"3 6 9 The Goose Drank Wine" - The Clapping Rhyme (Lyrics, & Video Examples) (2024)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post showcases videos and early examples of the English language children's rhyme "3 6 9 The Goose Drank Wine". This children's rhyme is also known as "Once Upon A Time The Goose Drank Wine". Recorded versions of this rhyme are known as "The Clapping Game".

The content of this post is presented for recreational, folkloric, educational, and aesthetic purposes.

All rights to this material remain with their owners.

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RHYME & SONG INFORMATION
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clapping_Song:
"The Clapping Song" is an American song, written by Lincoln Chase, originally arranged by Charles Callello and recorded by Shirley Ellis in 1965. The song was released shortly after Ellis had released "The Name Game". The lyrics of "The Clapping Song" were borrowed from the song "Little Rubber Dolly", a 1930s song recorded by the Light Crust Doughboys, and also feature instructions for a clapping game. The song made it to #8 on the charts.

The song returned to the charts in 1982, when the Belle Stars' version charted at number 11 in the U.K. This version did not chart in the U.S."
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"The Clapping Game" lyrics also include a version of the American children's rhyme "Once Upon A Time" (The Goose Drank Wine)". Thhis rhyme is also known as "3 6 9 (The Goose Drank Wine)". Several early versions of that rhyme are given in the Rhyme Example section below.

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EARLY RHYME EXAMPLES
From http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=5088 "Lyr Req: Once upon a time, the Goose drank wine..."

Example #1:
Our version is South Carolina was:

Once upon a time, a goose chewed wine
Billy goat a'settin' on the streetcar line
Streetcar broke, the monkey got choked
and they all went to heaven on a nanny goat."
-Guest,WadeHP; Date: 04 Nov 03 - 01:18 PM

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Example #2
My version is a little diffrerent. I grew up in the south in the 1930's and we sang it this way:

"Once upon a time, The goose drank wine,
The monkey chewed tobacco on the streetcar line.
The streetcar broke and the monkey choked,
And they all went to heaven on a dead billy goat."

Now, ain't that a hoot???

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Example #3
This is the "goose drank wine" rhyme as I remember it from my childhood in the 1950's. I don't recall any game or activity associated with it; we just recited it.

Once upon a time
the goose drank wine;
the hen pecked corn
off the streetcar line.
The streetcar broke
the monkey got choked
Steamboat! Steamboat!
Holler like a Nanny Goat!
Guest,Terry Mount; Date: 05 Apr 04 - 11:26 AM

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Example #4:
All of the above versions seem to be American.
For a possibly earlier English chant obviously related.(1950s Yorkshire)

Once upon a time when pigs ate/sh^t* lime
And monkeys chewed tobacco,
The little piggy run with his finger up his bum,
To see what was the matter.

I'm sure I've seen other British variants too.

Ah here we are.
Chambers Popular Rhymes of Scotland p57

Lang syne, when geese were swine,
And turkeys chewed tobacco,
And birds biggit their nests in auld men's beards
And mowdies del't potawtoes--

which kicks off a folk tale called The Wife and her Bush of Berries.

I have another half dozen versions from various parts of Britain.
-Steve Gardham; Date: 29 Jul 09 - 07:09 PM

Editor:
*The "s" word is fully spelled out in this post.

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Example #5
My mother-in-law, Marguerite LeMieux Marsh, taught me a version of this rhyme that she learned in Orono, Maine in the 1920s.
"Once upon a time when a goose drank wine,
and a monkey chewed tobacco on a streetcar line.
The streetcar broke. The monkey told a joke.
And they all went to heaven in a little tin boat."

This may have been one of the first rhymes she learned in English, as they spoke French at home, and her knowledge of English was rather scanty when she first went to school.
-Guest,Silvia Wilson; Date: 29 Jul 09 - 11:02 AM

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Example #6
Once upon a time the goose drank wine the monkey played the fiddle on the sweet potato vine..The vine broke the monkey choked they all went to heaven on a billy goat I learned that verse from my Gradmother (Louisiana)
-GUEST,Beckie In louisiana; Date: 14 Jan 10 - 04:51 PM

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Example #7
Same meter, similar verse from Hopalong Peter- might have been a ropeskip verse?
Old mother Hubbard and her dog were Dutch
A bow-legged rooster and he hobbled on a crutch
The hen chewed tobacco and the duck drank wine
The goose played the fiddle on the pumpkin vine
-iancarterb; Date: 15 Jan 10 - 10:35 PM

Click http://www.lizlyle.lofgrens.org/RmOlSngs/RTOS-Hopalong.html for information, lyrics, and a music score of the song "Hopalong Peter". The author of that post writes that "Hopalong Peter isn't very widely collected, and I suspect that means it isn't very old. There seem to have been two recordings on 78s..."

