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Nursery rhyme and clapping game
"Down Down Baby" (also known as "Roller Coaster"
[1]
[2]) is a
clapping game played by
children in
English-speaking countries. In the game, two or more children stand in a circle, and
clap hands in tune to a
rhyming song. It has been used in various songs and media productions since the mid 20th century.
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As with most hand-clapping games, there are many variations. Modified versions of the song have appeared in
Little Anthony and the Imperials's "Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko Bop",
[4]
[5]
Nelly's "
Country Grammar",
[6]
[7]
Simian Mobile Disco's "Hotdog",
The Damned's "
New Rose",
The Drums' "Let's Go Surfing",
Cayucas' "Jessica WJ",
Usher's "OMG",
Carter USM's "Watching the Big Apple Turnover",
Bella Thorne and
Zendaya's "
Contagious Love", the film
Big,
EXO's "
Ko Ko Bop",
[8]
Kyle's "Yes!",
[9] and
Lana Del Rey's "
A&W".
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"Roller Coaster". Fun Clapping. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
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"15 Awesome Hand Clapping Games with Video". Icebreaker Ideas. March 10, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
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"Down Down Baby". The British Library. Archived from
the original on September 26, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
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^ Little Anthony And The Imperials "Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko-Bop".
"Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko Bop lyrics". Oldie Lyrics. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
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Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko Bop video. Archived from
the original on September 19, 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2019 – via youtube.
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"Country Grammar lyrics". Lyrics007.com. June 3, 2010. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
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Country Grammar video.
Archived from the original on December 21, 2021 – via youtube.
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EXO Ko Ko Bop video.
Archived from the original on December 21, 2021 – via youtube.
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"KYLE - YES! feat. Rich The Kid & K CAMP [Lyric Video] - YouTube". www.youtube.com.
Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2020.