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SCHOOLYARD
TAUNTS
This page contains selected examples 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.
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Also, for the sake of folkloric research, please include the following
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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.
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Also, don't forget to visit Cocojams' Teacher Taunt page for examples of rhymes about teachers & other
school personnel.
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Examples of School Yard Taunting Rhymes &
Rips:
[Examples are listed in alphabetical order. The
newest postings are indicated by their dates.]
A,B
A,B,C,D
A,B,C,D
you cant diss me
yo momma
yo gramma
yo dad works like a farmer
whats that i hear you want a tick tack?
not one, not two but the whole big pack
you got dissed!
you got dissed!
and now your gonna get pissed!
lol................
-Tasha ; 12/23/2007;
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=18352&messages=52 "Playground
songs" for the use of
this example.
Editor: Tic Tac is a brand name for mouth freshener mints. "Diss" is a
clip {shortened form} of the word "disrespect". "You [just] got dissed" means
"You got told off" {You just got insulted}. Another contemporary way of saying
that is "You got pwned". See other examples of taunts on this page which include
the words "yo mama/ yo gramma {your grandmother, granny}.
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Baby Baby
{Version #2}
Ooh I remember a taunt, is it on here?
Baby baby suck your thumb
wash it off with bubble gum
(It's funny how some of these make no sense - and we thought we were being
really mean)
-Guest Kat; 2/11/2007;
http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=81350
I'm Rubber . You're Glue: Children's Rhymes
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Baby, Baby {Version #1}
Baby, baby, stick you're head in gravy, wash it off with apple sauce and show it
to the navy
-GUEST,Souter; 10/16/2001;
http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=40139; What did you sing as a kid?
Editor: See examples of "Kindergarten Baby" on this page for other taunts that
belong to this family of rhymes.
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Brick Wall Water Fall
{Version #55}
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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Brick Wall Water Fall
{Version #54}
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
Editor:
Tamia, thanks for sharing this version of the rhyme. "Yo mama yo daddy, yo
bald headed granny" is a "stand alone" rhyme that may be recited in
combination with this rhyme or other rhymes. See that rhyme posted
elsewhere on this page.
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Brick Wall Water Fall {Version #53}
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
Editor:
Preeti, thanks for sending in this version of Brick Wall Waterfall. Thanks also
for sending in two other examples. I put "Don't Make Me Snap My Finger" under
the examples beginning with the letter "D" and "U-G-L-Y" under the examples
beginning with the letter "U".
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Brick Wall Water Fall {Version #52}
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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Break Wall Water Fall {Version #51 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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Brick Wall Water Fall; {Version #50}
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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Brick Wall Water Fall; {Version #49}
{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
Editor:
Erin Sarah, thanks for sending in this example. Thanks also for including
demographical information {your city & state; the races of the people
doing this rhyme; and the years that you first remember learning this rhyme}. I
also appreciate you including information about how you and your friends
performed this rhyme. Btw: I added spaces between the rhyme and your comments to
make this post easier for readers to follow.
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Brick Wall Water Fall; {Version #48}
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
Editor:
Ain't it cool, thanks for sending in that taunting rhyme. I particularly like
the part where you spell ugly backwards and the last rhyme with see my pinkie
{though I really don't condone calling anyone ugly or questioning
someone's gender}. Keep using your creativity!
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Message Machine {Brick Wall Water Fall; Version #47}
Hi! I have a school taunt I just learned today. It's nothing like what you
have. MESSAGE MACHINE: 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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Brick Wall Water Fall {Version #46}
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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Brick Wall Water Fall {Version #45}
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
Editor:
Sandy, thanks for sending in this version of Brick Wall Water Fall. The Rock da
boat/bom chicka bom portion of that rhyme reminds me of two foot stomping cheers
with those titles. Cocojams readers, visit Cocojams' Foot Stomping Cheers page
to read information about and examples of foot stomping cheers.
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Brick Wall Water Fall {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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Brick Wall Water Fall/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
Editor:
See various examples of cheers, handclap rhymes, and taunting rhymes that Anna
has sent in to Cocojams. Thanks for sending in these examples, and thanks also
for remembering to include demographical information with your examples, Anna!
