"Roller Coaster (game)" redirects here. For the video game, see Roller Coaster (video game).

"Down Down Baby" (also known as "Roller Coaster"[1][2]) is a clapping game played by children in English-speaking countries. In the game, two or more children stand in a circle, and clap hands in tune to a rhyming song. It has been used in various songs and media productions since the mid 20th century.[3]

As with most hand-clapping games, there are many variations. Modified versions of the song have appeared in Little Anthony and the Imperials's "Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko Bop",[4][5] Nelly's "Country Grammar",[6][7] Simian Mobile Disco's "Hotdog", The Damned's "New Rose", The Drums' "Let's Go Surfing", Cayucas' "Jessica WJ", Carter USM's "Watching the Big Apple Turnover", Bella Thorne and Zendaya's "Contagious Love", the film Big, EXO's "Ko Ko Bop",[8] Kyle's "Yes!",[9] and Lana Del Rey's "A&W".

References

  1. ^ "Roller Coaster". Fun Clapping. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "15 Awesome Hand Clapping Games with Video". Icebreaker Ideas. March 10, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  3. ^ "Down Down Baby". The British Library. Archived from the original on September 26, 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  4. ^ Little Anthony And The Imperials "Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko-Bop". "Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko Bop lyrics". Oldie Lyrics. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  5. ^ Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko Bop video. Archived from the original on September 19, 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2019. – via youtube.
  6. ^ "Country Grammar lyrics". Lyrics007.com. June 3, 2010. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  7. ^ Country Grammar video. Archived 2021-12-21 at the Wayback Machine. – via youtube.
  8. ^ EXO Ko Ko Bop video. Archived 2021-12-21 at the Wayback Machine. – via youtube.
  9. ^ "KYLE - YES! feat. Rich The Kid & K CAMP [Lyric Video] - YouTube". www.youtube.com. April 2, 2020. Archived 2021-12-21 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-11-22.