SCHOOLYARD TAUNTS
This page contains selected examples and videos of children's school yard taunting rhymes and one line taunts or "rips". Some of these one line insults are representative of the African American folk cultural tradition called "the dozens". "cappin", "snappin", "dissin", "rippin" and other regional and national American English terms are used to refer to the exchange of these types of insults by children, teens, and adults. This old folk cultural tradition was/is a way for people to test their wit and their self-control in tense emotional situations. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_dozens for more information on "The Dozens".
This page also includes selected examples of rhymes or one liners that children make as comebacks to taunts that have been directed towards them.
These examples are posted for their creative, folkloric value. I strongly advise against using these taunts & insult rhymes in real life situations as some people may get very angry or hurt because of what you are saying. In addition, reciting these taunts in the wrong place & time (such as in schools) may lead to consequences from school officials and/or other adults, children, or youth.
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click here to submit examples or commentary about insult rhymes and retorts/comeback remarks to those insults.
Although it is not required, please include information about how this rhyme is performed. Also, for the sake of folkloric research, please include the following demographical information: where you learned the rhyme {please include the city & state if within the USA, and the nation, if outside the USA}; when you learned this rhyme {year or decade such as 2008, the 1990s, or the mid 1970s}; and who performed this rhyme {age, gender, race/ethnicity}. Thanks!
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Examples of rhymes 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 it is important to keep the examples' original form for authenticity's sake and as a means of showcasing the examples' "flavor".
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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. I also reserve the right not to post examples of rhymes that I feel don't meet the standards of this website.
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Special thanks to http://www.mudcat.org/threads.cfm; and http://blog.oftheoctopuses.com/000518.php10/1/2003 for permission to repost selected examples from their websites. In addition, special thanks to http://www.inthe80s.com/rhymes.shtml for permission to repost examples from that website.
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Don't forget to visit Cocojams' Teacher Taunt page http://www.cocojams.com/content/teacher-taunts for examples of rhymes about teachers & other school personnel.
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EXAMPLES OF SCHOOLYARD TAUNTING RHYMES:
(Examples are listed in alphabetical order. The newest postings are indicated by their dates.)
A,B
ABC HIT IT
A.B.C.
Hit it!
Thats the way uh huh uh huh i like it uh huh uh huh
Thats the way uh huh uh huh i like it uh huh uh huh
peace puch captain crunch
break a wall waterfalls,girl you think you know it all you dont i do so, poof with the attitude
wait, come back, you need a tic tac not a tic not a tac but the whole six pack
yo mamma, yo daddy, your bald headed granny
she 99 she thinks shes fine, she going out with frankenstein go granny go go, go granny wooooo
-stariewitch; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkgtAELLndA&feature=related ; April 26, 2008. (words also posted on by Kagome342 http://www.youtube.com/comment_servlet?all_comments&v=ZkgtAELLndA&fromur...) Note: Additional examples of this rhyme are posted to that viewer comment thread.
Editor: "ABC Hit It" is part of the huge "Brickwall Waterfall" family of rhymes. I'm including this example here because some people may be looking for this rhyme under thIs name. Though it is of no importance to children chanting this rhyme, structurally the phrase"ABC Hit It" can be said to be an introductory phrase which (at least theoretically) serves basically the same function as "Ready Set Go".
Notice that the girls chanting this rhyme said "Break a wall" instead of "Brickwall". The poster Kagome342 also wrote "Break a wall". This is an example of "folk etymology" when a word or phrase is misremembered, or misheard, or is misunderstood, and a more other word or phrase (usually a more familiar word or phrase) is substituted for it.
Here's starlewitch's video of ABC Hit it:
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ABC Hit-it
stariewitch
April 26, 2008
"These are my niece's playing one of their hand games. Arn't they cute. Ignore my son in the background. He was just being silly. I have more funny videos to check out too!"
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BANG BANG CHOO CHOO TRAIN
Editor: I really appreciate folks sending in examples of "Bang Bang Choo Choo Train" and the very closely related rhyme "Brick Wall Water Fall". However, as of 3/4/2008, because of space considerations, I won't post any more examples of this website unless I consider those examples to be different from the ones that have already been featured thus far.
BANG BANG CHO CHO TRAIN (Example #1)
Hey I am a 13 year old african american girl. I go to school in japan. there are lots of these kinds of songs.
bang bang chocho train round me up and Ill do my thang no recise pices no butter cup you mess with me Ill mess you up I know karate I know kong fu I aint scared of no girl like you.
It goes on and on all races here say them. young and small
-Davonna {Japan}; 7/16/2006
Editor:
"Bang Bang Choo Choo Train" is often included in examples of "Brick Wall Water Fall" as well as in certain other contemporary children's rhymes & cheers. Lines or verses that are found in a number of different rhymes & cheers are called "floating verses" or "traveling verses".
Additional examples of "Bang Bang Choo Choo Train" are posted on Cocojams' Cheerleader page: http://www.cocojams.com/content/childrens-cheerleader-cheers
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BANG BANG CHOO CHOO TRAIN (Example #2)
I looked at the taunts on your site and used them to make my own poem: Bang bang choo-choo train Wind me up I’ll do my thang Peace punch Captain Crunch I got something you cant touch I’m a bee, I sting and burn And no, I don’t wait for my turn Coca-cola has no taste Please don’t make me look at your face U-G-L-Y Someone is here and it aint I Roses are red violets are blue God made me cute, so what happened to you Those roses are wilting the violets are dead The dust bowl is empty and so is your head Don’t know karate don’t know kung fu But I ain’t scared of no girl like you No Reese’s Pieces, no butter cup You mess with me, I’ll mess you up Hun, you ain’t got none of this So pucker up and kiss this Cry now girl, you just got DISSED!!!!!
-Jessica; 3/4/2007
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BING BAN CHOO CHOO TRAN (Example #3)
bing ban choo choo tran, girl you think you got it all but you dont, I do so whoosh with the attitude. rock and roll baby, in control baby, up and down baby move it all around. elbow elbow wrist wrist shut up girl you just got dissed...
-Paige; 3/6/2007
BANG BANG CHOO CHOO TRAIN (Example #4)
[[2]]reses pieces butter cup mess with me i'll mess you up! bang bang choo choo train lets see [[name 1]] do her thing [[1]]"i can't!" [[2]]"why not?!" [[1]]"i just can't!" [[1]]"why not?!" [[2]] cuz my back aches when the sun's too bright and i shake my hips from the left to the right! to the left, to the right, to the left, right, left, right, left!
-Anonymous, 3/27/2007
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BANG BANG CHOO CHOO TRAIN (Example #5)
I am in 4rth grade i learned this cheer in 3rd grade.
bang bang choo choo train come on girls lets do your thing peanut butter recie cup mess with me ill kick your butt all the way to pizza hut this is skinny this is fat boy what you think you looking at. GO GIRLS
-Verna; 4/7/2007
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BANG BANG CHOO CHOO TRAIN (Example #6)
Bang Bang Choo-Choo Train (i made this up from others i saw) Bang Bang choo-choo train Wind me up and I'll do my thang Peace Punch Captain Crunch All you wanna do is munch on that funky chicken called your lunch 7up has no taste lease don't make me look at your face U-G-L-Y someone here is but it ain't I Roses are red Violets are blue My parents made me cute but what happened to you Those roses are wilting The violets are dead your house is empty and so is your head I know karate I know kung-fu So I ain't scared of no chic like you No reese's pieces No butter cups You mess with me and I'll kick your butt All the way back to Pizza Hut Listen, you ain't got none of this So go home and cry cause you just got dissed!!!
-Alysha ; 10/28/2007
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BANG BANG CHOO CHOO TRAIN (Example #7)
Here's one cheer from Saltillo Mississippi Bang,Bang choo choo train come on girls let's do our thing ''No'' Why not cause my back is aching and my bras to tight my booty's shaking to the left to the right see my pinkie see my thumb see my fist so you better run this is skinny this is fat this is me i'm all that i like coffee i like tea i like boys and boys like me so O-U-T spells out.
-Alibeth H.; 10/29/2007
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BANG BANG CHOO CHOO TRAIN (Example #8)
Wow! I tried to Google one of the old taunts I learned in sixth grade (ha ha, silly me) and found this website. Gotta love it! These taunts are always fun to play around with. I know you have a million 'Bang bang choo-choo train' rips, but here's the one I learned Peanut-butter Reese cup, mess with me, I mess you up. Bang, bang choo-choo train! Watch {name} (or you can say 'watch me do my thang') do her thang! "I can't." Why not? "I just can't." Why -not-? "My back aches, the sun is bright, my booty shakes from the left to the right!' (all: To the left, to the right, to the left, to the right, to the left, to the right) OH! (and then repeat until everyone has gone) Thanks!
-Mio ; 3/4/2008
Editor:
Thank goodness for Google and other Internet search engines!
:o)
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BATMAN & ROBIN
Batman & Robin
flyin in the air
Batman lost his underwear
Batman said "Me don't care.
Robin'll buy me another pair.
-African American boys and girls; various locations in Pittsburgh, PA area ; collected by Azizi Powell 1997 to 2007 ’’ [This rhyme does not appear to be recited with any accompanying motions] .
Editor:
See "Hi Ho Silverware" on the "H" section of this page for a very similar rhyme. Note: These may not be taunting rhymes, I felt they needed to be included somewhere in this collection. Maybe they are parodies, but if so, I'm not sure which were the original songs or rhymes.
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL
Judging from the frequency of Internet postings of "Brickwall Waterfall", including the number of times examples of this rhyme have been submitted to this website, "Brickwall Waterfall" appears to be one of the most widely known contemporary handclap rhymes in the USA. Given the number of examples of this rhyme that I've received from Cocojams visitors, I've decided not to post additional examples of this rhyme unless they are significantly different from those examples that are already featured on this site.
Why is this rhyme so popular? "Brickwall Waterfall"'s popularity is probably because of its inclusion in two contemporary American movies: the first Bring It On cheerleader movie (2000( and the 2003 movie Dickie Roberts, Former Child Star.
I like identifying the formulaic construction and commonly used verses of contemporary children's rhymes such as "Brickwall Waterfall". And I love noticing those interesting diversions from the forumular that are found in this rhyme and certain examples of other rhymes. However, because Cocojams has received so many examples of "Brickwall Waterfall", I will only post versions that are significantly different from those that are already featured. Enjoy!
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Example #1)
Brick wall waterfall boy/girl you think you no it all you dont i do so shh whith that Additude Your Mama your daddy your balled headed granny she 99 she thinks shes fine she going out whith frankinstine shes hip shes fat she needs a tic-tac not a tic not a tac but the hole six pack im sorry to be mean but she needs some listrine not a sip not a swallow but the hole bottle
-Timothy, 2/2/2006
Editor:
I'm very interested in knowing if anyone knew this rhyme before 2003 when it was included in the American movie Dickie Roberts, Former Child Star.
[Note: This comment was written before I learned that this rhyme was featured in the 2000 cheerleader movie Bring It On]
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Additional versions of "Brickwall Waterfall" and "Bang Bang Choo Choo Train" can be found on Cocojams' Cheerleading Cheers page. The examples listed on the Cheerleading Cheers page are those whose lyrics or contributor's comments specifically mention athletics, cheerleaders, or teams.
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Here is a video of Brickwall Waterfall.