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Brick Wall Water Fall {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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Brick Wall Water Fall {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:
Thanks, ?LACEY? for sending that version of Brick wall Water fall. For those who
aren't familiar with the word "fly", it's an adjective that means the same
thing as the slang phrase "all that" and the slang word "hip" & "bad". I'm
wondering if the phrase "tiss tiss" stand for the suck teeth sound. "Suck teeth"
{or "sucking your teeth" at someone as many African Americans and other
Americans say}, and "stchup” & "kiss teeth" {as they say in the Caribbean}
and other similar phrases, are gestures & sounds that convey annoyance,
displeasure, disrespect, insult, and/or scorn.
?LACEY?, I'm interested in knowing if you live in
the Caribbean or if you also think that "tiss tiss" in that rhyme is the "suck
teeth" sound.
To read a creative article on "suck teeth", click
http://sapodilla.blogspot.com/2006/02/suck-teeth.html
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Brick Wall Water Fall {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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Brick Wall Water Fall {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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Brick Wall Water Fall {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
Editor:
Caitlin & Jess, although your example is very much like others which have been
featured on this page, I posted it mainly because I'm curious about your use of
"pinch punch" instead of "peace punch". I'm wondering if you two live in
England, or some other country where folks are familiar with the custom of
"pinch punch/first of the month". My understanding is that on the first day of
May, or the first day of any other month, a child or teenager {or maybe even an
adult} tries to be the first person to say that expression. If they aren't the
first person, someone else may say it first, and then actually try to pinch
them.
Of course, this "pinch punch/first of the month" expression & custom may not
have anything to do with the reason why Caitlin & Jess {and others} use that
phrase in their examples of the Brick Wall Water Fall rhyme. However, it would
be interesting if that was the reason it was used instead of "peace punch"
phrase that seems to be more common.
I'm be very interested in knowing if any Cocojams readers know the pinch punch
custom. If you do know it, please write in and let me know the state {or nation,
if outside the USA} where you live. I'd also like to know if my second hand
information about that custom is correct. Thanks!
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Brick Wall Water Fall {Version #36}
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
Editor:
Thanks, Emily for sharing your version of this rhyme with us. The words that you
made up start with "hey take a shower". They make this version of this popular
rhyme unique.
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Brick Wall Water Fall {Version #35}
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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Brick Wall Water Fall {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 #34}
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 #33}
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
Editor:
Chandierr and Victoria, thanks for sending in this cheer. And also, thanks for
remembering to include demographical information about when you learned this
cheer!
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Brick Wall Water Fall {Version #32}
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:
Thanks, Noa for sending in a version of this rhyme that I hadn't received
before. I'm putting this version and several more from this page on a thread
that I started on this discussion forum
http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=100061 "Water Wallflower & Brickwall
Waterfall"
Btw, for folks who are unsure what "thread" or "btw" mean, check out Cocojams'
page on Blog Terms.
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Brick Wall Water Fall {Version #31}
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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Brick Wall Water Fall {Version #30}
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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Brick Wall Water Fall {Version #29}
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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Brick Wall Water Fall {Version #28}
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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Brick Wall Water Fall {Version #27}
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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Brick Wall Water Fall {Version #26}
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!
-?
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Brick Wall Water Fall {Version #25}
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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Brick Wall Water Fall {Version #24}
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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Brick Wall Water Fall {Version #23}
Brick wall, waterfall, the (other team mascot) think
they got it all but they don't, we do so BOOM
with that attitude, peace punch, captian crunch, i got somethin you can't touch,
bang bang cho cho train, wind me up i'll do my thing, now resses peices seven
up, mess with the (your mascot) we'll mess you up!
-dana; 12/19/2006
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Brick Wall Water Fall {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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Brick Wall Water Fall {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:
The "That's the way I like it" lines 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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Brick Wall Water Fall {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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Brick Wall Water Fall {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
Editor:
TRevon, your version of this popular rhyme was the first one I've read with the part about
"granny shes
99, she thinks she's fine, she going out with frankenstine" . I also
hadn't heard the colgate part before.
Notice:
I really appreciate folks sending in examples of Brick Wall Water Fall.
However, from now on, because of space considerations, I won't post it on this
website unless I consider that example to be substantially different from
the ones that have already been featured thus far.
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Brick Wall Water Fall {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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Brick Wall Water Fall {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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Brick Wall Water Fall {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
Editor:
Lily, you mentioned that you said this
when you were little. I'd love it if you would send in the year that you
remember learning this. I'm trying to find out if anyone remembers reciting this
rhyme before 2003 when it was featured in the Dickie Roberts, child star movie.
