Black Greek letter fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha, Inc. That fraternity
    chant is "Brr it's cold in here/there must be some Alphas in the atmosphere
    [repeat 1x}...Ice ice baby/too cold too cold/ ice ice baby/the black and gold.
    -snip-

    Black and gold are the Alpha's colors.  My guess is that the cheerleader chant
    came from the fraternity chant and not vice versa.

    See other examples of fraternity and sorority chants on Cocojam's Fraternity &
    Sorority Chants page.

    ****
    Breathe In  Breathe Out
    this is a cheer i made up( breathe in,****,breathe out,****,breathe in,**** breathe
    out****, get it? got it? good now stick with it wish u would!!!!!!!!!!!!
    -kiarrah; 2/13/2007
  
    Editor:
    Thanks for sharing your creativity with us, Kiarrah!
 
    ****
    Bubblegum & Tootie Fruity
    You guys all suck but here is a cheer anyways
    Bubblegum and tootiefruity We're gonna kick some booty Jump shake your
    booty Jump jump Shake your booty
    -Carol; 8/20/2006

    ****
    Buccaneer Fans {Example #2}
    buccaneer fans yell it out it's time for a color shout, (pointing to the left while
    walking towards the left) this side yell orange (pointing to the right while walking
    towards the right)this side yell blue orange,blue,orange,blue(repeat orange, blue
    any number of times}
    -Effie; 11/24/2006

    ****
    Buccaneers Fans {Example #1}
    Buccaneers Fans Get Up in the Stands and do the Bucs Dance Then Lean
    back,  Lean Back, Lean Back (3 times)
    [Moves: Right arms swing then left arms swings then both swing and lean back
    from side to side].
    -Marcella {Florida}; 8/12/2006

    Editor:
    Marcella, thanks for including information about where & how this cheer is
    performed!

    ****
    Butterfly {Example #2}
    butterfly i learnd it from hannah montana "i move i slide i do the butterfly i dance i
    twist i shake my little hips and i want you and you to cheer it with me to"
    -kelsey ; 7/2/2007

   Editor:
   Thanks, kelsey, for including information about how you learned this
   cheer.  For those not familiar with this referent, Hannah Montana is a Disney
   channel television series in the USA. The series is about a girl who lives a
   double life as an average teenage girl at school during the day and a famous pop
   singer named Hannah Montana, at night. Click here for more information: 
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Montana_(TV_series)

    ****
    Butterfly {Example #1}
    I've got a cool cheer. It's called Butterfly!! This is how it goes: Slide And Slide
    And Do The Butterfly! And Dip And Did And Shake My Little Hips! I Want You
    And You To Cheer With Me Too! (By: **!!Enforcers Cheer Girl!!** Recited from:
    ?-2007 Recited by: Me and friends (**!!Girlsl!!**) Category: Football or
    Basketball Cheerleading Cheer
    -Cheer Girl

    Editor:
    Thank you very much Cheer Girl for including all of that demographical
    information. That will be very helpful for researchers and collectors of children's
    rhymes now and in the future.

    Btw: "The butterfly" is the name of a popular 1980s R&B dance. Both male and
    female dancers shake their hips from side to side in a winding motion and also
    rhythmically dip or bend close to the ground.

    C,D
    California Oranges {Version #3}
    ...California Oranges (put your hands in a circle above your head) Texas Cactus
    (put your hands on your butt one word at a time and face the audience) We think
    (point at yourselves) your team (point at other team) needs at little practice (do 2
    jumping jacks) put em in a high chair (kneel down on one knee) feed em with a
    spoon (pretend to feed with a spoon) com'on girls (stand up with hands on hips)
    lets kick em to the moon (kick your leg up high OR do a split or something)
    Hope U Liked It !!!
    -Kate {Florida}; 4/16/2007

    Editor:
    Kate, thanks for sending in that version of California Oranges along with the
    performance directions and demographical information of where you live. That
    demographical information is helpful to those people like me who are interested
    in finding out which cheers and rhymes are known in different parts of the USA
    and the rest of the English speaking world.