Brickwall
Posted by bodgiefahey
November 12, 2006
"hand clapping game and sung"
In this video, the girls recite "Brickwall Waterfall"and add some movements, but don't do any handclap movements. I gather from the examples of Brickwall Waterfall posted on YouTube that this rhyme is acted out (with supposedly street wise attitude) just as often or perhaps more often than it is performed with handclaps.
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Example #2)
Brick Wall Waterfall they think they got it all
they dont we do so boom with that attitude
-deneera; (Pittsburgh, PA); 2/23/2006
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Example #3)
When ur talking to me all im thinking is , Brickwall water fall, (name) thinks they no it all, You don't so i say boom wid that attutude pinch punch captin crucnch i have something you can't touch bang,bang cho cho tran you wind me up i do my thing no reason piece of 7up mess wid me i'll mess u up.
this is for girls of any years that want to show off
-kenisha; (England), 3/8/2006
Editor:
I was curious as to how this rhyme had made it to England. Kenisha responded to my email and informed me that she is an African American who is currently living in England. Kenisha said that she knew this rhyme before she moved to England. And I'm sure that she probably has taught it to some of her new friends in that country.
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Example #4)
brick wall waterfall girl u think u got it all u dont i do so boom wit that attitude ball headed scally wag aint got no hair in the back gelled up weaved up yo hair is messed up need to get out and buy some laces cant afford yo light bill dont even trip go to yo mammy house and keep a smart mouth
-kresha ; 4/29/2006
BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Example #5)
Brickwall waterfall (name) thinks she/he got it all but she dont so boom with that attitude piece puff captian crunch i got something u cant touch bang bang shoo shoo shang warm me up i do my thing recese pieces 7up mess with me i mess u up
-Laura L.; 5/6/2006
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A-B-C HIT IT! / BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Example #6)
it's called A-B-C Hit It! {and/ or Brickwall Waterfall}. It goes:
A-B-C Hit It! That's the way Uh-Uhh I like it Uh-Uhh.
That's the way Uh-Uhh I like it Uh-Uhh. Brickwall Waterfall
Girl you think you know it all. You don't. I do. So Poof with the Attitude. Peace Punch Captain Crunch. I got something you can't touch.
Bang Bang Cho Cho Train. Wind me up I'll do my thing.
Yummy Yummy 7Up Mess with me I'll beat you up. Wait, Come back.
I think you need a Tic Tac. Not 1 Not 2 But the whole six-pack. I'm not trying to be mean but you need some Listerine. Not a sip not a swallow. But the whole dang bottle.
{PS. To the owner of this website usually the Brickwall rhymes are games you play with your hands. Thanks!!!}
-lauren; S.A T.X ro ; 5/7/2006
Editor:
Thank you, Lauren. I appreciate your explanation about how Brickwall Waterfall is performed. Examples of that rhymes could be posted on Cocojam's handclap rhyme page. But I placed them with the insult rhymes and taunts because of their insulting words. Brickwall Waterfall certainly seems to be one of the most popular children's rhymes.
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Example #7)
Brick Wall Water Fall You think you got it all You dont I do So boom with that attitude Peach Punch Captain Crunch I got something you cant touch Bang Bang Choo Choo train Wind me up I do my thang My Resses Peices My 7 Up You mess with me I jack you up
-Takana A.; 5/20/2006
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Example #8)
brick wall water fall girl u think u know it all u dont i do so poof with your attitude poof poof.. elbow elbow wrist wrist u can kiss this (point at butt) elbow elbow wrist wrist u can lick this (point at u-know wat) elbow elbow wrist wrist u mess with me u mess with me elbow elbow wrist wrist shut up girl u just got dissed.
-Esoterica; 6/1/2006
Editor:
"Dissed" is an African American hip-hop slang word that is a shortened form of the word "disrespected"
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Example #9)
1, 2, 3,
HIT IT!
that's the way
uh huh uh huh
i like it
uh huh uh huh
that's the way
uh huh uh huh
i like it
uh huh uh huh
peace. punch
captain crunch.
brick wall. waterfall.
girl you think you know it all?
you don't! i do!
so poof with the attitude.
loser loser with a twist
elbow elbow wrist wrist.
wipe a tear. blow a kiss.
kiss this.
hunnie u aint got none of this.
-k to the c, http://blog.oftheoctopuses.com/000518.php/; 6/20/2006
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #10)
that's the way uh huh uh huh i like it uh huh uh huh that's the way uh huh uh huh i like it uh huh uh huh break wall water fall girl you think you know it all but, you don't i do so poof with that attitude bubble gum in my hair peanut butter every where even in my underwear see my pinky see my thumb see my fist you better run take a shower blow your nose call your friends and out you go call mommy wet your pants scootchy scootchy do your dance
Ellie; age 8 (Austin, Texas); 7/15/2006
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #11)
Brick Wall Water Fall Girl You Think You Got It All Yu Dont But I Do So Boom With That Attidude Peace Punch Capin Crunch I Got Somthing You Cant Touch Bang Bang Choo Choo Train Waine Me Up I Do My Thang Reaces Peaces 7Up You Mess WIth Me I Mess You UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Katherine; 8/11/2006
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #12)
well here's a rhyme that I made up. Brick wall, Waterfall (the person name) thinks she got it all but she don't and I do. So boom child with that attitude. Peace punch captain crunch I got something you can't touch No resse's pieces 7 up you mess with me I mess you up. Bitty Bitty Cracker Cracker mess with me brake both of your ankles ...Mirror mirror on the wall who's the ugliest of them all. That's an easy question (the person name) is the answer soda pop caffeine free You and your mother smell like pee.
well instead of my rhyme I like this website 2 read 2 others
-darchelle; 8/16/2006
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #13)
This is the song brickwall water fall: brickwall waterfall (someones name) thinks she got it all but no i do so boom with that attitude peace,punch,captain crunch i got something you cant touch bing bang choo choo train you wind me up i'll do my thing no reece pieces,seven up you mess me i'll mess you up
-lily; 10/3/2006
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #14)
I'm 20, I used to babysit a girl who always said (forgive me I can't remember quite all of it):
Brick wall, waterfall girl you think you know it all, you don't, I do, so BOOM witcha additude. Peace punch cap'n crunch all you wanna do is munch, funky chicken in your lunch, Marsha from the Brady Bunch. Bubble gum in your hair peanut butter everywhere.... there's more I just can't remember the rest...
-Cynthia (Mid MO); 9/26/2006
Editor:
The line "Marsha from the Brady Bunch" refers to a character in The Brady Bunch, a mid 1970s American television comedy series. Click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brady_Bunch_Kids to read more about this show.
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Re-runs of The Brady Bunch series are constantly shown on American television. Spin-offs & special programs based on that show have also been aired. In 1995 a movie on The Brady Bunch was released. For whatever reason, Marsha seems to be the character that most people remember from that series.
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #15)
A lot of people adapted Brick Wall and a few other snappy comeback, and soundoff cheers from the Bring it on movies. Here is the version of Brick wall I know, It's sorta long.
Brickwall, waterfall Girl you think you got it all But you don't, and I do So boom with that attitude Wait, come back You need a Tic Tac Not a tic Not a tac But the whole dang pack Sorry to be mean but you need some listerene Not a sip not a swallow but the whole dang bottle Recees Peices Capin' Crunch I got something you can't touch Bang Bang choo choo train Wind me up I do my thing Elbow elbow wrist wrist. Wipe a tear. Blow a kiss. Hunnie you aint got none of this.
(by stander) Shut up girl, you just got dissed.
-Jessika; 10/7/2006
Editor:
Thanks Jessika for mentioning the Bring It On cheerleader movies as one of the sources for this cheer.
See http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800420528/info for information about the first movie Bring It On (2000). Another popular Bring It On movie is "Bring It On: All or Nothing" (2006). See http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0490822/ for information about that movie.
I'd love to know which Bring It On movie included the "Brickwall Waterfall" taunt and how that version of this taunt went.
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Dickie Roberts, Former Child Star is another movie that featured the taunt "Brickwall Waterfall".
Click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dickie_Roberts to read about that 2003 movie.
Incidentally, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0325258/quotes notes that the phrase used in Dickie Roberts, Former Child Star was "peace punch" and not "pinch punch" or "peach punch". This is interesting to me because I'm curious about things like that. :o)
And according to http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0325258/trivia , [the character Sally Finney's] "Brick wall, waterfall" routine was something [actress] Jenna Boyd was doing on the set between takes. The filmmakers liked it and worked it into the script -- twice."
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #16)
for some reaason when i was little i said this: Brick wall, waterfall girl you think you know it all you dont, i do so BOOM with that attitude reeces pieces, 7up i got somethin you cant touch boom bang choo choo train now youre gonna be in pain!
-Lily; 11/9/2006
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #17)
This is a cheer i learned. Brick wall, water fall girl u think got it all, but u dont. I do. So poof with that attitude. Resses Peices butter cup, mess with me , i'll mess u up. Bang bang choo-choo train. wind me up i'll do my thang!
-Anonymous; 11/17/2006
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #18)
That is the way, uh uh, I like it, uh uh, that is the way uh uh, I like it, uh uh, Peace punch. Captain crunch. Break Wall waterfall, girl you think you know it all, but you don't I do, so poof with the attitude don't go there girlfriend. Wait comeback you need a tic tac. Not a tic not a Tac but the whole 6 pick. I don't mean to be mean. But you need some listerine. Not a sip, not a swallow, but the whole dang bottle. Rescies pieces, butter cup, you mess with me, I will mess you up.
-No Need; 11/21/2006
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #19)
Brick wall water fall boy you think you got it all you dont I do sochange that atitude you moma yodady yo bald headed granny shes99 she thinks shes fine she going out with frankenstine wait come back you need a tic tac not a tic not a tack but the whole dang pack sorry to be mean but you need some listerine not a sip not a gargle but the whole dang bottle sorry to be lat but you need some colgate not the cole not the gate but the whole dang slate
-TRevon ; 11/29/2006
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #20)
Poof Be gone Your Breath Is Way To Strong, Wait Come Back I Think i gotta tic tac sorry to be mean but you need some listerine not a drop not a gargle but the whole darn bottle Brick Wall Water Fall Girl You Think You Know It All You Don't But I Do So Boom With That Attitude Peace Punch Captain Crunch I Got Something You Cant Touch Bang Bang Choo Choo Train Waine Me Up I Do My Thang Reaces Peaces 7Up You Mess WIth Me I Mess You bubble see my pinky see my thumb see my fist you better run take a shower blow your nose call your friends and out you go call mommy wet your pants scootchy scootchy do your dance elbow elbow wrist wrist u can kiss this (point at butt) elbow elbow wrist wrist shut up girl U just got dissed.
-Gurl; 12/5/2006
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #21)
thats the way uh huh uh huh thats the way i like it thats the way uh huh uh huh thats the way i like it brick wall waterfall girls you thing you know it all u dont i do so poof with your attitude so poof with you attitude turn around and freeze
this is super stupid but i used to say it
-phone number; 12/14/2006
Editor:
"That's the way I like it" come from the 1975 hit song of that name by KC And The Sunshine Band. Click http://www.kcsbonline.com/lyrics.html#1 for the lyrics to that song.
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #22)
thats the way uh huh uh huh i like it uh huh uh huh thts the way uh huh uh huh i like it uh huh uh huh brick wall waterfall boys think they know it all they dont girls do they dont girls do so poof with your attitude poof be gone your breath is way to string no wate come back you need a tic-tac not a tic not a tac but the whole 6-pack im sorry to be mean but you need some listerene dont spit dont gargle just drink the whole darn bottle you must be crazy see to mess with me cause im the best you ever heard shut-up girl you just got served!!!!