Also, at the same time you sent in this version of Brick wall Water fall, you
also sent in the following rhymes that were written one after another: "Minnie
Mouse In The House"; "Cheater Cheater"; and "Hey Hey {What's wrong with your
DNA". I've taken the liberty of separating these rhymes and placing them under
the alphabetical headings of the first letter of the first word. Please let me
know if I've made any mistakes in determining where one rhyme stops and another
rhyme starts! Thanks again!
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Brick Wall Water Fall {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 a
source for these types of cheers. I'll have to watch those movies again to see
whether they specifically feature versions of "Brick Wall Water Fall" and/or
"Bang Bang Choo Choo Train".
See
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800420528/info for information about the
first movie Bring It On {first shown in 2000}. The second Bring It On
movie, "Bring It On: All or Nothing" was first shown in 2006. See
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0490822/ for information about that movie.
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Brick Wall Water Fall {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:
Thanks Cynthia for sending in that version of Brick Wall Water Fall. It's
alright if you don't remember the entire rhyme. Perhaps some other Cocojams
readers have heard this version and will send in the whole rhyme including the
part that you don't remember. Those lines starting with "all you wanna do is
munch" are new to me, but I bet other people may have heard them before.
Btw, I think that Mid Mo means "mid Missouri". I hope I got it right. Thanks for
sending in your geographical location and the circumstances in which you heard
this rhyme. Such information documents how widespread rhymes are and who is
chanting them.
For instance, I'm curious if certain versions of a rhyme are known in one region
of the USA but not in others. Also, apart from them being including in movies
{such as how this rhyme got so widely known}, I'm wondering how people in one
country get to know rhymes that appear to have originated in another country.
That's why I like it when people include comments with their examples.
Btw #2: The line "Marsha from the Brady Bunch" refers to a character in The
Brady Bunch, an American television comedy series. See this excerpt from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brady_Bunch_Kids
"The Brady Bunch is an American television
situation comedy, based around a large blended family. The show originally aired
from 1969 to 1974 on the ABC network, and was subsequently syndicated across the
world".
-snip-
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. If you agree, I'd love
to know why you think this is so. {"You" here meaning Cynthia and other Cocojams
readers}.
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Brick Wall Water Fall {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
Editor:
I'm wondering if anybody remembers saying this
rhyme before 2003 when the Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star movie
came out. If so, I'd love to hear from you {please include where {city/state}
and when {year or decade} that you said this rhyme. I'd also love to know if it
is always done as a handclap rhyme. Thanks!
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Brick Wall Water Fall {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
Editor:
Thanks, darchelle for using your creativity to make up a rhyme. I'm glad you
shared it with us. Thanks also for letting other people know about Cocojams!
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Brick Wall Water Fall
{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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Brick Wall Water Fall
{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; {Austin, Texas. Age 8}; 7/15/2006
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Brick Wall Water Fall {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.
-reposted on 6/21/2005 from
http://blog.oftheoctopuses.com/000518.php/
posted by k to the c on June 20, 2006
{reposted with permission from that blog's members}
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Brick Wall Water Fall {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:
For those who don't know, the word "dissed" comes from African
American hip-hop slang. This word is a shortened form of the word "disrespected"
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Brick Wall Water Fall {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 u
-Takana A.; 5/20/2006
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A-B-C Hit It! {and/or Brick Wall Water Fall} {Example #6}
[editor's note, in spite of its title, for
continuity, I'm posting this example with the other Brickwall Waterfall rhymes]
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:
You're welcome and 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.
It's interesting to
see the variations in these examples! it would be great if people would
add the city/state they're from {or city/country if outside of the USA} so we
could see if specific versions of rhymes are conform to particular locations.
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Brick Wall Water Fall
{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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Brick Wall 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
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Brick Wall Water Fall
{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 {Great Britain}, 3/8/2006
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Brick Wall Water Fall
{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
Editor:
I'm not sure if this is a insult taunt or a handclap rhyme or both. I'd love for Deneera or someone else to write and tell whether you do handclaps or foot
stomps or other movements while you say this rhyme.
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Brick Wall Water Fall
{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:
Brick Wall Waterfall" became widely known due to its being a part of a 2003
American movie Dickie Roberts, Former Child Star. I am very
interested in knowing if anyone knew this rhyme before 2003.
