Hanky-Panky
Apr. 2nd, 2007 05:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
I know a silly song/rhyme/chant that I've taught to Rosa (indirectly, via having taught it first to Ray who taught it to her). But I've always felt there must be more to it. It sounds like the chorus of a longer song: it's not even a complete sentence!
Down by the banks of the Hanky-Panky
Where the bullfrogs jump from bank to banky
With an eep erp oop op
And a hey-diddle-diddle and a kerplop!
I've been meaning to find the rest of the song for ages, and I finally did a google search. It looks as though there really isn't any more, although my recollection has lost the handclap game that seems to have gone with it (if I ever knew there was one), and the words differ a LOT in the latter half of the rhyme. In fact no two pages seem to agree on them.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=down+by+the+banks+of+the+hanky-panky
First few links from the above search
http://www.kididdles.com/lyrics/d015.html
Down By the Banks of the Hanky Panky
Written By: Unknown
Copyright Unknown
Down by the banks of the hanky panky
Where the bullfrogs jump from bank to banky
With an eep ipe ope oop
Ee-sock-a-diddy and a phbbllllt
(Make 'raspberry' noise with tongue)
Plop!
http://www.beachnet.com/~jeanettem/chants.html#HANKY
Down by the banks of the Hanky Panky
Where the bullfrogs jump from bank to banky
Where the eeps, ops, sodapops
Hey Mr. Lilypad and went kerplops
[Then hit your partner in the head; whoever hits first, wins.]
[Thanks to Chloe McCloskey]
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=94034&messages=13
http://www.rain.org/~mkummel/stumpers/26apr02a.html
Down by the banks of the Hanky-Panky
Where the bullfrogs jump from bank to banky
With an eep erp oop op
And a hey-diddle-diddle and a kerplop!
I've been meaning to find the rest of the song for ages, and I finally did a google search. It looks as though there really isn't any more, although my recollection has lost the handclap game that seems to have gone with it (if I ever knew there was one), and the words differ a LOT in the latter half of the rhyme. In fact no two pages seem to agree on them.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=down+by+the+banks+of+the+hanky-panky
First few links from the above search
http://www.kididdles.com/lyrics/d015.html
Down By the Banks of the Hanky Panky
Written By: Unknown
Copyright Unknown
Down by the banks of the hanky panky
Where the bullfrogs jump from bank to banky
With an eep ipe ope oop
Ee-sock-a-diddy and a phbbllllt
(Make 'raspberry' noise with tongue)
Plop!
http://www.beachnet.com/~jeanettem/chants.html#HANKY
Down by the banks of the Hanky Panky
Where the bullfrogs jump from bank to banky
Where the eeps, ops, sodapops
Hey Mr. Lilypad and went kerplops
[Then hit your partner in the head; whoever hits first, wins.]
[Thanks to Chloe McCloskey]
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=94034&messages=13
http://www.rain.org/~mkummel/stumpers/26apr02a.html