-sasha ;1/16/2006
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #23)
Brick wall Waterfall Girl you think you got it all You don't I do So BOOM with that attitude Rieces Pieces 7Up you mess with me I'll mess you UP Bang Bang choo choo train wind us up and we'll do our thang We know karate We know king fu Mess with us and we'll mess up YOU.
-Luouisa; 2/12/2007
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #24)
Brick wall waterfall you think you got it all but you don’t I do so boom with that attitude peace punch captain crunch I got something you can’t touch bang bang choo choo train wind me up while I do my thing reeses pizza 7 up mess with me I’ll mess with you elbow elbow wrist wrist cry now girl you just got dissed!!!
-Allie ; 2/15/2007
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #25)
Brick wall water fall you just think you got it all you don't I do so boom with the attuide bam bam choo choo chan pinch punch captin munc dont forget to have your lunch!
-?; 2/2007
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #26)
Brickwall Waterfall (name) thinks shes got it all and she don't, I do. So backup with that attitude. Peace Punch Captian Crunch I got something you can't touch. Rieces Peices 7Up you mess with me I'll mess you up. Bang Bang Choo Choo train come on over I'll do my thang I know Karate I know Kung-fu mess with me I'll mess with you. Be gone, your breath is too strong, wait come back, I think you need a tic tac. Not one not two but the whole dang pack. Not a tic not a tac but the whole dang pack!!
-Cheerleading Babe; 3/11/2007
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #27)
Brick wall water fall girl you think you got it all you dont i do so boom with that attidude peace punch captain krunch I got something you cant touch bang bang choo choo train wind me up ill do my thang no reices pieces no butter cup you mess with me ill mess you up!
-Emma ; 3/19/2007
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #28)
brickwall water fall girl you think you know it al.......you don't i do....so shooooo witcha attitude. your breath is sstrong, your toungue is very long, you need a tic tac, not 1 not 2 but the whole dang pack.. not trying to be mean but you need some listerean, not a sip not a gulp, but the whole dang bottle. U-G-L-Y girl you got no alliby, bye bye. elbow elbow wrist wrist.... watch out girl you just got d-d-d-d-dissed
-alexis; 3/23/2007
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #29)
Brick Wall Waterfall girl u think u got it all but u don't I do so boom with that attitude peace punch captain crunch i got something u cant touch bang bang choo choo train wind me up while i do ma thang elbow elbow wrist wrist CRY NOW GIRL you just got DISSED!
-shorty ; 4/29/2007
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #30)
Brick wall Waterfall Brick wall waterfall, girl you think you know it all, you don't, I do, so BOOM with that attitude, Peace punch captain crunch I got something you cant touch, Bang bang choo choo train wind me up I'll do my thing, peanut butter reece cup mess with me I'll kick you're butt!
-Beth ; 5/3/2007
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #31)
a-b-c hit it! that's the way, uhuh, uhuh, i like it, uhuh, uhuh, that's the way, uhuh, uhuh, i like it, uhuh uhuh, break a wall, waterfall, girl, u think u know it all. bit u don't, i do, so POOF with the attitude. loser whatever, fly away forever!
-Noa ; 3/25/2007
Editor:
I'm putting this version and several more from this page on a thread that I started:
http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=100061
"Water Wallflower & Brickwall Waterfall"
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Btw, for folks who are unsure what "thread" or "btw" mean, check out Cocojams' page on Text Messanging/Blog Terms.
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #32)
Brickwall Waterfall girl you think you know it all. You dont. I do. So Poof with that attitude. Pinch Punch Cap'n Crunch. I got something you can't touch. Uh Bang Bang Choo Choo Train. Wind me up and I'll do my thang. No Reeces Pieces, No 7-Up. Mess with me and I'll mess you up!!
from Chandierr and Victoria of the MJ Bears Cheerleaders. We learned this last year from camp. In the summer of '06. Now we say it all the time!!
-Chandierr and Victoria; 4/10/2007
BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #33)
brick wall waterfall (a name) thinks she/he got it all but he/she don't i do so boom with that attitude piece punch captain crunch i got something you can't touch bang bang chu chu train wand me up i do my thing reeses pieces butter cups you mess with me i mess you up
-brick wall waterfall; 4/14/2007
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #34)
Birick wall water fall girl u think u got it all u dont i do so POOF with that atitude pinch punch captin crunch bang bang choo choo train wind me up ill do my thing i cant why not cuase i cant why not cuase my back is achen and my bras to tight and my boodys shaken from the left to the right left right right left left right im skinny your fat girl wacha looken at no reeces peices 7up u ill mess u up
-Erin and Taylor ; 4/27/2007
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #35)
A...B...C...Hit It That's the way ah-uhh-uhh i like it uh-huh ah huh that's the way ah-huh-ah-huh i like it ah-huh-ah-huh You have your way i have mine peace punch captain crunch brickwall waterfall boy you think you know it all You don't i do So POOF with the attitude no wait... come back i think you need a tic-tac not one,not two but the whole six pack yo mamma yo daddy yo bald headed granny she's 99 she thinks she fine She's goin out with Frankenstein so go, go granny go, go granny (repeat go go granny until feel like stopping)
-Katherine; 5/6/2007
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #36)
brickwall waterfall girl you think you got it all you dont i do so POOF with that attiude chris cross captain crunch i got something you cant touch bang bang choo choo train wind me up i'll do my thang recess peaces 7up mess with me i'll mess you up POOF be gone your breath is way to strong wait come back i think you need a tic-tac sorry to be mean but you need some listerine not a drop not a girgle but the whole dang bottle elbow elbow wrist wrist shut up girl you just got dissed!!!!
-kendal; 5/23/2007
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #37)
i made this up thats the way uh huh uh huh i like it uh huh uh huh thats the way uh huh uh huh i like it uh huh uh huh pice punch capn crunch i got sumthin you cant touch bang bang choo choo train wind me up ill do my thang no resie piece no 7 up mess with me ill mess you up wait come back ya need a tic-tac not 1 not 2 but the whole 6 pak im not tryin to be mean but ya need sum listerine hey take a shower and make it last the hour whoo you stank like garbage in the sank whoo
-emly ; 5/24/2007
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #38)
Brick wall water fall, girl u think you got it all, but u don't, i do so BOOM with that atitude, pinch, punch, captian crunch i got somehting u can't touch, BANG BANG, choo choo train wind me up, i'll do my thang. I know karate, i know kungfoo, mess wif me, i'll mess wif u
-Caitlin & Jess; 6/15/2007
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #39)
A few years ago my mom's co-worker gave me this cheer/chant. Peace, punch, Captain Crunch (i forgot if there is a part here) Break the wall, waterfall boy you think you've got it all but you don't and I do so boom with that attitude loser whatever fly away forever
-bobby ; 6/18/2007
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #40)
my version: abc hit it,thats the way uh-huh,uh-huh i like it uh-huh,uh-huh.thats the way uh-huh,uh-huh i like it uh-huh,uh-huh.brick wall water fall girl u think u know it all u dont i do so boom with the attitude!peace punch,captain crunch,u smell lyk funky chicken in my lunch,i got somethin u cant touch!
-jaqueline; 7/14/2007
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #41)
Brick wall waterfall you think you got it all but you don't, cause i do so BOOM with that attitude reeses peices buttercup, you mess with me i'll mess you up before bofore you point that finger at me make sure make sure your hand is clean because you aint me so don't mess with the best cause the best don't mess and don't fool with the cool Why? why? you think your fly tiss tiss cry cry why girl you just got dissed!
-?LACEY? ; 6/19/2007
Editor:
The "tiss tiss" phrase that is included in the above rhyme might be an indication of the "suck teeth". "Suck teeth" or "stchup” & "kiss teeth" are Caribbean phrases which represent gestures & sounds that convey annoyance, displeasure, disrespect, insult, and/or scorn. In the United States many African Americans and some other Americans say that a person is "sucking her (or his) teeth" at someone else.
Here's an interesting & creative article on "suck teeth": http://sapodilla.blogspot.com/2006/02/suck-teeth.html
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"Fly" it's an African American slang word that means that the person (usually a woman) is sexy, hip, wears the latest fashions, is street wise, and can be described using other superlative terms.
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #42)
(The Original) Brick Wall Waterfall U Think You Got It All But U Don't I Do So Boom Wit That Attitude Pace Punch Captain Crunch I Got Sumthin U Can't Touch Bang Bang Choo Choo Train Wind Me Up While I Do Mt Thang Reeses Pizzas 7UP Mess With me I'll Mess You Up Elbow Elbow Wrist Wrist Cry Now Girl U Just Got Dissed!!!!!
-Rachel ; 7/19/2007
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL/ABC HIT IT (Version #43)
The brick wall waterfall/abc hit it i learned in 2nd grade: a-b-c hit it! thats the way, uhuh uhuh i like it, uhuh uhuh thats the way, uhuh uhuh i like it, uhuh uhuh you get your way, i get mine pinch punch, captain crunch karate kick, karate punch brick wall, waterfall, girl you think you know it all but you dont, i do so *pouf* with that attitude, dont go there girlfriend, how rude!
-Anna; 9/1/2007
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #44)
brick wall waterfall girl you think you got it all you dont i do so boom with that attitude yo momma yo dadda yo bald headed grandma she 99 she think she fine she goin out with frankinstien shes hip shes fat she needs a tictac not a tic not a tac but the whole six pack sorry to be mean but she needs some listerene not a sip not a swallow but the whole dang bottle oh!!!!!!!
-ash; 10/26/2007
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #45)
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; 11/2007
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #46)
brick wall waterfall ________ thinks shes got it all but she don't; and i do. So boom with the attitude peace punch captain crunch i got something you can't touch so bang bang choo choo train wind me up ill do my thang no ressee peices, no 7up, you mess with me i'll kick your butt. i know karate, i know Kung- Fu you mess with me, ill do it on you. so rock da boat rock rock da boat rock da boat rock rock da boat my name is ________ rock da boat im feeling fine rock da boat you mess with me rock da boat ill blow your mind i saida bom chicka bom [x4] i saida boma chicka raka hit the softball to the moon i saida boma chicka raka hit the softball to the moon. [that's all i remember]
-Sandy; 11/26/2007
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #47)
Peace Punch(comes w. hand movements) (after being taunted)... ...Well you know what I say to that?.... Brick wall, Water Fall _____ thinks they know it all but they don't. I do. So BOOM with that ATTITUDE! Peace,Punch,Captin Crunch. I got something you can't touch. Bang, Bang, Chu Chu train. wind me up and I'll do my thang. You Mess With me i'll mess with YOU! So Reeses Pieces, 7 UP. Mess with me I'll MESS YOU UP! boom.
-haha.; 2/25/2008
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #48)
Hi! I have a school taunt I just learned today. It's nothing like what you have. Brick wall, waterfall, girl you think you got it all. You don't, I do. So poof, with that attitude. Elbow, Elbow, wrist, wrist. *smooch, smooch* kiss kiss. Ooh, girl. You just got dissed. Wait, come back. You need a tic-tac. Not one, not two, you need the whole pack. Talk to this *hold up hand like a telephone* Cause the face aint home. And leave a message after the tone. Beep. Cut off.