Additional versions of this rhyme can be found on this page and on Cocojams'
Cheerleading Cheers page. The examples listed on the Cheerleading Cheers page
included comments that specifically mention that they were recited by
cheerleaders.
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; 20 May 05 {reposted with permission from:
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=81350#1486259
Editor:
I appreciate Barbara's inclusion of demographical information that mentions race
since I am interested {and other folks may also be} interested in determining if there are
differences among racial/ethnic groups between the types of rhymes people say,
the versions that are recited, and/or the way the rhymes are performed.
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Don't Make Me Snap My FIngers {Version #5}
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 #4}
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
Editor:
Carmen, thanks for sending in this example. I appreciate your inclusion of
demographical information {your grade level, where you live, and how you learned
this taunt}. It's interesting that this taunt is found in the Philippines. I
wonder how your friend learned it. Perhaps this taunt or a taunt like it was
included in a scene from a movie or television show, but if so, I'm not aware
which one. Btw, I love the creativity of the phrase "exclamation
underlineazation". Also, some of the motions to this taunt may be similar to
those found in the example sent in by Coumba ; 10/6/2007. But I'm wondering what
the motion to underlineazation is.
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Don't Make Me Snap My Fingers {Version #3}
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 #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
Editor:
Coumba, thanks for sending in this example, and including explanations of the
movements. I'm wondering if this rhyme is new. I've never heard {okay, "read"}
it before ellen and you sent it in. I'm also curious where this taunt is know {in the
USA and/or elsewhere}. It would be great if you-and ellen-would send in some
demographical information {including race, gender, age, geographical location,
and city, state, or nation if outside of the USA.} Btw, I'm guessing that your
name is a form of the KiSwahili word "kuumba" which means "creativity". Kuumba
is the 6th day of the African American originated holiday called Kwanzaa. But I
bet you already knew that, right? Click
http://www.officialkwanzaawebsite.org/NguzoSaba.shtml for more information
on Kwanzaa.
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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:
Thanks, ellen for sending in this taunt. This sound very much like the "Loser
Loser" examples that are found on this page. It's interesting that ellen sent in
this example about one hour after another Cocojams reader named kally sent in
example #4 of Loser Loser. I wonder if "Don't make me snap my fingers" was made
up from the "Loser Loser" taunt. Both of these examples have the same in your
face attitude. Both mention "wrist" and both end with "shut up girl you just got
dissed". Also, I wonder if ellen and kally know each other and planned to
send in these two examples on the same day and near the same time. If not, that
goes to show you how life is full of interesting coincidences.
E,F
G,H
Go Bronchos!
ok heres a cheer from SMS!!!! go bronchos! Who are we? Holly bronchos can't
be beat! Shoot for 2 shoot 3 Holly bronchos Victory!
-RedRachelMMMM; 3/4/2007
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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 ; 9/30/2006
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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:
Okay, so perhaps this example 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.
Has
anyone else sung this song or any other parody of "Happy Birthday"? If so,
please send it in!
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Happy Birthday To Me {Example #3 of Happy Birthday To You}
(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
Editor:
Thanks, Alysha and please give my thanks to your cousin also. I'm also posting
this example on Cocojams' Children's Parodies page.
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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:
"UK" means "the United Kingdom" The United Kingdom is made up of England,
Scotland, and Wales on the island of Great Britain, and Northern Ireland
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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 {African American}
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Hey! Hey!
{What's wrong with your DNA}
Hey! Hey! whats wrong with your DNA youre gonna have hell to pay psh, nobody
likes you anyway! its almost mothers day WHERE's YO MOMMA? oh shes at work, do
they underpay? cause she so poor all she do is jerk! l . m . a . o . you know
what dat means? yo momma iz a hoe!
-Lily; 11/9/2006
Editor:
For those who may not know, "hoe" {also written "ho"}, means "whore". I'm
wondering how widespread the "l . m . a . o ." part of this rhyme is. Does
anyone else know it? If so, please let me know and include information about
when {year or decade} you started reciting this or heard it recited. It seems
that this is a take-off of the blog {Internet} shorthand phrase LMAO which means
"laughing my ass off". Only in the taunt that Lily sent in an "I" is used in
place of the "L" and the letters are taken literally. I think that's real
creative, except instead of saying "your momma is a hoe" IMAO says that you
{yourself} are one.