    ****
    California Oranges {Version #2}
    My friend taught me this (i put the moves too):
    California oranges (put your hands above your head like a circle) Texas Cactus
    (put your hands on your booty one at a time when u say each word) We think
    (point to yourselves) Your team (point away from you) Needs a lil practice (do
    like 3 jumping jacks while saying it). Throw em in a highchair (get down like u
    are proposing) Feed em with a spoon (act like u are feeding a baby) Come on
    girls (stand up) Lets kick em to the moon! (do a high kick)
    Hope it makes sense.
    -Maria {Missouri}; 7/6/2006

    Editor:
    Thanks, Maria for sending in that cheer and remembering to include
    performance instructions and demographical information {the state you live in}.
    Btw, your instructions do make sense.

    ****
    California Oranges {Version #1}
    California oranges
    Texas cactus
    We play your team
    Just for practice
     -Yasmin H., visual artist {New York City, New York}, 2/25/04 {memories of
     East  Brooklyn, New York, in the late 1980s.}

     Editor:
     Yasmin H. sent in version of "California Oranges" and other examples of
     cheers  which I have posted on this page in alphabetical order. In her
     email, Yasmin described the cheers she remembered doing and commented
     about her experiences growing up in the late 1980s in a Black/Latino
     neighborhood of New York City.
    
     Here's an excerpt of Yasmin's comments about the "California Oranges" cheer:

     "Although the 302 cheerleading coach was a white English teacher, she'd
     teach us some of her cheers and would learn the rest from the members of the
     squad. So it wasn't unusual to have us perform {California Oranges & Standup
     Get Ready} back to back at a show or game"

     See Yasmin's comment about "Standup Get Ready" below.  Thanks, Yasmin!!

      ****
     Candy Sugar
     candy sugar we're so sweet you know that we cant be beat cheering jumping
     we're provoked when we're done with you you'll be smoked you know that we're
     # 1 the moves we do just can't be done looks like u guys got beat agin nothing
     now can help u win
     -najah ; 1/4/2008
   
      ****
      Cheering Is Our Game
      This is a cheer me and my group in cheer class made up for our finals-
      Cain(replace with your school name)is the namr, And cheering is our game,
      We've got sprit, We've got sass, Not to mention a killer...BACK(do some kind of
      tumbling or replace the word with jump, or stunt), Footballs what we play, We
      win it every day, Expect nothing less, We are the best, MUSTANGES(replace
      with your mascot).
      -Amanda; 5/8/2008
     
      Editor:
      Amanda, thank you for including information about how you and your friends
      did the cheer that you made up. The lines "___ is my name/and cheering is my
      game" is one that I've come across before, but not with the other lines. Keep
      using your creativity! 
    
      ****
      Cobras Got The Beat
      cobras got the beat (you can use what ever team name you want) cobras got
      the beat(clap clap) cobras got the beat (clap clap). cobras got the beat to
      make you hold on wait a minute let us put some booty in it.
      -erika; 10/26/2006

      Editor:
      Thanks, erica, for sending in that cheer. My guess is that "put some booty in it "
      means that the cheerleaders would dosome butt shaking dance steps.

      ****
      Coca-Cola Turn Around
      my name is taylor i'm from australia my cheerleading group made this cheer up
      in 2004 it's for both girls and boys
      coca-cola coca-cola turn around We’re gonna hypnotize and paralyze and
      knock them to the ground We’re gonna F-I-G-H-T we’re gonna S-C-O-R-E
      We’re gonna fight, score and win the day go team go
      -taylor; 2/22/2007

      Editor:
      Thanks, Taylor, for sending in a cheer your group made up! I also appreciate
      you including demographical information {the fact that the cheer is for girls and
      boys, and the country you live in}.