-ZOMGitsLily ; 3/5/2008
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #49)
Brick wall waterfall, girl u think u got it all, u dont i do so leave wit yo attitude. Reeces peices captain crunch,gonna step to me? you trying to get punched?.get out mi face,yo breathe stank but, i aint tryn ta be rude but is u a girl or is you a dude.eww wats at smell , yo breathe stink , can you brush yo teeth or use some listerine.U-G-L-Y UR THE ONE TO MAKE BABIES CRY.Y-G-L-U BACKWARDS UR STILL UGLY TOO. criss cross cross criss shut up girl youve been dissid. so see my pinkie and see my thumb, put up my dueces minus one. i made bit and peices up . hope ya like
-Ain't it cool; 3/19/2008
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #50)
{There are hand motions that go with this ryhme, although I'm not sure I can explain them well, but I'll try, they're at the end} Brick Wall: That's the way uh huh uh huh I like it uh huh uh huh That's the way uh huh uh huh I like it uh huh uh huh Peace punch, Captain crunch Brick wall, waterfall, girl you think you got it all, you dont. I do. So poof with the attitude, As if- Whatever- Good bye- Forever. Hand motions: For That's the way uh huh uh huh I like it uh huh uh huh That's the way uh huh uh huh I like it uh huh uh huh
You need a partner or a group. You grab each other's right hands, and then you grab each other's left, crossing your arms, and you let go after your right, and THEN you grab the left, FYI. got it so far? Well then you have, that's(right hand, let go) the way(left, let go) and then for uh huh uh huh, you pump your arm, like your trying to get someone on the road to honk their horn at you. And then you repeat it for the rest of the first two lines. This is a vague Idea of what it should look like:
That's(right,let go) the way(left,letgo) uh huh(pump) uh huh(pump) I(right,let go) like it(left,let go) uh huh(pump) uh huh(pump) Then you repeat it over again. Then for peace, punch, captain crunch, you go like this: Peace, punch(you give each other two "high tens") Captain Crunch(make two fists, and bang the sides together, not the knuckles) And then for the rest: Brick wall(put your two hands up like two stop signs) Waterfall(make one hand go under the other arm, like a waterfall) Girl you think you got it all(do nothing) You don't(point at them) I do(Point to yourself) So poof(flip your hair back over your shoulder like a POOF!) with the attitude As if(put a sassy look on your face)- Whatever("diss" them by doing the universal sign of "talk to the hand", but still look at them, you see why)- Good bye(keep on "dissing" them)- Forever(Turn your head away from them like your leaving "forever")
And there ya go! Hope I didn't confuse you more. Anyway, some girls in my class in North Carolina were doing this and I watched for awhile. we're in sixth grade, and the race/ethnicity that were doing this were: White, African-American, and Asian. I started hearing it at camp, around the time I was seven, and I think the year was 2000 something, like 2004. I'm not sure which year would make me seven, but yeah.
-Erin Sarah; 3/22/2008
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #51)
I learnt this from a friend and is goes::: loser loner wannabe a man aint got the looks so talk to the hand brick wall waterfall dont u think you know it all you dont i do so shh with the attitude loser double loser mega loser i think you get the picture mhmmmmmmm
-bianca; 4/10/2008
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BREAK WALL WATERFALL (Version #52 of Brick Wall Water Fall)
break wall waterfall girl u think u got it all peace punch captain crunch i got something u cant touch bam bam choo choo train wind me up i do my thing peaces reeses 7up mess with me i mess u up
-Ranmalee ; 4/25/2008
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #53)
OK I got 1 Brick Wall Water Fall Boy u think you got it all Well u dont No no u dont So poof with the attitude U wind me up I do my thing Bam bam choo choo train U mess with me I kick ur but all the way to pizza hut!!!
-Tiffany; 5/12/2008
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #54)
Brick wall waterfall, Girl you think you got it all You don’t I do So POOF with your attitude Reese’s pieces Captain crunch Don’t mess with me or you’ll get punched I’m not trying to be rude But you a girl or you a dude? Sorry girl, im not being mean But your breath stank, use some Listerine Not a sip and not a swallow You need to drink the whole dang bottle
-Preeti; 5/13/2008
BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #55)
I really dont like this part but this is how it goes. Yo Mama Yo Daddy Yo bald headed granny she 99 she think she fine she going out with frankestein go franky yeah yeah go franky.FRANKY SAID:Brick Wall waterfall you girl you think you got it all.YOU dont I DO so POOF with that attitude.Peace Punch Captain crunch i got sumthin you cant touch reeses pieces buttercup you mess with me i mess you up.Hold up come back you need a tic tac not one not 2 but the whole 6pack i dont mean to be mean but you need some listerine nto a sip not a swallow but do WHOLE dang bottle!
-Tamia ; 6/2/2008
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #56)
Brick Wall Waterfall girl you think you know it all you dont i do so BOOM with that attitude Peace punch captain crunch i got something you cant touch bang bang choo choo train wind me up ill do my thang reesses peices 7up mess with me ill mess you up I know karatee i know kung fu make a move ill have to use it on you so elbow elbow wrist wrist back off girl you just got dissed!
-marissa; 6/16/2008
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BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #57)
ABC hit it that's the way uh huh uh huh I like it uh huh uh huh that's the way uh huh uh huh I like it uh huh uh huh. You got the moves,I got the grooves so peace punch cap'n crunch. Break the wall a water fall girl you think you got it all,you don't. I do. So poof with your attitude your mother,your daddy,your bald headed granny. She's 99 she's online,she's going out with Frankenstein. Go granny,go go go granny woo!
-Hannah; 10/29/2008
BRICKWALL WATERFALL (Version #58)
brick wall waterfall man you just think you got it all well ya dont cause i do so boom with your attitude! peace punch captain crunch i got something you cant touch1 bang bang choo choo train wind me up i do my thing no reeses peices 7up yall mess with me i mess you up! i now karate i know kung fu step to me and ill use it on you! shake your booty shout and twist ooh girl you just got dissed! im the best you ever heard now shut up girl you just got served!
-jenna ; 7/23/2008
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C,D
CHEATER CHEATER
Cheater Cheater apple eater!
-Lily; 11/9/2006
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CRY BABY CRY
In the fifties in Detroit, Michigan, white kids said:
Cry baby cry,
Stick your finger in your eye,
Tell your mother it wasn't I
-Barbara; http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm? threadid=81350#1486259 ; 5/20/2005
Editor:
Barbara shared information about her racial identity in response to my request to contributors to include that information along with other demographical information. I asked for that information to help document whether there are differences in the types of rhymes children within the same nation and region recite, as well as the way the rhymes are performed.
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DON'T MAKE ME SNAP MY FINGERS (Version #1)
don't make me snap my fingers in a Z formation hip rotation, elbows elbows, wrists, wrists shut up girl you just got dissed by this
-ellen; 10/2/2007
Editor:
These examples demonstrate how children's playground rhymes incorporate body gestures that may be used in everyday life.
"Snapping your finders in a z formation" is an actual contemporary street gesture that might be made when someone does something or says something that offends you. The "z formation" is made by pretending to draw a letter "z" in the air right in front of you (but actually, supposedly right in front of the person or persons you are taunting).. The word "exclamation" in some versions of this taunt is made by pretending to draw an exclamation mark in the air.
In videos that I've seen of this taunt the chanters do the"talk to the hand" gesture by holding their right hand in front of them a little bit below their chest, just like the "stop" gesture is made. However, African Americans who I've seen do this gesture turn their head to the left away from the person they are speaking to, and at the same time, hold their right hand palm up near their face. This gesture means "talk to my hand because I'm through talking to you."
People doing this are supposed to have a stern facial expression or their face is expressionless. Their voice is neither quiet nor loud. Their voice isn't raised because to do so would mean that they have let the person/s they are addressing get next to them (get them angry). Because the way they speak is supposed to match what they are saying, when people say these taunts they aren't supposed to sound cheerful, or whining, or angry. The "performance goal" is to show that you are cool, confident, and completely unruffled by the person or persons who you are addressing. All of this points out how important dramatization is to the performance of playground taunts and other playground cheers. It's just an act, but it's supposed to done in a way that accurately reflects real life.
Remember that snapping your fingers in a z formation and saying these taunts can be considered as a challenge that that could lead to a real argument and/or a fight. It may be okay to pretend that you are a tough girl or boy with your friends, but please be cautious about saying & doing "snap in z formation" in real life situations when someone makes you angry.
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DON'T MAKE ME SNAP MY FINGERS (Version #2)
There are movements: Dont make me snap my fingers in a Z for-ma-tion (Snap In a "Z") Talk to To the Hand ( Make a "Stop" signal) Talk to the Butt ( Turn around Back facing person your talking to) You just dont know How to strut Ex-cla-ma-tion POINT (Pop person on forehead lightly) OR Dont make me snap my fingers in a Z for-ma-tion Talk to the hand Talk to the Fist Girl I think you just got dissed Ex-cla-mation POINT!
-Coumba ; 10/6/2007
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DON'T MAKE ME SNAP MY FINGERS (Version #3)
Don't make me snap my fingers in a Z formation
Head rotation
Butt formation
Elbow elbow, wrist wrist
Girl, you just got dissed!
-Sam and Megan; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrCjMgANSMg&feature=related; 1/31/2008 (transcribed by Azizi Powell)
Here is that video:
Posted by BeachCrazy08
January 31, 2008
Editor:
The poster of this video mentions in the comment section that "we changed the words up". A number of other commentors posted the version of this taunt that they know. Several of those versions added verses to "Brickwall Waterfall" after the "you just got dissed" line.
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DON'T MAKE ME SNAP MY FINGERS (Version #4)
Don't make me snap my fingers in a Z formation Exclamation Butt rotation Elbow elbow, wrist wrist OMG you just got dissed!
-Noelle R.; 3/2/2008
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DON'T MAKE ME SNAP MY FINGERS (Version #5)
school yard taunts. I am in 7th grade and am living in the Philippines and i learned this from my friend. Dont make me snap my fingers in a Z formation, exclamation, underlineazation, you see my hand you see my wrist oh my god you just got dissed!!! ~of course you have to do the motions that go along with them...
-Carmen; 11/9/2007
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DON'T MAKE ME SNAP MY FINGERS (Version #6)
Don’t make me snap my fingers in a Z for Mation Exclamation Hip Rotation
-Preeti; 5/13/2008
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DON'T MAKE ME SNAP MY FINGERS (Version #7)
Don't make me snap my fingers in a Z formation
Exclamation
Hip rotation
Talk to the hand
Flip the wrist
Oh my God you just got dissed.
Snap!
- lauren, cassie, and missy; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buq9sTBmZWw&feature=related; May 28, 2008 (transcribed by Azizi Powell)
Here's that YouTube video:
Posted by en123pow
May 28, 2008
"lauren, cassie, and missy do the "dont make me snap my fingers in a z formation..." thing"
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DON'T MAKE ME SNAP MY FINGERS (Version #8)
My best friend taught me this one we're both in 6th grade "Don't make me snap my fingers in a Z formation booty rotation double double wrist wrist you just got dissed WORD!"
-JJ; 10/20/2008
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DON'T MAKE ME SNAP MY FINGERS (Version #9)
Don't make me put my fingers in the "z" formation, head rotation, butt circulation. Elbow, elbow, wrist, wrist, ooo you just got dissed or the ending could be hey boys kiss this or or oo girl it looks like you had a fit!
