What playground songs did you used to sing?

[Slubberdegullion]

My mind has gone blank. What did we used to sing in the playground? I'm pretty sure I sang something.

I'm doing a 100 yesr of memories thing/badge with Rainbows (to tie in with the centenary obv) and one of the activities is teaching them playground songs of yore.

So I have all the old ones (oranges and lemons, london bridge etc) which I NEVER sang and would like to teach them something from my era 1970-80s.

Anything with actions would be superb.

tvm

[Seeline]

We used to do clapping and skipping songs - now racking my brain to try and remember some.

[nettie]

Something to do with bluebells, where you went in and out of peoples arms as they made a circle.

Also remember a clapping game, which had something to do with losing your knickers in your boyfriends car

I'm sure somebody else has a better memory than me and can fill in the gaps!

[Chickenshavenolips]

In and out the dusty bluebells
In and out the dusty bluebells
In and out the dusty bluebells
Who shall be my partner?
Tippity tappety on your shoulder
Tippity tappity on your shoulder
Tippity tappety on your shoulder
You shall be my partner

You stand in a ring, holding hands. Who ever is 'it' weaves inbetween the other players while the above rhyme is sung, tapping the nearest person on the shoulder when you get to that bit. The chosen person then sort of conga's behind the 'it' person while the whole thing repeats.

[Slubberdegullion]

Ah we do the bluebells one already (substituting bluebells for Rainbows) as part of their promise ceremony.

Am NOT going to do knickers/car song with 5 and 6 year olds . This is Girl Guiding nettie there are standards you know. Olave is spinning in her grave at the very thought.

[BustleInYourHedgerow]

Claping games mostly...that Chinese Restaurant one....

Ummm......

[CakeBuddy]

And a skipping song that was something about bumper car bumper car number 48 ....?

[Chickenshavenolips]

Oh, and one of our favourite clapping games went along with:

Teacher! Teacher!
I declare!
I can see your underwear!
Is it black or is it white?
Oh my God it's dynamite!

Also:

I went to a chinese restaurant
To buy a loaf of bread, bread, bread
He wrapped it up in a 5 pound note
And this is what he said, said, said

My name is Elvis Presley
The girls are sexy
Sitting in the backseat drinking Pepsi
The girls go
The boys go 'Woooooo!'
And that is the end of that, that, that

God, kids are random....

[nettie]

Well I sang it when I was little and it didn't do me any harm. I've never lost my knickers in my boyfriends car or anyone else's, so there

[Slubberdegullion]

lol

we are all distincly crap at this.

Something about England Ireland Scotland Wales and doing funny splaying leg movements.

Maybe I have blanked all this out for a reason.

[Slubberdegullion]

apart from Chicken. chicken is doing very well.

[Slubberdegullion]

no I take it back. Chicken I cannot do references to pants or sexy. I will be SHUNNED in the village.

[Slubberdegullion]

I bet you have nettie.

[Chickenshavenolips]

[Chickenshavenolips]

Erm:
Ip, dip, sky blue
Who's it? Not you!
Not because you're dirty
Not because you're clean
My mum said you're the fairy queen
So out you must go because I said so!

[kidcreoleandthecoconuts]

Ooo Chicken we sang that song but it had different words and you sang it as you clapped hands with someone opposite you.

We went to a Chinese Chipshop,
To but a loaf of bread, bread, bread.
He wrapped it up in a 5 pound note,
and this is what he said, said, said.

My name is Hokey Pokey,
Sugar and a smokey,
bow to the king,
curtsey to the queen.
Girls go
boys go wow!!

[kidcreoleandthecoconuts]

Or my version Chicken...

Ip dip dog shit,
You are not it!

[Chickenshavenolips]

Ooh!:

The farmer wants a wife!
The farmer wants a wife!
E I Andy O (I might be making this bit up)
The farmer wants a wife!

However, I cannot remember the actions...

[Tortington]

i'm popeye the sailor man
I live in a caravan
and when i go swimmin'
i kiss all the women
i;m popeye the sailor man

sexy

wholly inappropriate for a 6 yr old i think now.

[Slubberdegullion]

Oh I remember ip dip sky blue. excellent.

kidcreole, oh that is much cleaner and with a reference to the Queen as well [bonus guiding points]. Thank you

[Chickenshavenolips]

I also remember the dog shit version, kidcreole The thing with playground songs is that they tend to be a bit rude....

[GibbonWithAnAppleBobbingBibOn]

Oranges and Lemons

I would still play that now tbh [nostalgic]

[GibbonWithAnAppleBobbingBibOn]

oh yes custy! forgot that one

[Slubberdegullion]

LOl ip dip dog shit - VETO

Oooh they're all coming back now. I remember that popeye one too custy. What WAS it with all the pants references and flashing? Was this an 80s thing?

[GibbonWithAnAppleBobbingBibOn]

our ip dip one was v rude

glad the nuns did not hear it

[GibbonWithAnAppleBobbingBibOn]

we break up
we break down
we don't care if the school falls down
singing 'no more english, no more french
no more sitting on the old school bench'

teacher, teacher I declare I can see your underwear...

...bit hazy but I am sure it had violent ending for the poor teacher