      For another cheer that Taylor sent in, see "Frazer Dragons" below.

      It's great that Cocojams is getting cheers from the USA as well as from outside
      of the United States. Keep 'em coming!

       ****
      Come On Everybody
      Come on everybody it's time to fight, put your hands together yell blue, black,
      and white...blue, black, and white! Come on everybody lets do it again put your
      hands together yell go, fight, win.....go, fight, win!
      -Shayna; 11/1/2006

     ****
     Come On Team
     Hey! I hope you like this. This is a cheer I made up on my own! Come On
    Team! 1-2-3-4- come on team, hit the floor 5-6-7-8- who do we appreciate? 9-
    10-11-12- shut our door don't ring our bell!
     -Makayla ; 1/21/2008

    Editor:
    Makayla, thanks for sending in that cheer that you made up. I love it when
    people make up cheers, rhymes, and songs! Keep on using your creativity
    throughout your life!
   
     ****
     C'mon C'mon Admit Defeat
     Here's a song I made up myself, it goes like this. C'mon,C'mon, admit defeat, we
     Bulldogs got you beat. We don't wanna hear the score,we just wanna play
     some more Say it LOUD and say it PROUD WE'RE NUMBER ONE!!!!!
     !!!!!!!!!GO BULLDOGS!!!!!!!!!!!
     -Alexa. Aubrey,Tx. ;10/20/2007

     Editor:
     Thanks for sharing this example that you made up with Cocojams, Alexa.
     Thanks, also for remembering to include  demographical information {where you
      live} with your example. Keep using your creativity!
    
      ****
      C'mon C'mon Eagles
      C'mon C'mon eagles do it right C'mon C'mon eagles lets fight Look at them
      and look at us the difference is we r tite so c'mon c'mon eagles do this right go
      blue and white
      -CheerQueen; 3/9/2007

      ****
     Colts
     1 we are the colts 2 just a little bit louder 3 we still cant hear you 4 colts are
     number 1
     -Preepychic; 4/12/2007

      ****
     Come On Sandcrabs
     Come on Sandcrabs, let's have some fun! kick ole coyotes over the sun.
     Show  them how to ride on high don't let a single pass get by. Fight fight for
     right and name for that honor we can gain. Well that my school fight song
     -Ashley V.; 11/16/2006

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     Cookies And Cream {Version #3}
     Cookies and Cream cookies and cream banana split we think you team plays
     like shift to the left shift to the right stand up sit down FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT
     -Lexi ; 4/13/2007
  
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    Cookies And Cream {Version #2}
    cookies cookies cookies and cream whats the matter with the other team
    nothing nothing nothing at all they just clap clap cant play ball
    -Anonymous; 9/17/2006

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    Cookies And Cream {Version #1}
    Cookies,
    Cookies,
    Cookies and Cream.
    What's the matter with the other team?
    Nothin.
    Nothin.
    Nothin at all.
    They just--
    can't play ball.
    -Keona, age 8; Alayah, age 6 {Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania}; and Sheree
    age 7 {North Versailles, PA}; collected by Azizi P. in Pittsburgh;
    9/7/2006

    Editor:
    I wrote this cheer down as I heard it. The two hypens represent "two spaces"
    {or two claps} before the last line. {I case I'm showing my age by writing this
    cheer that way. As you can see by the examples that are sent in, it seems that
    most children/youth write examples in essay form rather than poetry form.

    Btw, Keona, Sheree, and Alayah chanted this while doing a foot
    stomping/handclap routine.

   See Cocojams' Foot Stomping page for more information about foot stomping
   cheers.

   Also, see "Peaches and Cream" on this page for an almost identical cheer.

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   Come On Team
   come on team lets play this game we arnt the ones ending in plain so come on
   (teams name) if your ready on your marks, get steady
    -tegan; 12/28/2006

    Editor:
    Thanks, tegan for sending in that cheer. I'm wondering if "plain" i