-Mercedes; 10/29/2008
DON'T MAKE ME SNAP MY FINGERS (Version #10)
Don't make me snap my fingers in a Z formation
exclamation
Talk the hand
Flip the fist (or "Flick the wrist"?)
Oh m gee
you just got dissed.
-bellybelly09; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVhoxjEQQ2M&feature=related; April 08, 2009 (transcribed by Azizi Powell)
Here's that video:
kids doing z formation!
Posted by bellybelly09
April 08, 2009
Editor:
Note that the girls "OMG" is the textspeak/internet abbreviation for "Oh My God" (OMG). I wonder if these young girls even know what OMG really means. I suppose that they may know that "dissed" means "insulted". However, they may not know that "diss" came from the African American Hip-Hop slang clip of the word "disrespect".
I've heard this same pronounciation used in everyday informal spoken conversation in Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania (particuarly by White American). It would be interesting to document examples of this and other textspeak being used in spoken conversation.
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DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY
driving down the highway doin 94,
(person name)laid a fart that blew us out the door
the wheels started shaking,
the engine fell apart,
all because of (person name) and his/her super sonic fart.
-http://www.inthe80s.com/rhymes.shtml ; 10/15/2008
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G,H
HAPPY BIRTHDAY (People Are Dying; Example #1)
Im from Queens, NY and for someone's birthday we always sing this song to them (its supposed to sound very morbid and depressing): Happy Birthday Happy Birthday People crying Everywhere children dying But Happy Birthday Happy Birthday
It's that same tune used like da da da da...you probably wont get it but its very funny...I Love this website. Queens all the way!!!
-Lola O (Queens, New York City) 4/19/2006
Editor
Thanks for your compliment about this website, Lola O. Cocojams has become the best online resource for contemporary children's playground rhymes & cheers because people like you send in the rhymes & cheers that they know. I really appreciate that.
And about that example...Okay, so perhaps "Happy Birthday To You (People are dying) is more a parody than an insult. But, in my opinion, it deserves to be posted somewhere on this website, and I figured this page was the best fit for it.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY (People Are Dying; Example #2)
"Happy Birthday" Happy birthday to you Happy birthday to you Happy birthday dear ______ Happy birthday to you Kings and queens and bishops too Wanna wish the best to you So wishday washday whaddya say birthday Happy birthday to you Happy birthday uh! Happy birthday uh! There is sorrow in the air People dying everywhere But happy birthday uh! Happy birthday uh! Happy birthday uh! To you. uh! uh! Happy birtledaydle toodle yoodle doodle Happy birtledaydle toodle yoodle doodle Happy birtledaydle toodle yoodle doodle Happy birtledaydle toodle yoodle doodle Skip around the room Skip around the room Won't shut up 'til you skip around the room (repeat until they do it.)
-Tahanee ; 9/30/2007
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU (Example #1)
Happy Birthday to you.
You live in a zoo.
You look like a monkey.
And you smell like one too.
-multiple sources including Azizi Powell's childhood memories of Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1950s
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU (Example #2)
Happy Birthday to you, I went to the zoo I saw a gorilla And it looked just like you.
There are lots of UK insulting versions of this...
-Mo; 6/12/2006
Editor:
"The UK" means The United Kingdom. The United Kingdom is made up of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom for more information about the UK.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME (Happy Birthday To You; Example #3)
(i learned this from my cousin) Happy Birthday to me, I'm a hundred and three, I still go to preschool, and I want my mommy My mommy's at work, Her boss is a jerk, The jerk is a monkey, and he ate my homework!
-Alysha; 5/42008
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HI HO SILVERWARE
Hi ho Silverware
Tonto lost his underwear.
Tonto say, "Me no care,
Lone Ranger buy me 'nother pair!
An old rhyme learned in those dim dark days of childhood...........
- Big Jim from Jackson, I have lost my underwear;
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=72240; August 09. 2004
I,J
I AM NICE
I am nice and you are pooh
What I just stepped in smells like you.
-Guest; 6/1/2006; reposted on 10/22/2006 from
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=81350
" I'm Rubber. You're Glue: Children's Rhymes"
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I HATE YOU
(To the tune of I love you) I hate you You hate me Let's get together and kill Barney With a big gun BANG BANG Now he's on the floor! No more Purple dinosaur
-Alicia; 3/4/2009
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I KNOW YOU ARE
When someone says an insult and you say "I know you are but what am I" And you say it a whole bunch of times thay start to catch on so you say "I know I am But what are you"
-Kara G.; 11/30/2007
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I MADE YOU LOOK (Version #1)
I made you look.
You dirty crook.
You stole your mother’s pocketbook.
You turned it in
You turned it out.
You turned it into a sauerkraut.
-multiple sources including Azizi Powell's memories of Atlantic City, New Jersey,1950s
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I MADE YOU LOOK (Version #2)
I have a different version of I made you look that I learned from my mom when I was a child. I made you look you dirty crook you stole your mother’s pocketbook you found a dime you bought some wine now you smell like turpentine
-Jason; 1/12/2008
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I'M A WINNER
I'm a winner see my prize
your a loser that sits and cries
-Tyler; 12/10/2005
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I'M TELLIN ON YOU
I'm tellin on you
Yer eyes are blue
You kissed a boy
In Prim'ry 2
-Viracocha; [Sian] from Portlethen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in the early 1990s); http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=18352&messages=48 Lyr Req: Playground songs; 8/03/2007
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INK STINK
Ink stink.
A bottle of ink.
Somebody let out
an awful stink.
It was Y-O-U!
-multiple sources including Azizi Powell's memories of Atlantic City, New Jersey,1950s and from a number of African American children
(Pittsburgh, PA area) 1970-2002
Editor:
"Ink Stink" is used as a counting out (elimination) rhyme as well as a taunting rhyme. See Cocojams' page of Choosing It rhymes.
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JOY TO THE WORLD (Example #1)
heres a barney song
joy to the world, barney is dead
we barbecued, his head!
dont worry about the body, we flushed it down the potty,
round and round it goes
round and round it goes
Round and round it goes,
on top of a building, all covered with blood,
i shot poor barney with a 44. stud
when i read in the newspaper that he was not dead
i took my bazooka and blew off his head
i went to his funeral i went to his grave
people threw flowers but i threw grenade
its raining its pouring the old barneys boring
he went to his bed with a bomb on his head and blew up in the morning!!
i just love this song XD
-starkmad; http://blog.oftheoctopuses.com/000518.php ;
7/25/2006
Editor:
Visit Cocojams' Teacher Taunt page and Cocojams' Children's Parodies page for more versions of "Joy To The World".
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JOY TO THE WORLD (Example #2)
Joy to the world
The bus driver died
Let earth receive the king
What happened to his body
We flushed it down the potty
And round and round it goes
And round and round it goes
And round and round it goes
-anonymous African American girl; 12 years old; (Pittsburgh, PA) , 2007
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JOY TO THE WORLD (Example #3)
(To the tune of Joy to the World) Joy to the world That Barney's dead. We barbecued his head! Don't worry 'bout his body We flushed it down the potty! And round and round it goes and round and round it goes and roouuund and round 'till it overflows!
-Alicia; 3/4/2009
K,L
KA BOOM WITH THAT ATTITUDE
ka boom with that attitude ! criss cross apple sauce {the person your talking to} think they got it all they I do so ka boom with that attitude.
--christal R ;age 11 (Pittsburgh, PA), 5/16/2006
Editor:
"Ka Boom With That Attitude" is probably part of the "Brick Wall Waterfall" family of rhymes.
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KINDERGARTEN BABIES (Version #1)
Kindergarten babies,
Stick you head in gravy,
Wash it out with bubblegum,
And then you're in the Navy.
-Guest,Pitheris; http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=81350 "I'm Rubber . You're Glue" Children's Rhymes"; 3/25/2007
Editor:
I remember that rhyme from my childhood waaay back in the 1950s (Atlantic City, New Jersey) except the example I remember ended with "wash your head with gravy." See "Baby Baby" on this page for another example that belongs to this rhyme family.
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Editor: Please be careful about using these taunts in real life. You could get into a lot of trouble if you say these taunts to the wrong person or to the wrong group of people or if you say them in the wrong place (such as in school).
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KINDERGARDEN BABIES (Version #2)
Here is a taunt I learned from my mother: Kindergarden babies, wash your face with gravy, dry it off with bubblegum and send it to the navy
-Kat; 8/16/2007
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LIAR LIAR (Version #1)
lier,lier,
pumpkin frier
- Noah, 11/5/05
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LIAR LIAR (Version #2)
Liar, liar pants on fire,
Nose is longer than a telephone wire,
Stick you head in a jelly jar,
Then you wonder where you are.
-Guest, Pitheris; http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=81350
"I'm Rubber . You're Glue: Children's Rhymes" ; 3/25/2007
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LISTEN LISTEN
listen, listen, listen, look at your outfit couldn't u match it, u look like like u got your a** beat by an easta basket
-casler ; 3/8/2006
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LOOK UP LOOK DOWN
Look up, look down
See my thumb?
Gee, your dumb.
-Azizi P.; memories of Atlantic City New Jersey, 1950s
Editor:
Another ending to this rhyme was "See my thumb? You'd better run.
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LOSER LOSER (Version #1)
loser loser double loser wat ever do the twist elbow to elbow wrist to wrist get the picture duh!
-Brooke; 2/23/2006
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LOSER LOSER (Version #2)
this is a funny one a girl taught me in school today (there are certain hand motions too): Loser loser Double Loser As if Whatever Get tha pictcha duh!
-Nick (Conneticut); 5/10/2007
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LOSER LOSER (Version #3)
the version of 'loser loser' i learned in 1st grade: loser loser double loser, as if, whateverr. get the picture DUH. (it comes with hand signs)
-Anna; 9/2/2007
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LOSER LOSER (Version #4)
heres another Loser Loser one from my middle school last year- "Loser loser, double loser, welcome to loserville, POP-U-LAT-ION ONE, YOU! (clap for every syllable in population)
-Emma ; 9/20/2007
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LOSER LOSER (Version #5)
loser loser with a twist fly away kiss this talk to the hand, now the wrist dang girl you just got dissed!
kally ; 10/2/2007
Editor:
Visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk_to_the_hand_(expression) for information about and a drawing of "talk to the hand"
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LOSER LOSER (Version #6)
Loser, Loser double loser rock paper waterfall girl you think you got it all you don't i do so poof with the additude gee i think you're really rude, peace and love is what i like it's time for you to take a hike.
-Lily; 2/12/2008
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LOSER LOSER (Version #7)
o.k i learned this one when i was in 5th grade when Lizzie McGuire was in now I'm in 11th grade so here it goes(Kate tells this to lizzie in an episode) Loser Loser, Double loser, Yeah right. Picture, picture, Get the picture. Duh!
*there are hand gestures involved*
-Claire; 10/20/2008
Editor:
Claire, I'm wondering if one of the hand gestures you are referring to is "talk to the hand".
In the 1960s, the R&B group "The Supremes" popularized the "talk to the hand" gesture when they used it in their popular song "Stop In The Name Of Love". In that gesture, the palm of your right hand is held in front of your stomach, or higher up below your chest. That gesture means "Stop".
In contrast, the "talk to the hand" gesture is made by holding the palm of your right hand held palm out close to the right side of your head. At the same time, your head is averted to the left. Your face is either expressionless or has a closed, mean, "grittin on a person" look. Sometimes people doing these hand gestures say the words to those gestures. But a lot of times, they don't say anything but let the gestures speak for themselves.
