Yes they were CLEARLY inappropriate but in the back of my mind I knew it was Would come down from Colorado for summers and teach us new ones. Saying p**sy for sale - or Ima get my n**ga to kick your behind- my cousins "I'm from Wichita, KS and we had the SAME ones - only we would say sister on the corner Songs", published by EbonyJanice Peace, Aug 4, 2014 "Let's Discuss: Black Girl Childhood Hand Games and Sing Also, please add how you performed this rhyme (such as with two people or four people or otherwise.) Thanks!ĮXAMPLES OF ROCKIN ROBIN (TWEE LEE LEE) RHYMES WITH GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS (K- Z) And please remember to include demographic information (where-city, state, or country if outside of the United States and when (the decade) you first chanted this rhyme. Please add to the folkloric record by sharing the examples with demographic information that you remember. These examples are numbered for referencing purposes only. Links are added for the online sources for these examples, and provided numbers for those examples from that link that are given under that letter. Unless otherwise noted, all of the cities and states that are listed in this collection are located in the United States.Ĭountries or regions outside of the United States are also given under the first letter of that country/region. The examples are given under the first letter of the name of the state with the city (or borough and/or neighborhood in the case of New York City) given after the state, if given in the comments that are with those examples. This collection documents a very small number of "Rockin Robin"/ "Twee Lee Lee" rhymes. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. The content of this post is presented for folkloric, cultural, and recreational purposes. "The n word" is also given with amended spelling. Those examples have amended spelling for profanity and/or sexually explicit/violent references. However, a few versions of risque ("dirty") versions of "Rockin Robin" are included in Part II of this series. Part I of this pancocojams series does not include any risque versions of "Rockin Robin". Some of these examples may also include what is commonly known as "the n word". Those risque versions of "Rockin Robin" include references to sex and/or violence and or profanity. WARNING: A number of versions of the hand clap game "Rockin Robin" ("Twee lee lee" or other names) are risque ("dirty") and some versions of that hand clap rhyme are very risque. That post provides examples and comments for geographic locations in the United States and elsewhere that begin with letter A through letter J. This post provides examples or comments about this rhyme from geographic locations in the United States and elsewhere that begin with letter K through letter Z.Ĭlick for Part I of this pancocojams post. There are LOTS of different examples of "Rockin Robin hand games", but all of these examples in this collection include notes about where (city, state, district region, or country) these versions of this rhyme were performed.
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