Kindergarten throwdown: Itsy Bitsy Spider, Little Bunny Foofoo or...

[Bossy Monkey]

the Hokey Pokey? If you've ever seen one of my polls before, you know that I'm open to suggestions; those were just the only kindergarten type songs I could think of. (Factually, I don't believe I ever heard the first two in kindergarten; just that razzafrazzin' Hokey Pokey.)

And no, I don't know what if the Hokey Pokey IS what it's all about.:P

[Redstone]

1. If I ever hear "Little bunny Foofoo" again, I will track the author down

and teach him or her what "bopping on the head" really entails.

I have a very heavy ball-peen hammer reserved for that specific purpose.

Redstone

[Bossy Monkey]

2. Soooooooooo, not a fan, then

I think I only ever heard the song once, and I was grown, or at least teen-aged. While I found it cutish, I think I can agree that that one time was probably one time too many.

[u4ic]

3. I knew Itsy Bitsy Spider

pre-kindergarten.

I've never even heard of Little Bunny Foofoo...perhaps in Canada it's equivalent is Alouette. :D

edit: Alouette was fun to sing. Doesn't sound like Foofoo is.

[Bossy Monkey]

5. Acid flashback for toddlers, basically

Tune is not that dissimilar from Itsy Bitsy Spider. Here ya go: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~pfa/dreamhouse/nursery/rhymes/foofoo.html

[u4ic]

7. Eeech

Nope, never heard of it, nor do I recall those lyrics. :hi:

[noonwitch]

10. I never heard it either, until I read a true crime story

"Forever And Five Days" by Lowell Caulfield. It's the sleazy tale of the Grand Rapids lesbian nursing home murders. It's an interesting story, from a psychological perspective.

[marzipanni]

4. The Name Game

The name game,
Shirley!
Shirley, Shirley
Bo, Birley
Banana, Fanna, Foe, Firley
Fee, Fie, Moe, Mirley
Shirley
Lincoln!
Lincoln,Lincoln,
Bo, Bincoln
Banana, Fanna, Foe, Fincoln
Fee, Fie, Moe, Mincoln
Lincoln
Common everybody
I say now lets now play a game
I bet you I can make a rhyme,
out of anybody's name
the first letter of the name
I treat it like it wasn't there
but a 'B' or an 'F' or an 'M' will appear
then I say
Bo - add a 'b' and then I say the name
banana fanna and foe
and then I say the name again with an 'f' very plain
then a fee fie and moe
and then I say the name again with an 'm' this time
and there isn't any name that I can't rhyme
Anl!
Anl, Anl,
Bo, Banl
Banna, Fanna, Foe, Fanl
Fee, Fie, Moe, Manl
Anl
but if the first two letters are ever the same,
I drop them both then say the name
like bob,
bob drop the 'b' bo ob
or fred
fred drop the 'f' Foe red
or Mary,
Mary, drop the 'm's Moe Ary
That's the only rule that is contrary
O.K.
now say Bo
Bo!
now tony with a B
Bony!
then Banna Fanna and Foe
Banna Fanna and Foe!
then you say the name again
with an f very plain
Fony!
then a fee fie and a mo
Fee, Fie, Moe!
then you same the name again
with an m this time
Mony!
and there isn't any name you can't rhyme
everybody do Tony!
Tony, Tony
Bo, Bony
Banana, Fanna, Foe. Fony
Fee, Fie, Moe, Mony
Tony
pretty good, let's do Billy,
Billy, Billy
Bo, illy
Banana, Fanna, Foe. Filly
Fee, Fie, Moe, Milly
Billy
very good, let's do Marsha
Marsha, Marsha
Bo, Barsha
Banana, Fanna, Foe. Farsha
Fee, Fie, Moe, arsha
Marsha
a little trick with Nick
Nick, Nick
Bo, Bick
Banana, Fanna, Foe. Fick
Fee, Fie, Moe, Mick
Nick
The name game

*Here's your quick cheat sheet.

Bo b-
Banana, Fanna, Foe F-
Fee, Fie, Moe, M-

[Beaverhausen]

6. What if the Hokey Pokey really is what it's all about?

[Bossy Monkey]

8. I SAID I don't know what if the hokey pokey IS what it's all about; jeez!

:P :hi:

[Richard Steele]

9. I think Little Bunny FooFoo would win in a fight.

He'd pick up Itsy-Bitsy Spider and BOP him on the head.

[Aristus]

11. Where I grew up it was the "Eensy-Weensy Spider".

'Itsy-Bitsy Spider' just sets my teeth on edge; it's so WRONG!