See my earlier comments about the "Don't Snap Your Fingers In A 'Z'
Formation" taunt.
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Click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizzie_McGuire for more information on the Lizzie McGuire television show.
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LOSER LOSER (Version #8)
This is the typical loser, loser rhyme: Loser Loser (Make an L with one hand on the 1st loser, then make another w/the other hand on the 2nd loser) Double Loser (Bring them together) As if (Tilt the L's up to make a triangle) Whatever (Twist your wrists to make the two L's into a W) Get the picture (For "get the" make a picture frame around your head by holding the L's diagonal from each other with your head in the middle. For "picture", do the same thing but the opposite way) Duh! (Either give them the "talk to the hand" signal or flip your hair back) Hope you like! Sorry it was hard to explain the gestures. You can kinda personalize it to make your own :)
-Luvbuggy22; 12/8/2008
M,N
MINNIE MOUSE IN THE HOUSE
wussup, this really smart girl said this (in exact words, i would know, she wrote it down!) minnie mouse in the house behind your ear i see a louse you got lice i got spice my fingers covered in ice you are just the wholesale price girls, im sorry but your sad oh and you might wanna lay off the candy a tad! GRR!! haha it was funny
-Lily, 11/9/2006
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(Name) IS A DINOSAUR
[Insert] {name) is a dinosaur from my imagination shes/hes big and fat and an ugly twat and thats my explaination (name) is a dinosaur from my imagination shes/hes big and fat and an ugly twat and thats my explaination (to the tune of barney)
shes big and shes loud she bounces off the ground its (name) yeh yeh its (name)
-Carissa; 8/19/2006
O,P
OH MY GOSH
This is for making fun of cheerleaders : Oh my gosh I think i need a manicure the sun i swear is bleaching up my beutifal hair 48 84 i dont know the stupid score go team fight fight gee i hope i look alright POOF be gone your Breath is really strong wait come back ya need a tic-tac not one not two ya need a wholepack not 3 not 4 ya need a whole store and maybe even more
-Maryanne; 6/24/2006
Editor
The lines "Oh my gosh I think I need a manicure....I hope I look alright" were used in the "I'm Sexy" cheer that was included in the Bring It On cheerleader movie. See versions of "I'm Sexy" posted on Cocojams' Cheerleading page examples of that rhyme.
The lines from "Poof be gone" onward are often found in the popular "Brickwall Waterfall" and "Bang Bang Choo Choo Train rhymes. Examples of those rhyme can also be found on this page and on Cocojams' Cheerleader rhymes page.
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OH SAY CAN YOU SEE
We not only sang 'em after school, but also after Sunday School:
Oh say can you see
Any bed bugs on me
If you do
Take a few
"cause I got them from you...
(For the person who wanted demographics, early to mid 1950's Washington, DC area)
-Severn; "Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho, I Bit the Teacher's Toe!",
3/27/2005;
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=2795#12230
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ORDER IN THE COURT (Version #1)
from the sf bay area in the 60's:
order in the court
the monkey wants to speak
speak monkey speak
the first one to speak
is the monkey of the week
-Guest, sundaymonkey;
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=81350&messages=221; "I'm Rubber . You're Glue: Children's Rhymes", 6/17/2005
Editor:
"Silence In The Courtroom" on this page is a very similar rhyme.
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ORDER IN THE COURT ROOM (Version #2)
Order in the court room!
Monkey wants to speak!
Speak, monkey, speak!
And the first to speak is the monkey. Used in our family car for years in an attempt to keep five battling kids quiet.
-Sinsull; http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=81350&messages=221; "I'm Rubber . You're Glue: Children's Rhymes", 5/20/2005
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PEACH BUNCH
Peach bunch cap'n crunch (the person your talking to) think there cute and stuff well you better think again and get it out your mind.
-christal r ; age 11; (Pittsburgh, PA), 5/16/2006.
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PEACE PUNCH
Part of this a little 5th grader made up, and then part of it i learned from a friend. I just put it together. Peace Punch Dont make me snap my fingers in a Z formation Butt rotation Elbow Elbow Wrist Wrist Shutup Girl! You just got dissed. Brick wall waterfall Girl you think you know it all you dont. I do. So POOF with your attitude. Peace, Punch, Captain Crunch, I got something you cant touch. Bang Bang Choo Choo Train, Wind me up ill do my thang. Resses Peices 7up mess with me, ill mess you up!
-Caroline ; 5/2/2007
Editor:
"Peace Punch" contains lines from "Bang Bang Choo Choo Train" and "Don't Make Me Snap My Fingers In A 'Z' Formation".
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POOF BE GONE (Version #1)
poof be gone your breath is too strong wait come back you need a tick tack not a tick not a tack but the whole pack Im sorry to be mean but you need some listerine not a sip not a swallow but the whole bottle get back give me fifty feet I would say twenty but your breath is killng me.
-Tangie, 12/27/2005
Editor: The word "poof" imitates the supposed sound of something suddenly disapearing (as in "Poof! It disapeared in a cloud of smoke".).
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POOF BE GONE (Version #2)
"Poof be gone, yo breath is too strong, wait come back u need a tic tac, sorry to be mean but u need some Listerine, not a sip not a swallow but the whole d*** bottle" and there are different versions to that song as well.
-b.k.a DAW; (Atlanta, Georgia); 12/31/2005
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POOF BE GONE (Version #3)
I hope you don't mind swearing.. there's not much though. Verse 1: Poof be gone, your breath is too strong. Wait come back you need a tic-tac. Sorry to be mean but you need some Listerine, not a sip not a swallow but the whole damn bottle. Verse 2: Woo be gone your breath is too strong. Wait come back you need a tic-tac. Not a tic or a tac but the whole damn pack. Not three not four but the whole damn store. Sorry to be mean but you need some Listerine, Your teeth are so green like your momma’s sunscreen.
-Natara ; 4/25/2008
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POOF BE GONE (Version #4)
My friend Cassidy taught me this: Poof be gone yo breaf is to strong, wait come back you need a tick tack, i dont mean to be mena but you need some listerine not a swish not a swallow but you need the freakin bottle so poof be gone yo breaf is to strong WHAT!!!!
-Taylor; 10/10/2008
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PUNCH POKE
another random rhyme i learned in 2nd grade is: punch, poke, you owe me a coke (you would punch and poke them, which sometimes hurts) poke punch, you owe me a lunch (same thing.)
-Anna ; 9/1/2007
Q,R,S
QUITER
quiter quiter
pants don't fit her
-alexa ; 4/5/2007
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ROSES ARE RED (Version #1)
Roses Are Red
Violets are blue
God made me beautiful
What the hell happened to you
- Murubi, 12/3/05
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ROSES ARE RED (Version #2)
Roses are red violets are blue God made me pretty, so what happened to you?
-Anonymous, 2/6/2007
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SEE MY PINKIE (Version #1)
See my pinkie, see my thumb
see my fist, you better run
-various sources, including Azizi Powell's memory of her childhood (Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1950s)
Editor:
Another ending to that rhyme was "see my fist/gee you're dumb."
(because you stayed there and listened to the entire rhyme when it was clearly threatening physical violence).
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See "Hey, Soror Over There" in Cocojams' Fraternity And Sorority page for an example of a sorority chant that include the "see my pinkie" line. Also, see the "this is skinny/this is fat" rhymes on this page. I believe those rhymes are part of the same family as "See My Pinkie" rhymes.
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SEE MY PINKIE (Version #2)
My Pinky See my pinky See my thumb See my peace sign minus one.
-Donk ; 1/23/2007
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SEE THE BASKET
Insult: For a basketball game: See the basket See the ball Come on dummy Hit the wall This was something my mother said in the 1950s in Reading, Pennsylania.
-Beth Z. ,10/6/2006
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SILENCE IN THE COURTROOM
Silence in the courtroom! The monkey wants to speak.
Whoever speaks now is the monkey for a week.
The monkey's in the courtroom, eating a bowl of beans,
While ----'s on the toilet, sinking submarines.
- Joe F., http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=81350&messages=221 I'm Rubber . You're Glue: Children's Rhymes 5/20/2005
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SOMEBODY FARTED
Somebody farted P.U.!
Who did it come from?
From YOU! (Point to who you think is guilty.)
When did it happen?
Last night!
How did it feel?
Just right!
- http://www.inthe80s.com/rhymes.shtml ; 10/15/2008
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STUNK IN THE BARNYARD (Version #1)
Stunk in the barnyard.
Pee yew!
Who did it come from?
From you.
-Mikane, 8 year old African American boy, Fort Pitt Elementary School, Pittsburgh, Penn.; 2001
Editor: I collected this while visiting my daughter's second grade classroom and transcribing the classroom assignment she had given to her students the day before. The assignment was to write down & share with the class any 'Choosing It" rhymes that they knew. However, a number of students chanted insult rhymes such as this one.
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SKUNK IN THE BARNYARD (Version # 2)
skunk in the barnyard i learned in kindergarten: skunk in the barnyard pee yew! somebody did it not you. (it was used to decide who was going to be 'it' for tag. whoevers shoe the counters finger landed on was another person that wasnt 'it' and could get their foot out of the circle)
-Anna; 9/1/2007
T,U,V
TALK TO THE BOOTY
Talk To The Booty (thrust hip forward) Coz The Hands Of Duty (show palm of hand and put it on your hip) And the Face Dont Wanna Know (look away)
-Jade; 4/29/2008
Editor: "Booty" is an African American derived American slang term for "butt".
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THAT'S THE WAY (Example #1)
In the early eighties in Pensacola, FL, we sang a second part to the "Thats the Way" song. After the first part, we continued with: My first name is (insert name); My last is (insert last name); My sign is (insert sign); I got (insert boy's name) on my mind... (and then start the first part over)
-Adriana ; 1/13/2007
Editor:
"That's The Way I Like It Rhymes" are variations of the Brick wall Water fall rhymes. You'll find a lot of examples of those rhymes on the first page of this section and on Cocojams' Cheerleading Cheers page. Also, see examples of cheers with this structure on Cocojams's Footstomping Cheers pages
Click http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBwYwZNO928 to see & hear a video clip of KC And The Sunshine Band's 1975 hit song,
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THAT'S THE WAY (Example #2)
Thats the way uh uh uh thats the uh uh uh I like it uh uh uh waterfall break the way boy you think you got it all but you dont I do so peace with the attitude I go the looks and I got the style so peace out captain crunch loser loser double loser as if whatever get the picture duh
-Stacy; 2/7/2007
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THAT'S THE WAY (Example #3)
I learned this cheer when I was 9. Im 11 now. Here it is: That's the way, uh-huh uh-huh I like it uh-huh uh-huh, thats the way uh-huh uh-huh, I like it uh-huh uh-huh. Peace,Peace in your face, down, down waterfall! Girl you think you know it all, you dont, I do so POOF with the attitude. DUH! DUH! (On the last Duh hit other person in the forehead)
-Micayla ; 8/4/2007
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THE CHANT
hoyoioioi hoyoioisit once say it twice, you think we're really nice? shut up fool slap my (point at rear end) dice can you see? can you see? can see i am a bee i sting, i burn, i don't wait for my turn the corner, run away, don't look back, till you're in Norway. is north and we are south and if you talk we'll slap you in the mouth. elbow elbow, wrist wrist please come here and kiss this shutup gurlllllll you just got dissed
-Taylor G.; 1/4/2007
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THIS LAND IS MY LAND
this land is my land, this land ain't your land i have a shot gun and you don't got one, if you don't get off it i'll blow your head off, cause this land is private property. version 2 of this land is your land.