As a reminder, please be careful about using these taunts and rips in real life.
You could get into a lot of trouble if you said them to the wrong person or the
wrong group of people.
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
{Mudcat Discussion Forum -RE: I'm Rubber. You're Glue: Children's Rhymes}
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If You Ever Re-Live Your Life
If you ever re-live your life, live it far far away!
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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
Editor:
Kara G.; thanks for sending in this example. I wondered why no one had sent it
in before, since I thought it was pretty widely known. At least now, thanks to
you, "I know you are but what are you" has joined other examples of
children's taunts featured on Cocojams.
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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
Editor:
Jason, thanks for sharing that version of "I Made You Look". I hadn't "heard"
that one before. Thanks, also for including the comment on how you learned it.
It's interesting how different versions of rhymes get passed on from one
generation to another. Btw, the words "dime" and "wine" are considered an
indirect rhyme as these words aren't actually pronounced the same. You'll
find a lot of children's rhymes that use these words in a rhyme, and that also
include the rhyming word "turpentine". It's fun looking for rhyming
patterns that are found in children's rhymes.
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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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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 various 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
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If I Were
Hey, If i were as smart as you were
stupid. i would be the new Einstein.
-Bobo Bill, 1/20/2006
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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} reposted
with permission from
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=18352&messages=48 Lyr Req:
Playground songs; 8/03/2007
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Joy To The World
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
-12 years old; Pittsburgh, PA , 2007
Editor:
Visit Cocojams' Teacher Taunt page and Cocojams' Children's Parodies page for
more versions of "Joy To The World".
K,L
Kindergarden Baby
{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
Editor:
Kat, thanks for that example. Please thank your mother, too.
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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
one 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.
As a reminder, 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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Liar Liar {Version #3}
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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Liar Liar {Version #2}
lier,lier,
pumpkin frier
- Noah, 11/5/05
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Liar, Liar
{Versions #1}
Liar, Liar
pants on fire.
Hold them up {or “Hang them up}
with a telephone wire
-Multiple sources, including childhood
recollections,
Azizi Powell; Atlantic City, New Jersey,1950s
{the first two lines only}
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Listen Listen Listen
listen, listen, listen, look at your outfit couldn't u match it, u look like
like u got your ass beat by an easta basket
-casler ;
3/8/2006
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Look Up Look Down {Version #2}
Look up, look down
See my fist?
You better run.
-Various sources
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Look Up Look Down {Version #1}
Look up, look down
See my thumb?
Gee, your dumb.
-Azizi P.; memories of Atlantic City New Jersey, 1950s
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Loser, Loser {Version #3}
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 #3}
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
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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 #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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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.
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!",
27 Mar 05
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=2795#12230
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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 ; age11; Pittsburgh, PA, 5/16/2006.
Editor:
Thank you, christal r. for sending in this example. These lines are found
in the "Brick Wall Water Fall" cheers & rhymes. I notice that you used
the word "peach" instead of "peace" or "pinch". Also, I see
that you used the word "bunch" instead of "punch". Since we don't know who first
chanted this rhyme, there's no way to find out what the original words were.
However, people often "mishear" a word or misunderstand what they heard, or
misremember what they heard or read. That's one way rhymes & songs change. It is
all part of the folk process. And interesting versions of rhymes like the one
you sent in are created as a result of this folk process.
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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:
Thanks, Caroline, for sharing this rhyme with us! Combining verses and lines
from different rhymes is one way that rhymes & cheers are made. Keep on using
your creativity!
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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 #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; 12/31/2005 {Atlanta, Georgia}
Editor:
Two people who probably don't know each other sent in basically the same
rhyme to a website within 4 days of each other-life is full of quirky happenings
like that.
:o)
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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:
These lines are found in the many versions of very well known handclap rhyme "Brick Wall
Waterfall". See examples of "Brick Wall Waterfall" on this page
and on Cocojams' Cheerleading Rhyme page.
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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
Editor:
Thanks Anna for sending in this example. This may be a variant form of the Peach
Punch {Pinch Punch} rhymes. See some examples of those rhymes up thread {above}.
Q,R,S
Quiter
quiter quiter
pants don't fit her
-alexa ; 4/5/2007
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See My Pinkie
See my pinkie, see my thumb
shut up girl, you better run
-various sources, including Azizi Powell's memory of her childhood {Atlantic
City, New Jersey, 1950s}
Editor:
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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Stunk 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
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Stunk In The Barnyard {Version # 1}
Stunk in the barnyard.
