down by the river where the hanky panky

The following is Natalie's description of the game to me: "I used to play this one all the time with my friends. They were in the middle of a recording session for their group, The Raindrops, and realized they needed a B-side for their single, "That Boy John". Even at this young age, my informant and those that play this game with her are aware of the violence surrounding them. The leader begins the chant and a slap is passed around the circle along with the chant, "Down by the banks of the hanky panky, where the bullfrog jumps from bank to banky, with an E, I, O, U, it got on a lily with a big kerr-plop! Down by the banks of the Hanky PankyWhere the bullfrogs jump from bank to bankyWith an eeps, ipes, opes, oppsOne fell in and went kerplops. Down by the banks of the Hanky Panky, Where the bull frogs jump from bank to banky, With a hip, hop, hippity, hop, Leap off a lily pad and go KERPLOP! Details At School 16 Players: 3 Girls Age: 7-8 Props: None At School 13 Players: 8+ Girls Age: 11 Down by the Banks Down by the banks of the hanky pank Where the bull frogs jump from plank to plank With a hip, hop belly flop Watch yourself or you'll be OUT! Each Lullaby includes the full text in the original language, with an English translation. listen to the ker-plop -snip- Long Form: An example of the long version of this rhyme often mentions Pop music singer Michael Jackson. Down by the banks of the hanky panky, "Here's one of the versions Bretta sentDown by the Banks of the Hanky-PankyDown by the banks of the hanky-panky,Where the bullfrogs jump from bank to bank-y,Saying E, I, O, U, East Side, West Side, Ping, Pong! Where the bull frogs jump from bank to bank While this occurs, the students sing a song. Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky folk song Lyrics (American folk song) Down by the banks of the Hanky Panky, A bull-frog jumped from bank to banky With a hip hop and a flippity flippity flop, Missed the banky and he went ker-plop! James moved on, breaking up The Shondells and finishing high school. Click Here! saying e i o u Circle the players, with their hands outstretched sideways with their palms facing up. Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in July 1966. now were talking dynamite Each person should have one palm on top of one neighbors palm, and one palm beneath the other neighbors palm.