-taylor and brittany; 9/1/2006
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TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR
twinkle twinkle little star what you say is what you are up above the world so high your a trash can in the sky.
-baby girl1234 ; 8/7/2007
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U-G-L-Y
Editor: U-G-L-Y (with the alphabetical letters pronounced) is a good example of a children's contemporary rhyme that has been popularized as a result of its inclusion in movies. I was aware that this rhyme was featured in the 1986 American movie Wildcats. Thanks to a Cocojams' visitor, I also learned that this rhyme (or cheer) was featured in the 2000 cheerleader movie "Bring It On". However, as my comments to Version #1 indicates. that rhyme probably predates that predates the 1986 movie. if someone remembers this rhyme before the mid 1980s, pelase send that information and the version of the rhyme that you remember to cocojams17@yahoo.com. Thanks!
U-G-L-Y (Version #1)
U-G-L-Y
You ain’t got no alibi
You're ugly
What? What?
You’re ugly.
M-O-M-M-A
That is how you got that way
Your Momma yeah yeah
Your Momma
-Janell H (African American woman); from her memories of high school cheerleader cheers in Pittsburgh,PA in the mid to late 1980s; collected by Azizi Powell in 2003; posted by Azizi, 11/2004
Editor:
Janell indicates that she knew this rhyme before seeing it in the 1986 movie Wildcats starring Goldie Hawn. In that movie an urban school's African American cheerleading squad recited the cheer during a football game. The verses that they recited were the same as the first two verses that Cherry sent in. See http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092214/ for more information about this movie.
On 9/27/2007, a Cocojams reader who uses the tag name "nobody cares about me lol" sent in the lyrics to U-G-L-Y that were performed by Daphne And Celeste on the soundtrack of the Bring It On cheerleader movie. These lyrics are found on a number of websites, including http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/bringiton/ugly.htm. Another version of U-G-L-Y was recorded in 1985 by Fishbone. The lyrics to that version are also found on a number of websites, including http://www.asklyrics.com/display/Fishbone/Ugly_Lyrics/121714.htm
Thanks for those lyrics, nobody cares about me lol. And thanks for asking that question about where those lyrics came from. There's no way to prove it, but my hunch is that the U-G-L-Y chant probably came from "the streets" and/or "the playground" before being picked up by the Fishbone music group and the Wildcats movie.
(Oh, and btw, 'nobody cares about me lol', thanks for making a difference by asking the question that motivated me to find information about this rhyme. It just goes to show that sometimes you never know how what you say or do can motivate another person to say or do something else. In this small instance-and in other ways I'm sure-you have proven that what your name says isn't true.)
Update:
Guest, Spain, a contributor to the "I'm Rubber. You're Glue: Children's Rhymes" thread http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=81350&messages=221 wrote this comment on 5/30/2006:
"I heard the "ugly" chant in Boston in various summer camps in the late [19]70s. I've always assumed its even older than that".
Editor: These examples are being collected for their folkloric value. Please remember that it's not nice to insult people.
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U-G-L-Y (Version #2)
U-G-L-Y
You aint got no alibi U ugly Yeah Yeah U ugly
M-A-M-A how did U get that way UR mama Yeah Yeah UR mama
D-A-D-D-Y U dont even kno the guy UR daddy Yeah Yeah UR daddy
-Cherry, 2/15/2006
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U-G-L-Y (Version #3)
u-g-l-y you aint gat no alibi you ugly ha ha you ugly
-Dajon; age 8; (boy); Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; 3/21/2006
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*U-G-L-Y (Version #4)
You don't got no alibi because you ugly you ugly
you ugly you done.
I love you my name is Dayron this is my song
-Dayron; 3/24/2006
Editor:
Thanks, Dayron. I'm glad that you like this website. I want to remind you and other Cocojams readers to be careful while they are on the Internet. And be careful when you are not on the Internet too.
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U-G-L-Y (Version #5)
U-G-L-Y. You don't have an alibi. You UGLY.Yea Yea.You UGLY.
M-A-M-A. How you think you got that way YO MAMA. Yea Yea. YO MAMA. D-A-D-D-Y. You don't even know that guy YO DADDY. Yea Yea. YO DADDY. C-U-T-E. Don't you wish you looked like me I'm CUTE. Yea Yea I'm CUTE
-Coach Kasey; 8/25/2006
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U-G-L-Y (Version #6)
u-g-l-y you ain't got no alibi you ugly yeah yeah you ugly m-a-m-a how you think you got that way yo mama yeah yeah you mama d-a-d-d-y why you think you always cry you daddy ya ya yo daddy...
-Anonymous; 12/18/2006
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U-G-L-Y (Version #7)
U-G-L-Y you ain't got no aliby you ugly, yeah yeah you ugly Don't be sad don't be blue Frankenstein was ugly too You ugly, yeah yeah you ugly
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U-G-L-Y (Version #8)
heres a cheer i leared from 1 grade
u-g-l-y u have no aliaby u ugly ya ya u ugly recess peces 7 up we got the tune to punp u up
-becky 97; 3/29/2007
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U-G-L-Y (Version #9)
I learned this cheer in 2nd grade. Im in 6th grade. U-G-L-Y u aint got no alibi, you ugly yeah yeah, you ugly what? what? M-A-M-A how you think you got that way? Yourmama yeah yeah, your mama what? what? (the DD say it fast) D-A-D-D-Y you dont even know this guy! Your daddy yeah yeah, your daddy what? what?
-Nicole ; 8/04/2007
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U-G-L-Y (Version #10)
U-G-L-Y You aint got no aliby! You ugly Yeah Yeah You ugly Y-G-L-U Backwards you are ugly too! I can see your ugly face, all the way from outspace. Cover your face with a book so the rest of us don't have to look!
-Kate ; 8/17/2007
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U-G-L-Y (Version #11)
I remember I said this in the 6th grade, in fairfield, california so like around 4 years ago, since I'm in the 10th grade now: U-G-L-Y You aint got no alibi You ugly! Yeah yeah You ugly! Yeah yeah M-A-M-A How you think you got that way? Yo mama! Yeah yeah Yo mama! Yeah yeah M! Shes Major ugly O! [OH!] Shes fat and pugly O! [OH!] My God! No! The cow says MOO! No idea why we said 'moo' in the first place, lol
-Adamma ; 10/15/2007
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YOU JUST GOT DISSED ( Version #12 of U-G-L-Y)
U-G-L- Y
You ain't got no alibi
You mama Your dadda
Your bald headed granny.
She's 99.
She thinks she's fine.
She's (growing hands) like frankenstein*
What's this? What's this?
Ooooh! You just got dissed.
-piginawig2001; January 16, 2007 (transcribed by Azizi Powell from the YouTube video.)
Editor: * I'm not sure about the words in parenthesis.
Here's a video of a version of this taunt:
Posted by piginawig2001
January 16, 2007
"My sis and cousin on Xmas day - lol!!"
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UP AND DOWN THE ROW WE GO
Up and down the row we go, we go.The boy's all want to know. Will we show them what we know. Un uh, no way. Those boys are gonna pay.So come on girls lets play a game [make a list of things you would say to those boys if they made you mad]
-tiauna y, ; 4/23/2006
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UP YOUR NOSE
up your nose with a rubber hose!
-gel;11/25/2006
W,X,Y,Z
WHATEVER STYLE YOU'RE GOING FOR
Whatever style your going for, you missed it!
-toni13; 4/28/2006
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WHAT'S THE TIME
When I was 4 or 5 I know we used to sing the following with great delight at primary school in Lancs, NW England:
What's the time? Ten to nine
Hang your knickers on the line
When they're dry, bring them in
And put them in the biscuit tin
Eat a biscuit, eat a cake
Eat your knickers by mistake!
-Guest Guestrainbow84uk ; 5/17/2008; http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=72240&messages=44
RE: I have lost my underwear
Editor:
"Knickers" is a British word that means "underpants".
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WHAT U NO BOUT ME
what u no bout me, what u what u no bout me. what you no bout me, what u what u no i say (say da person name) is ugly u no dat its true so i dont no y u laughing cause im talking bout u
-abc cant mess wit me; 7/10/1007
Editor:
"What u no bout me" is the same thing as asking "What do you know about me?"
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YEAH, I KNOW
Yeah, i know, you're really sad cuz u just looked in the mirror.
-Sandra; 6/26/2006
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U GOT NO MONEY
u got no money, u got no cash here ill buy u some tic tacks- you need the whole stash no offense, but what i stepped in smells just like u, i mean pee youuu
-Crystal ; 3/20/2008
Editor:
I've placed this taunt under the letter "Y" because "u" is short hand for the word "you."
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YOU LINE ME
you like me i don't like you come over and i'll hit you with a shoe
-gigi; 2/14/1007
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YOU LOOK LIKE A MILLION DOLLARS
You look like a million dollars, green and winkled!
-Toni13; 4/28/2006
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Editor:
Most of the following examples are composed in the one line pattern of the "dozens".
Visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_dozens for information about the "dozens". Here are two quotes from that article:
"The dozens is an element of the African American oral tradition in which two competitors, usually males, go head to head in a competition of often good-natured, ribald "trash talk". They take turns insulting—"cracking", "west coast dissin'," or "ranking" on—one another, their adversary's mother or other family member until one of them has no comeback. This is called playing the dozens or doin' the dozens, and sometimes dirty dozens, The dozens is a contest of personal power—of wit, self-control, verbal ability, mental agility and mental toughness. Each putdown, each "snap", ups the ante. Defeat can be humiliating; but a skilled contender, win or lose, may gain respect. The dozens is one of the contributing elements in the development of hip hop especially the practice of battling."...
..."the dozens is part of an African-American custom of verbal sparring, of "woofin'" and "signifyin'," intended to defuse conflict nonviolently, descended from an oral tradition rooted in traditional West African cultures."
-snip-
These examples are posted for their creative, folkloric value. I strongly advise against using these taunts & insult rhymes in real life situations as some people may get very angry or hurt because of what you are saying. In addition, reciting these taunts in the wrong place & time (such as in schools) may lead to consequences from school officials and/or other adults, children, or youth.
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YOU SO FAT (Example #1)
this is one is a insult i sometimes use
your so fat you mistaking a swimming pool, for a cereal bowl
- sandy; 7/1/2006
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YOU SO FAT (Example #2)
You so fat that you like pacman because it involves eating.
-whatever ; 3/15/2007
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YOU SO POOR
You so poor i came to your house i walked in the front door and was out the back
-alove; 4/14/2006
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YO/YOUR MAMA TAUNTS
Editor:
The word "Yo" is one collquial way of saying "your". For the purposes of this collection, I'll include all "Yo Mama" and "Your Mama" examples under the same alphabetical listing. Any "yo daddy"/ "your daddy" rhymes (or other family member taunts) will also be included in this listing without regard to the fact that either "your" or "yo" is used. See my introductory comments about "The Dozens". Also see this quote from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_dozens "Yo' momma," a common, widely recognized argumentative rejoinder in African-American vernacular speech, is a cryptic, and sometimes comical, allusion to the Dozens".
