ID: 451
Date: 1990s - 2006
Title: Bubbles
Gender: Male and Female 
Classification: Clapping 
Rhyme: 

Bubbles say hutchie-dutchie,
Knee, knee flick you up my darling,
Bubbles say hutchie-dutchie,
Bubbles say hutchie-dutchie,
Boom shaggy lagga, 
Boom shaggy lagga,
Boom shaggy lagga,
Boom, boom, bang.

(Ashburton, 2006)

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Bubbles go hachi-dachi,
Knee, knee, click, click.
You are my darling 
Sitting in a hachi-dachi.
Bubbles go hachi-dachi.
Boom shaka laka laka, 
Boom shaka laka laka,
Boom shaka laka laka, 
Shake it, shake it BOOM
FREEZE (Turn around BANG)
10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1, blast off! (pretend to punch partner in stomach)

(Auckland, 1994; Auckland, 2001)

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Bubbles the hutchy dutchy,
Knee, knee,
You are my darling,
Sitting in a hutchy dutchy,
Bubbles the hutchy dutchy,
Freeze!

(Auckland, 2002)

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Bubbles say hutchy touchy,
You are, you are,
Shake it up, shake it up,
Boom!

(Auckland, 2002)

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Bubble, say hutchie, dutchie,
Knee, click, you are my darling.
Sitting in a hutchie dutchie, bubble,
A hutchie dutchie bubble.
Bubble, bubble, turn around bang.

(Auckand, 2000)

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Bubbles a huchie duchie,
Knee, knee, knee,
You ain't my darling, 
Sitting in a huchie, duchie,
Bubble, bubble,
Boom shack a lack a lacka, 
Boom shack a lack a lacka,
Bom.

(Northland, 1990s)

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Bubbles say, 
Itchy witchy,
Nee, nee,
You are my darling,
Sitting on an itchy, witchy bubble,
Say itchy witchy bubbles,
Say itchy witchy boom.

(Wellington, 1990s)

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Bubbles (clap hands together)
A hutchy dutchy, (clap other person's hands)
Knee, knee, (slap your knees)
Blink (try not to blink afterwards)

(Raumati South, 2000)

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Background Info: Rhyme gathers speed as it progresses, often ending with a punch or freeze - first to move is out. (Personal observation)

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Bauer, 2002, Sect. 70:2, collected versions from Kaitaia and Hawkes Bay.

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Keywords: nonsense, 
Location: Various NZ 
Group size: 20 
Incidence: 9