ID: 14 Date: 1960s-2006 Title: Apple on a stick Gender: Female Classification: Clapping Rhyme: Apple on a stick, Makes me sick, Makes my heart beat 2, 4, 6. Not because you're dirty, Not because you're clean, Not because you kissed a boy Behind a magazine. (Ashburton, 2000; Wellington, 2006) Girls, girls, have a lot of fun, Boys, boys, just pick their bums. (Ashburton, 2006) Boys, boys they're so dumb, Here comes [X] with a prickle up his bum. Close your eyes and count to 10. If you muck up, you're a big fat hen. (Christchurch, 2000; Porirua,2003; Wairoa, 2005) -- Apple on a stick, Makes me sick, Makes my heart beat 2,4,6. Not because you're dirty, Not because you're clean, Not because you kissed a boy behind a magazine. Girls, boys let's have some fun, Here comes the boy with the stick up his bum, Close your eyes and count to ten, 1, 2, 3,4.. You didn't muck up so you're my best friend. (Timaru, 2006) -- Apple on a stick, Apple on a stick, Makes my heart beat 2, 40, 6, Not because it's dirty, Not because it's clean, Not because I kissed a boy behind a magazine. Boys, boys, having fun, Here come the girls with blue jeans on. She can do the pom-pom, She can do the twist, But I bet you 5 bucks she can't do this (splits action) Close your eyes and count to ten, If you mess it all up you're a big fat hen. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10. So you didn't mess it up, So you're not a big fat hen. The next one for more is a bumble bee, And that will not be me. (Christchurch, 2004) -- Apple on a stick, Makes me sick, Takes my temperature to 2, 4, 6, Not because I'm dirty, Not because I'm clean, Not because I kissed a boy behind a magazine. Boys, boys are no fun, Here comes Johnny with a prickle up his bum, He can do the wibble, wobble, He can do the split, splat. (Porirua, 2003) If you get it right, that's the end! (NZ, 1990s) -- Apple on the stick, makes me sick, Makes my heart go 2,4,6 (two forty six) Not because you're happy, not because you're sad. Just because you kissed a boy behind a magazine. The boys, the boys are having fun. Here comes X with the blue berry bum. (Upper Hutt, 2000; Mangakino, 2001) -- Apple on a stick, Makes me sick, Makes my heart beat 2,4,6, Not because it's dirty, Not because it's clean, Just because I read it in a magazine, Saying boys, boys, they get all the fun. Here comes Sandy with her blue jeans on. She can wibble, She can wobble, She can even do the splits. But I'll bet you fifty bucks, She can't do this. Close your eyes and count to ten, If you muck it up, you've got to start again. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10. You did it, so that's the end. (Wellington, 2002; Wellington, 2006) -- Apple on a stick, Makes me sick, Makes my heart beat 2,40,6, Not because they're dirty, Not because they're clean, Just because I kissed the boy behind the magazine, Singing boys, boys, they get the fun. But here comes Jerry with her blue jeans on. She can wibble, She can wobble, She can even do the splits. But I'll bet you ten bucks, She can't do this. Close your eyes and count to ten, If you muck it up, you've got to start again. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 (carried out with eyes shut) You did it, so that's the end. (Wellington, 2002) -- Apple on a stick, makes me sick, Makes my head go 2,4,6, Not because I'm dirty, Not because I'm clean, Not because I kissed a guy behind a magazine. So come on girls, let's have some fun, Here comes [X] with a mini skirt on. She can do the handstand, She can do the splits, But I bet you 5 bucks, she can't do this, Close your eyes and count to a hundred, 1,2, miss a few, 99, 100. (Tauranga, 1980s - chanted by group with South African background) -- Apple on a stick, Makes me sick, Makes my heart beat 2,40,6, Not because it's dirty, Not because it's clean, Not because you kiss a boy behind a magazine. Boys, boys, have a lot of fun, Here comes Suzy with a mini skirt on. She can wibble, she can wobble, she can do the splits, But I bet you five bucks she can't do this. Close your eyes and count to ten, If you muck it all up you gotta start again. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10, (carried out with eyes shut) So you didn't muck it up and that's the end. (Nelson, 2000; Ashburton, 2000) -- Apple on a stick, Apple on a stick, Makes my heart beat 2, 4, 6, Not because it's dirty, Not because it's clean, Not because I kissed the boys behind the magazine. Please, please, have a lot of fun. Here comes Jessie with her new jeans on. She can walk, she can talk, She can do the splits. But I bet you ten bucks she can't do this. Close your eyes and count to ten, If you muck it up then we will start again, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10. We didn't muck it up so that's the end. (Wellington, 2002) -- Apple on a stick, Apple on a stick, Makes my heart beat 2, 40, 6, Not because I'm dirty, Not because I'm clean, Bet you five bucks you can't do this. Close your eyes and count to ten, If you muck up you'll start again. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10. You didn't muck it up, so that's the end. (Upper Hutt, 2000; Wainuiomata, 2005) -- Background Info: Variations in Turner,197:29: Apple on a stick, Apple on a stick, Every time I turn around, It makes me sick. (Melbourne, 1963) == Apples on a stick, Make me sick, Makes my tummy go 2, 46, Not because it's dirty, Not because it's clean, Not because I kissed my mommy behind the magazines. Girls, girls, do you want to fight? Here comes Dickey with her pants on tight. She can wiggle, she can woggle, She can do that, I bet you ten dollars, you can do this. Count to ten with your eyes closed. A-baby one, a-baby two, A-baby three, four, five, Baby I don't take no jive. A-baby six, a-baby seven, A-baby eight, nine, ten. You better back it up and do it again. Texas, USA. Cited in Michels, B. 1983:11) == Bauer, 2002, Sect. 70:1- 2, makes reference to versions including the words 'blue berry bun' (Kaitaia, c. 2002). Also includes references to 'Here comes a man with a big shot gun' (New Plymouth, c. 2002) and 'Boys, boys, can do flips' (Auckland, c. 2002) == Onwuchekwa, 2003:125 records this skipping rhyme version from urban black America. Note the different beginning: Hey girl, how about a fight? 'Cause here come Willie Mae With the skirt on tight. She can wiggle She can woggle She can do the split. But I bet you five dollars She can't do this. Lady on 1 foot, 1 foot, 1 foot, Lady on 2 foots, 2 foots, 2 foots.. == Keywords: gender differences, taunt Location: Various NZ Group size: 3 Incidence: 20