However, in African American colloquial language the word "yo" does not always mean "your". "Yo" can be used in the beginning of a sentence to call attention to what will be said. In the 1980s, the American television station station MTV had a video program whose title was "Yo MTV Rap". In that title, "Yo" has no meaning other than to use Black talk to serve notice to all its viewers that the music aired on the program was "hip" and "straight from the 'hood". (meaning it was authentically Black).
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YO DADDY SO FAT
Yo daddy so fat, that when he went to school, he sat next to everybody!
- Some one you don't kno; 8/11/2006
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YO MAMA
I know another one like "You're Ugly" I'ts called "Yo Mama" Y-O-M-A-M-A Yeah that's right you heard us say Yo mama, yeah, yeah, yo mama!
-Michele; 1/8/2006
Editor:
See examples of "U.G.L.Y" on this page.
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YOUR MAMA'S COOKIN
ok..ok..here goes my ULTIMATE fav...your mama's cookin soooo bad, the flies got together and fixed the hole in the screen door....rofl
-imlippys0what; 7/18/2007
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YOUR MAMA DON'T WEAR NO DRAWERS
Here is an insult rhyme my sister, cousins, and I used to get into a lot of trouble repeating...but it was so much fun to say them and make up new lines. Birmingham, AL, 1980s and early 90s Yo mama don't wear no draws (ba ba boom is said at the end of every line while you stomp) i saw when she took them off she put em in the washing machine ajax couldn't get em clean she put em on top of the house they scared away mighty mouse she put em up under the bed you shoulda heard what the roaches said she put up on top of the tracks that train went 50 miles back she put em in the middle of the street those cars went beep beep beep that's all that i can remember...but the taunt could go on forever. we would add to it every time someone thought of something new. but man, our parents hated us singing this around the house.
-Joi; 3/23/2008
Editor:
"Drawers" here mean "underpants" (panties).
I've reposted this example on this Mudcat Discussion Forum thread that I started on children's rhymes:
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=81350&messages=221 "I'm Rubber . You're Glue: Children's Rhymes
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YO MAMA IS SO BALD
yo mamma is so bald she took a shower and got brain washed!!
-Taylor, 4/18/2006
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YO MAMA SO DUMB (Example #1 & #2)
I know a few!: 1. yo mama so dumb she sold the car for gas money. 2. yo mama so dumb it took her 2 hours to watch 60 minutes. (60 minutes is a news show that goes for well 60 minutes)
-Charlotte; 9/2/2007
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YO MAMMA IS DUM (Example #3)
Yo mamma is dum I rang the doorbell and she looked in the microwave.
-whatever ; 3/15/2007
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YO MAMA IS SO DUMB (Example #4)
this is a yo mama joke yo mama is so dumb she sat on the tv and watched the couch.
-brianna ; 2/4/08
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YO MAMA SO DUMB (Example #5)
HaHa. "Yo Mamas so dumb she returned a puzzle coz she said it was broken!"
-Little Poya ; 3/11/2008
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YO MAMA IS SO FAT (Example #1)
one "insult" i know is just like... yo mama so fat she was baptized at sea world
-Anonymous, 2/4/2006
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YOUR MAMA IS SO FAT (Example #2)
Your mama is so fat that she sat on a game cube and turned it into a game boy.
-Ashley; 2/23/2006
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YOUR MAMA IS SO FAT (Example #3)
your mama joke!! yor mama is so fat that last time she saw 90210 was on the school!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- megan ; 4/17/2006
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YO MAMA IS SO FAT (Example #4)
Yo mama is so fat when she entered a fat contest they said no professionals allowed!
-kassie; 6/5/2006
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YO MAMA'S SO FAT (Example #5)
Yo Mama's so fat when she wore a yellow rain coat, people called out "TAXI!!" to her.
-Sandra; 6/26/2006
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Yo MAMA'S SO FAT (Example #6)
...there are thousands of yo mama jokes:
yo mamas so fat she sat on a plain and was sitting next to every body.
It goes on and on all races here say them. young and small
-Davonna (Japan); 7/16/2006
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YO MAMA'S SO FAT (Example #7)
hey umm well~ yo mama so fat that when she put a foot on the 2nd floor of youre house, the whole place came crashing down!
-cassie; 10/30/2006
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YO MAM'S SO FAT (Example #8)
Yo mama's so fat she makes the world go 'round
-Jarryd T.; 12/16/2006
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YO MAMMA IS SO FAT (Example #9)
Yo mamma is so fat she went to mcdanolds tripped over wendys and hit burgerking. You so fat that you like pacman because it involves eating.
-whatever ; 3/15/2007
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YO MAMA'S SO FAT (Example #10)
Yo Momma so fat, that when she wore yellow, people started yelling taxi, taxi!
-Mika ; 3/27/2007
(Thanks also to chantelle, 7/21/2007 for a very similar version of this taunt).
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YO MAMA'S SO FAT (Example #11)
Yo momma is so fat that when God said let there be light he had to ask her to move!
-Bailey N ; 4/11/2008
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YOUR MOMMA SO POOR (Example #1)
Your momma so poor that when i went in your house and stepped on a cigarrette she said ohhhhhhhhhh its cold in here who shut off the heat
-Markine P. ; 4/18/2006
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YO MAMA IS SO POOR (Example #2)
Yo moma is so poor, when i walked in ur house i saw a booger on the wall and yo moma came and said, "o yes it is a good family portrait isn't it"
-Yo Moma; 5/26/2007
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YO MAMA SO STUPID (Example #1)
yo mamma so stupid she got locked in a grocery store and starved to death.
-ally; 4/21/2006
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YO MAMA'S SO STUPID (Example #2)
yo mamas so stupid she heard its chilly outside and went to get a bowl. yo mamas so stupid she thought she needed a ticket to get on the soul train.......
-Davonna (Japan); 7/16/2006
Editor:
"Soul Train" was a long running American television show from the 1970s that featured mostly African American teenagers dancing to R&B music
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YO MAM'S SO STUPID (Example #3)
Yo moma's so stupid i put a paper on the tv and asked her what she was watching and she said paperview.
-Some Body; 10/15/2006
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YOUR MAMA MY DADDY YOUR BALD HEADED GRANNY (Example #1)
your mama your mama my daddy your bald headed granny she 99 she think she fine she break it down like frankinstin. go frankie go frankie go, go, go frankie, go frankie go frankie go, go, go frankie. my mama my mama short and fine she got a butt like mine and when she walk the street all cars go beep,beep beep and when she go down low she does a rollie o and when she com up high she does the butterfly. stop. drop. bring it to the top pop pop shake skake vibrate vibrate
-erika; 10/26/2006
Editor:
I believe that this taunt to belong to the same "family of rhymes" as those that start with "Your mama, your daddy, your bald headed granny" and similar first lines. See additional examples of those rhymes on this page as well as on other Cocojams' children's rhyme pages.
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UR MOMMA UR DADDY UR BALD HEADED GRANNY (Example #2)
ur momma ur daddy ur bald headed granny shes 99 she thinks shes fine she breaks it down like frankenstein u wish u wish u just got dissed wait come back i think u need a tic tic i dont need mean not a sip not a swallow but the whole dang bottle!
-kno 1 ; 4/30/2007
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YOUR MAMA, YOUR DADDY, YOUR GREASY GREASY GRANNY
(Example #3)
your mama, your daddy, your greasy greasy granny with the hole in her panties,with a big behind, like frankenstein-going beep beep beep down sesame street!
-AMY! ; 6/28/2007
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YO MAMA YO GREASY GREASY GRAND MAMMY (Example #4)
I am 25 now and learned this when I was in KG, i'm from North Carolina. Yo mamma, yo, mamma, yo greasy greasy grand mammy, she got a big behind like frankinstine, it goes beat beat beat like sesame street.
-Erica; 1/3/2008
Editor:
I'm assuming that KG means "kindergarten".
RETORTS/COMEBACKS (REPONSES TO TAUNTING RHYMES & INSULTS)
A,B,C
CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT
reply for when someone tells you your too nosey or too curious for your own good: curiosity killed the cat but satisfaction brought it back
-Dallas; 9/21/2006
Editor:
Thanks for that example, Dallas. I remember this saying from my childhood & youth in Atlantic City, New Jersey (1950s-1960s). And it's probably been around longer than that.
D,E,F
G,H,I
IF SOMEONE CALLS YOU FAT
If someone calls u fat u say "I may be fat but you'll always be ugly and I can diet."
-Maria (Missouri); 7/6/2006
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I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE, BUT WHAT AM I ?
if somebody called you a name, you'd say
"I know you are, but what am I?"
-various sources; 9/29/2006
Editor:
"various source" is this contributor's or contributors' tag name.
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I KNOW THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE
When someone offered you an insult, you would reply, "I know that's what YOU are, but what am I?"
-Barbara, http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=81350
I'm Rubber. You're Glue Children's Rhymes; 5/17/2005
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I'M RUBBER YOU'RE GLUE/STICKS AND STONES (Example #1)
I remember "I'm rubber. You're glue." from grade school in the late 40's. This was among white (mixed ethnic) boys on Long Island. It was a response to some slight, of course. Same as "Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me." I recall we always had the feeling, having said the latter (much more defiantly) that retreat was indicated. There was the (mandatory) expectation that the other would then look around for some sticks and stones. Seemed only natural. "I'm rubber," on the other hand, was not seen as defiant and was more of a "sour grapes," surrender response.
-Abby; 5/20/2005; http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=81350
I'm Rubber. You're Glue Children's Rhymes
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I'M RUBBER, YOU'RE GLUE (Example #2).
I'm Rubber You're Glue
What you say bounces off of me
And sticks on you
-multiple sources, including http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=81350 I'm Rubber. You're Glue Children's Rhymes
J,K,L
M,N,O
MESS WITH ME
Mess with me [and] I'll kick your butt
-Multiple sources
Editor:
"Mess with me and I'll kick your butt" is much more confrontational when it's said alone than when it's included in rhymes. See "Bang Bang Choo Choo Train" and "Brick Wall Water Fall" for examples of rhymes that include this line. The line actually means "if you mess with me, I'll kick your butt". The beginning part of that sentence is understood.
P,Q,R
S,T,U,V
STICKS AND STONES
See the example of "Sticks And Stones" in "I'm Rubber, You're Glue" (Example #1)
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THAT'S ALRIGHT (Version #1)
That's alright.
That's okay.
We're gonna kick your butt someday
-multiple sources; including Azizi Powell's memories of Atlantic City,
early 1960s; this was chanted by our school's fans after our
basketball team lost a game.
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THAT'S ALRIGHT (Version #2)
That's alright.
That's okay.
'Cause you're gonna pump
our gas some day.
-Taejia & Daeji (Baldwin, Pennsylvania); 9/14/2006
Editor:
This come back/put-down cheer is recited to the other team when your team loses a basket or loses a game. Lulu sent in a comment on 6/25/2007 which indicates that this retort came from the Bring It On cheerleader movies. "The bring it on cheer was "That's alright, that's okay, You're gonna pump our gas someday."
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THAT'S ALRIGHT (Example #3)
This is a come back I made up based on the movie Bring it on! When the other team does the u Suck cheer and they do the come back thats alright thats ok cause were gonna kick ur butt anyway, I Made up: Ur Team- You know what! Other Team- What? Ur Team- were gonna kick those letters right off ur butt!
-Unknown; 11/13/2006
W,X,Y,Z
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