Pee yew!
Who did it come from?
From you.
- 8 year old African American boy, Fort Pitt
Elementary School, Pittsburgh, Penn. 2002;
{classroom assignment to recite 'Choosing It"
rhymes}
Editor:
Although in this case, the boy clearly said 'stunk',
instead of that word, I have also heard children say [the animal] “skunk in the
barnyard".
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Roses Are Red {Version #4}
Roses are red, Violets are blue, dragons
are snappy, and damn yo hair look nappy!
-Patricia, 3/16/2006
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Roses Are Red
{Version #3}
Roses are red violets are blue, sugar is sweet and so are you, but the roses are
wilting the violets are dead the dust-bowl is empty and so is your head!
-John O., 3/9/2006
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Roses Are Red
{Version #2}
rose are red violets are blue as a baby u musta hit ur head cuz ur head
looks like my shoe after i stepped in poo
-Sam D, 2/19/2006
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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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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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See My Pinky {Version #2}
See My Pinky See my pinky See my thumb See my peace
sign minus one.
-Donk ; 1/23/2007
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See My Pinky {Version #1}
See my pinky
See my thumb
See my fist
You better run.
-Azizi P.; memories of childhood in Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1950s
These lines are included in various examples of "Brick Wall Water Fall"
and
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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
Editor:
Thanks, Beth for including that demographical information!
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
Thanks, Jade for sharing that taunt. I've never "heard" that one before.
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That's the Way
{Example #4}
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
Editor:
Thanks for sending in that example, Micayla. Thanks also for including
demographical information about when you learned it.
It appears that these "That's The Way I Like It Rhymes" are variations of the
Brick wall Water fall rhymes. See examples of those rhymes on this page and on
Cocojams' Cheerleading Cheers page.
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That's the Way
{Example #3}
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 #2}
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:
Adriana, thanks for including demographical information. That's the way to do
it, girlfriend!
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That's The Way I Like It {Example #1}
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
You got your way
i got my way
so peace
puck
out!
-Cyndi; January 28, 2005, posted from
http://blog.oftheoctopuses.com/000518.php with permission from that blog's
members
Editor:
The "That's The Way I Like It" lines can
also be found in some examples of Brick Wall Water Fall {as a matter of fact the
above example is probably a variant of the Brick Wall Water Fall rhyme}.
See Brick Wall Water Fall examples #6, #9, #10, #18, and # 22 on this page.
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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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 {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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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 #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
Editor:
Nicole, thanks for remembering to include information about when you learned
this rhyme. I'm assuming that you are in the 6th grade now, so you learned
U-G-L-Y about 4 years ago. There have been times when people send in examples of
rhymes and write something like "I learned this when I was in the 2nd grade."
But they don't include information about what school grade they're in now, or
how old they are, or even if that was a long time ago and they are out of
school. Also, I belong to an online international discussion forum, and have
learned from that experience that all schools in different parts of the world
don't divide children up into grades the same way it is done in the USA. For
that reason, instead of mentioning what grade people were in when they learned a
particular rhyme, and what grade they're in now, I prefer if people write what
age they were when they learned a rhyme, and what age they are now. People could
also write something like "I learned this rhyme this year." or "I learned this
rhyme in the 1980s." or "I learned this rhyme when I was growing up in the
1960s". All this to say that the way you wrote when you learned that rhyme
is fine, Nicole. Thanks for giving me an opportunity to share information with
other Cocojams readers about some ways to add this kind of demographical
information.
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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 #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 #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 #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 #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
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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 #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 #1}
U-G-L-Y
You ain’t got no alibi
You're ugly
What? What?
You’re ugly.
-Janell H., from memories of Pittsburgh, PA
{mid to late 1980s cheerleader cheer}; posted by Azizi, 11/2004
Editor:
This rhyme was included 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.}
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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
Editor:
This rhyme may not be an insult, but I placed it here because I wasn't sure
which category was the best for it, and I felt that it was too good to leave out of this
collection. Thanks for sending this example in, Tiauna. I'd appreciate it if you
sent some information about what you do when you say this rhyme, for instance,
do you do handclaps or foot stomp routines? As is the case with all of the
examples on this website, the more information, the better.
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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".
