“Jimmy Crack Corn” is a traditional American folk song that has its roots in the 19th century. It is also known as “Blue Tail Fly” or “The Blue-Tailed Fly” and has been popularized through various recordings and adaptations over the …
“Shoo Fly, Don’t Bother Me” is a famous American folk song and nursery rhyme that dates back to the mid-1800s. It is a playful and simple song that was originally played as a minstrel song, a form of racist theatrical …
Stella Ella Ola, often known as Quack Dilly Oso, is a children’s game involving chanting a simple rhyme while performing hand motions in a circle with friends. Stella Ella Ola is one of the most popular clapping games in the …
Ip Dip is often used to determine who will be “it” in a game of tag or other playground games. It is a simple and fun way for children to make decisions and assign roles in a group. The exact …
Hickety Pickety Bumblebee is a folk song that is designed to help people learn the names of others when in a group setting. It is popular in schools, Guides, Scouts, and other child-focused activities. The song is short in length …
Another popular song in America, Jenny Jenkins has been used as a way for boys to ask girls that they like to dance with them. Boys were expected to choose a color and the girl they were talking to had …
The What Did Delaware song is a repetitive song that works its way through American locations, asking and answering questions. It is perceived to be a silly, nonsense song but this doesn’t stop it from being a popular choice with …
Oats Peas Beans and Barley Grow is a popular rhyme with school-aged children who are taught to recite it along with a number of actions. One child is chosen as the farmer who listens to the rhyme and then acts …
Senor Don Gato is a song that tells us all about a cat of the same name who goes up to the roof to read a love letter he has been sent. Sadly, the cat falls off the roof and …
The Gingerbread Man rhyme comes from the Gingerbread Man fairy tale that tells us about how a Gingerbread Man managed to escape from a number of different people as they tried to eat it. The ending of the rhyme sees …
