ID: 340 Date: 1964 - 2006 Title: Popeye Gender: Male and Female Classification: Clapping - Fun Rhyme: I'm Popeye the sailor man, full stop, I live in a garbage can, full stop. I put on the gas and blew up my pants, I'm Popeye the sailor man, full stop, full stop. Comma, comma, bang, bang, tick, tick, blerh. (Scissors, paper, rock game) (Auckland, 1990s) -- Popeye the sailor man. He lives in a garbage can. He eats all the flies And spits out the eyes. He's Popeye the sailor man. (Christchurch, 1990 x 2; Auckland, 1990s x 3; Wellington, 2000; Christchurch, 2000 x 2; Rotorua, 2002) -- Popeye the sailor man. He lives in a garbage can. He eats all the worms, And spits out the germs, He's Popeye the sailor man. (Touring, 1970s; Dannevirke, 1990; Auckland, 1990 x 5; Wellington, 1990s; Christchurch, 1990; Christchurch, 1990s x 4; Tauranga, 1990s; Ashburton, 1996; Wellington, 2000 x 2; Napier, 2000; Palmerston, 2000; Gisborne, 2001; Motueka, 2005) -- I'm Popeye the sailor man, toot, toot, Lives in a caravan, toot, toot, I open the door, And pee on the floor, I'm Popeye the sailor man, toot, toot. (Christchurch, 1990s x 5; Hamilton, 1990s; Auckland, 1990s; Motueka, 2005) -- Popeye the sailor man, toot, toot, Lives in a caravan, Turned on the gas, Blew off his arse, Popeye the sailor man, toot, toot. (Wellington, 1990s; South Auckland, 1990s; Ashburton, 1996; Auckland, 2000 x 2; Kerikeri, 2000; Tauranga, 2000; Blenheim, 2002; Lower Hutt, 2002; Motueka, 2005) -- I'm Popeye the sailor man, toot, toot, I live in a caravan, Turned on the heater, Burned off my weaner, I'm Popeye the sailor man, toot, toot. (Christchurch, 1990) -- I'm Popeye the sailor man, I live in a garbage can, I like to go swimmin' With bare, naked, wimmin' I'm Popeye the sailor man. (Christchurch, 1990) -- I'm Popeye the sailor man. I live in a caravan, There's a hole in the middle, Where I do a piddle, I'm Popeye the sailor man. (Blenheim, 1970s; NZ ex UK, 1970s; Thames, 1970s; Temuka, 1971; Northland, 1990s; Hamilton, 2000; Waitakere City, 2000) -- I'm Popeye the sailor man. I live in a jar of jam, When the jam gets sticky, It sticks to my dicky, I'm Popeye the sailor man. (Upper Hutt, 1980s; Oxford, 1980s; Northland, 1990s; Kaitaia, 1990s; Christchurch, 2000) -- Variations: (I live in a caravan. I open the door, and fall flat on the floor. Napier, 1990s; Carew, 1990s; Christchurch, 2000 x 2) (I live in a caravan, when I went to the pictures, I pulled down my britches. Kumeu, 2003) (I live in a caravan, I open the door and pee on the floor. Christchurch, 2000; Auckland, 2000; Blenheim, 2000; Auckland, 2006) (I live in a frying pan. I jumped on the grass (gas) and burned off my ass. Oamaru, 2000; Auckland, 2006) (I live in a garbage can, I drink all the wees, and throw out the fleas. NZ, 1990s) (I live in a frying pan, I turn up the heat, I blow up my feet. Auckland, 1999 ) (I live in a garbage can, I eat all the lizards, and spit out the gizzards. Timaru, 2000) (Lives in a caravan. A lady went past, and wiped her arse. Northland, 2000) (Lives in a caravan, He sleeps with his granny, and fiddles with her fanny. Tauranga, 2000; South Auckland, 2000; Te Awamutu, 2000) (I live in a caravan, I opened the door, and did a patero - Maori - Lower Hutt, 2002) (I live in a caravan, I go to the movies, and chop off girls' boobies. Christchurch, 1990s) (Lives in a caravan, girls went past, looked at my arse. Dannevirke, 1970s) (I live in a caravan, I pee on the ground, and go round and round. Wellington, 1990s) (Lived in a caravan. He looked in the mirror, and saw a gorilla. Waitakere City, 2000) (Lived in a caravan. Weed on the floor, and slipped out the door. Waitakere City, 2000) (I live in a caravan. When I go swimmin', I kiss all the wimmin'. China International School, 2000) (I live in a rubbish can. I ate all the bugs and spit out the slugs. NZ, 1980s) -- Background Info: Parody related to the popular cartoon character created by Elzie Crisler Segar, first appearing in 1929. The original song began with the verse: I'm Popeye the sailor man, I'm strong to the finich, Cause I eat me spinach, I'm Popeye the sailor man. Opie, 1967:112 heard in USA (1938). UK (1943). == Turner, 1978:117, offers many variants from 1964 in Australia including: I'm Popeye the sailor man, I live in a dunny can, When the lady comes past, I tickle her arse.. (Victoria, 1964) == Keywords: Bawdy, scatological, Maori Location: Various NZ Group size: 2 Incidence: 89