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SONG LYRICS: THE CLAPPING GAME
(Lincoln Chase)

Three, six, nine, the goose drank wine,
The monkey chewed tobacco on the streetcar line
The line broke, the monkey got choked,
They all went to heaven in a little row-boat

Clap-Pat
Clap-Pat
Clap-Pat
Clap-Slap

Clap-Pat: Clap your hand, pat it on your partner's hand (right hand)
Clap-Pat: Clap your hand, cross it with your left arm, pat your partner's left palm
Clap-Pat: Clap your hand, pat your partner's right palm with your right palm again
Clap-Slap: Clap your hands, slap your thighs, and sing a little song; go:

My mother told me
If I was good-ee
That she would buy me
A rubber dolly

My aunty told her
I kissed a soldier
Now she won't buy me
A rubber dolly

Three, six, nine, the goose drank wine,
The monkey chewed tobacco on the streetcar line
The line broke, the monkey got choked,
They all went to heaven in a little row-boat

Clap-clap: Clap you hands and prepare to pat
Pat: Take your right arm pat your partner's right palm with your right palm
Clap: Take your hands back and clap

Pat: Take you right arm cross your right arm with your left arm pat your partner's left palm with your left palm.
Clap: Take your hands back and clap
Pat: Take your right arm cros your left arm and pat your partner's right palm with your right palm.
Clap: Now back, with a clap
Take the flats of your palms and slap your thighs and watch the fun materialize as you sing this little song:

My mother told me
If I was good-ee
That she would buy me
A rubber dolly

My aunty told her
I kissed a soldier
Now she won't buy me
A rubber dolly

Clap-Pat
Clap-Pat
Clap-Pat
Clap-Slap

Clap-Pat
Clap-Pat
Clap-Pat
Clap-Slap

From http://www.lyricsbay.com/the_clapping_song_lyrics-shirley_ellis.html
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The Belle Stars sung the same song lyrics as Shirley Ellis.
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FEATURED VIDEOS
Video #1: Shirley Ellis - The Clapping Song

Uploaded on Aug 13, 2009

3 6 9 the goose drank wine ... you know the clap song
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The Clapping Song" was recorded by Shirley Ellis in 1965, shortly after she hit it big with a similar song, "The Name Game". Click http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKKHorRUHXM&feature=related for a video of that song.

"The Clapping Song" made it to the top ten on the charts.

This film clip is from the television show "Shivaree".

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Video #2: Belle Stars - The clapping song 1982

Uploaded by fritz5135 on Aug 30, 2010

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Video #3: 2012 Beetle High Five Volkswagen Commercial

Uploaded by openwheel6 on Sep 19, 2011

I did the driving for this commercial. I do not own the rights to this commercial.

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RELATED LINKS
A verse from UB 40's 1983 Reggae song "Red Red Wine" has very similar lyrics to the children's playground rhyme "Once Upon A Time [or "3-6-9"] The Goose Drank Wine":

"Red red wine you make me feel so fine
Monkey pack him rizla pon the sweet dep line"
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From Arbuthnot, Date: 15 Jan 10 - 01:10 AM on Mudcat link given above:
"Rizla is what the English call those cigarette papers - the manufacturers are a company called Riz, La Croix (translates as Rice and Cross), and they shortened the name to Riz La+ on the packets!"

Click http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYQ1lkP1j_g for a video of "Red Red Wine".

Also click http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/babymama/redredwine.htm for the lyrics of that song.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND THANKS
Thanks to the un-named composers of the children's rhyme "3 6 9 The Goose Drank Wine" ("Once Upon A Time The Goose Drank Wine"). Thanks also to the Lincoln Chase for his composition "The Clapping Song" and Shirley Ellis, and others for their performance of that song. My thanks also to the producers, videographers, video uploaders, and commenters who I have quoted in this post.

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"3 6 9 The Goose Drank Wine" - The Clapping Rhyme (Lyrics, & Video Examples) (2024)

FAQs

Who recorded the clapping song? ›

"The Clapping Song" is an American song, written by Lincoln Chase, originally arranged by Charles Calello and recorded by Shirley Ellis in 1965. The single sold over a million copies, and peaked at number eight in the United States and number six in the UK.

What is the text for clapping hands? ›

👏 (Clapping Hands) Emoji Meanings

Above all else, this emoji is a physical depiction of giving someone a round of applause. You may see a series of clapping hands used to congratulate or express appreciation.

What is the code for clapping hands? ›

“👏” U+1F44F Clapping Hands Sign Unicode Character.

What is the circle hand clapping song? ›

8. Stella Ella Ola. Also known as “Stella Stella Ola”, “Quack Dilly Oso”, and “Down by the Banks” when used with different lyrics, this clapping game involves players standing or sitting in a circle and placing one hand over their neighbour's hand.

Who wrote clapping music for 2 musicians in 1972? ›

Clapping Music is a minimalist piece written by Steve Reich in 1972. It is written for two performers and is performed entirely by clapping.

What is the song "The Hand Clapping circle Game"? ›

Also known as “Stella Stella Ola”, “Quack Dilly Oso”, and “Down by the Banks” when used with different lyrics, this clapping game involves players standing or sitting in a circle and placing one hand over their neighbour's hand. On every beat, the player claps their higher hand onto the touching player's palm.

What is the hand clapping game? ›

A clapping game (or hand game) is a type of usually cooperative (i.e., non-competitive) game which is generally played by two players and involves clapping as a rhythmic accompaniment to a singing game or reciting of a rhyme, often nursery rhymes.

What is the hand clapping game where you name things? ›

How to Play. The leader starts the game by saying "Categories" on the snaps, dividing the word so it falls into the rhythm of the double snaps: "Cate - gories." The next person says "Names of" on the double snaps. And the next player says the title of the category they want to play, e.g., "Green foods."

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