ID: 5
Date: 1970s-2006
Title: Row your boat
Gender: Male and Female 
Classification: Parody 
Rhyme: 

Row, row, row your boat, 
Gently down the stream, 
Push your teacher overboard 
And listen to her scream, 

( Christchurch, 1970s x 2; Auckland, 1975; NZ ex UK, 1980s; Glentunnel, 1990s; Hawarden, Dunedin, 1990s;Christchurch, 1990s x 5; Auckland, 1997 x 2; Wellington, 1998; Wellington, 2000; Dannevirke, 2000;Amberley, 2000; Northland, 2000; Tauranga, 2000; Rotorua, 2000 x 2;  Wellington, 2000; Nelson, 2000 x 2, Whakatane, 2000;Timaru, 2000; Gisborne, 2001; Blenheim, 2002; Fairlie, 2003; Christchurch, 2003; Kumeu, 2003; Lower Hutt, 2006)

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Scream, scream, down the aisle, 
Look there's a crocodile, 
Dial, dial 1, 1, 2, 2 .
Boogie, boogie avenue.

(Auckland, 2000; Whangarei, 2000; Kumeu, 2003; Ashburton, 2006)

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Row, row, row your boat, 
Gently down the stream, 
If you see a funny man,
It's probably Mr Bean!

(Christchurch, 2004)

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Row, row, row your boat, 
Gently down the stream, 
Putt, putt, putt, putt,
You're out of gasoline!

(Whakatane, 1990s)

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Row, row, row your boat, 
Gently down the stream, 
If your teacher comes along,
Remember to push her in.

(Christchurch, 2000)

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Row, row, row your boat, 
Gently down the stream, 
We're coming to a waterfall,
You're going to have to scream!

(Auckland, 2000)

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Row, row, row your boat, 
Gently down the stream, 
If you see a crocodile,
Don't forget to scream. Ahh!

(Rotorua, 1990s x 2; Wellington, 1998; Christchurch, 2000; Swanson, 2001; Lower Hutt, 2002;  Christchurch, 2003)

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Row, row, row your boat, 
Gently down the stream, 
Ha, ha fooled you all!
I'm a submarine.

(Lower Hutt, 1980s; Waitakere City, 2000; Auckland, 2000; Rotorua, 2002)

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Row, row, row your boat, 
Gently down the stream, 
Push your teacher overboard 
And listen to her scream,
Ohh, ahh I lost my bra,
Don't know where my knickers are.
Are they white,
Or are they blue,
Or did I flush them down the loo?
Ohh ahh, there they are, in my boyfriend's car.

(Greymouth, 1990s; Porirua, 1998; Christchurch, 2000)

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ALTERNATIVE ENDINGS:
Five (10) days later, nothing to be seen,
But the teacher's underwear 
Floating down the stream.

(Hamilton, 2002; Wellington, 2002; Timaru, 2006)

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Scream, scream screaming down the aisle,
Look, look, look, there's a crocodile,
Dial, dial, dial, 1, 1, 2, 2, boogie, boogie avenue.

(Gore, 2002 )

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Not because you're dirty,
Not because you're clean,
But my mummy says,
You're the fairy queen.

(NZ, 2000)

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Row, row, row, your boat,
Gently down the stream,
Shoot the guys over there 
And listen to them scream.

(NZ ex Australia, 2002)

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Row, row, row your boat, 
Gently down the stream, 
Tip your teacher overboard 
And listen to her scream,
Ohh, ahh I lost my bra,
Don't know where my knickers are.
Ohh ahh, there they are,
Riding in Michael Jackson's car.

(Christchurch, 2001)

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Background Info: Variations to the rhyme,"Row,row, row your boat, gently down the stream, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream."

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Keywords: school, authority, media culture 
Location: Various NZ 
Group size: 2 
Incidence: 61