Thanks, again to Mudcat Discussion Forum's founder and its chief moderator for
permission to repost selected examples from guests who post on that website that
is dedicated to blues & folk music. Children's rhymes & cheers are a form of
folk music.
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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
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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:
Thanks, Crystal for sending in that example. I've placed this taunt under the
letter "Y" because "u" is short hand for the word "you."
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You Like 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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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 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 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 a contemporary African American slang word which
means
"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, it should be noted that in African American colloquial language
the word "yo" can be used in the beginning of a sentence. Used in that way, "Yo"
does not mean "your". In that context, "Yo" has no meaning beyond serving as a way of getting another person's
attention. MTV's video program "Yo MTV Rap" was an example of
that usage of "yo".
As a reminder,
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.
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 {Example #1}
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:
Joi, thanks for sending in that example! I've never "heard" that one before.
Thanks also for including demographical information {the decades when you first
learned it, and the city/state where you and your cousins lived}. I also
appreciate your inclusion of how you recited and performed this rhyme, and I
love the comment about how your parents hated you singing this around the house
:o)
I've taken the liberty of reposting 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
I should clarify that-notwithstanding its use of the "Yo Mama" phrase-I believe
that the structure and ending rhyming words of "Your [Yo] Mama Don't Wear No
Drawers" fits the style of an open ended handclap rhyme or jump rope rhyme more
than the one line "Yo Mama" taunts.
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Yo Mamma 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 #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 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 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 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 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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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 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 #8}
Yo mama's so fat she makes the world go 'round
-Jarryd T.; 12/16/2006
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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 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 #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 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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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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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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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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Yo Moma 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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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 Moma'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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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 that featured
mostly African American teenagers dancing to R&B music.
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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 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:
Thanks, Erica, for sending in this taunt. Thanks also for including
demographical information {your age, your geographical location, and when you
learned this rhyme-I'm assuming that KG means kindergarten}.
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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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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
Editor:
Thanks, kno 1 for sending in this example. "ur" is a short hand form of the word
"your". Also, the lines that begin with "wait come back/ u need a tic tac" are
often found in the "Brick Wall Water Fall" rhymes.
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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:
Thanks erika, for sending in that example. I consider 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.
Responses to Taunting Rhymes & Insults {Retorts; Comebacks}:
A,B,C
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. And thank you, Mio,
for sending in this version of Bang Bang Choo Choo Train. Since there are a
number of examples of this rhyme {and even more examples of Brickwall,
Waterfall} already posted, I'm only posting those examples of these rhymes that
are at least slightly different than the ones that have already been posted.
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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
Editor:
Alibeth, thanks for sending in that example. Although you've called it a cheer,
I've placed it on the taunting rhymes page because it seems to more closely
resemble taunts than cheerleader cheers. Thanks for remembering to include
demographical information {where you live}. I hope that you will send in more
examples of children's rhymes and cheers from Saltillo, Mississippi!
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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
Editor:
Alysha, thanks for sharing that rhyme with us. Keep on using your creativity!
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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 #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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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
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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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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:
Davonna, thanks for sending in this example and other rhymes that I've posted on
Cocojams. Thanks, also for sharing demographical information {your age,
geographical location, and race}. Note: Davonna's family is in the US military.
She shared additional information with me such as the last line of the above
example in via email in response to an email that I had sent to her.
Initially, I posted examples of "Bang Bang Choo Choo Train" in the insult
portion of this page. However, these examples include lines that are insults
and lines that are retorts. See which lines you can find that are one or the
other.
"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 also posted on Cocojams' Cheerleader page.
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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 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
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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. 5/17/2005;
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 #1}.
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
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I'm Rubber
You're Glue/ Sticks And Stones
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"
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
Sticks and stones
may break my bones
but names will never hurt me.
-multiple sources including Azizi Powell's memories
Atlantic City, New Jersey,1950s
Editor:
See the example of "Sticks And Stones" in another example posted above.
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That's Alright {Example #2}
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
Editor:
Thanks, unknown. It's great that you used your creativity to make up this
comeback taunt. It's also interesting to see how influential those Bring It
On cheerleader movies have been when it comes to cheerleader cheers.
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That's Alright
{Example #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 put-down cheer is recited to the other team when your
team
looses a basket or looses 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 #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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This Is Skinny This Is Fat
this is skinny this is fat this is me i'm all that
-multiple sources including the excerpt of Bang Bang Choo Ch |
