I believe that the children chanting the word "China" considered it a female name* and not a name of that Asian country or a referent to Chinese people. This rhyme is a variant of "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang", "Down Down Baby I Know Karate", and similarly worded rhymes. The object of the game is to be the last player still in the game. On the last word, if a player’s right foot is not in front of the left foot, he or she is “out”. Players also do rhythmical “scissors jumps” on beat to the chanted words (scissors jumps are made by crossing one foot in front of the other foot). With three or more players, the players hold on palm up and one palm down and strike the palms of the persons standing next to him or her on both sides. The other partner turns the opposite palms up and down. "Shimmy Chimmy China" is performed wth unison chanting and rhythmical clapping in pairs, with 3 people, or in a circle with any number of people When performed as a partner game, players stand in front of each other and one player turns one palm up towards the ceiling and the other palm down towards the floor. I have also heard “65 cents” for this line instead of “85 cents”.
(Continue repeating the entire rhyme until only one player is left. Shan (12 years & Shala 9 years Black Females) and their brother Shep (8 years Black male) in the predominately African American section of Garfield in Pittsburgh PA collected by Azizi Powell, 10/1998 She missed like this, like this, like this. "SAY SAY MY PLAYMATE" AND "SEE SEE MY PLAYMATE"Įxamples of this rhyme can be found under the title "Playmate" in the " O,P" post of this cocojams series. Multiple versions of specific rhymes are presented in chronological order based on their publishing date online or their collection date, with the oldest dated examples presented first.
Note: These examples are published in alphabetical order based on their titles or the first few words of their first line. Thanks to all those who have contributed to this collection. The content of this post is presented for folkloric and recreational purposes. That's the story behind this blog name cocojams2. That website vanished late October 2014 [!?!) and I am partially recreating its playground rhymes pages from back-up files and from recent internet "rhyme harvesting". Click and either enter that rhyme's name or enter the words "children's rhymes" or "African American rhymes and cheers".Īlso, a number of the examples in this collection were featured on my cultural website that was online since December 2001. For instance, I've chosen not to include a number of versions of rhymes that are generally found on other children's rhyme sites.Ī number of these rhymes are featured in posts on my pancocojams blog. This is not meant to be a comprehensive listing of rhymes.
Unless otherwise indicated, the examples given below were (or "are") "hand clap rhymes".
#Bart simpson one hand clapping series
The pages present examples whose "titles" begin with the featured two letters, with the exception of post #11 in this series which features examples whose titles begin with the letters "u" - "z".) I promised wrrdgrrl a video of the solution, so here it is.This cocojams2 series showcases examples of English language hand clap & jump rope rhymes, with a special focus on examples from African American culture. Often times my mind acts as a mirror and instantaneously produces the answer to a koan without needing a second to think about it. Victor Hori is using his analytical mind to work his way through a problem. The practitioner becomes the kōan that he or she is trying to understand. When one realizes ("makes real") this identity, then two hands have become one. In a kōan, the self sees the self not directly but under the guise of the kōan. The kōan is both the object being sought and the relentless seeking itself. in the beginning a monk first thinks a kōan is an inert object upon which to focus attention after a long period of consecutive repetition, one realizes that the kōan is also a dynamic activity, the very activity of seeking an answer to the kōan. What is the sound of one hand? (隻手声あり、その声を聞け) - Hakuin Ekaku
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