*By "folk processing", I mean folk (people) accidentally changing words or phrases in a rhyme to a similar sounding word or phrase because their misheard or mis-remembered that word or phrase. See how well you do in identifying the names of those rhymes.Īlso, there appears to be more folk processing* in the later examples of "Miss Sue From Alabama" rhymes than the pre-2000s examples, particularly when it comes to the titles of these rhymes. In part because of space, I've decided not to identify the stand alone hand clap (or jump rope) rhymes that are combined with each version of "Miss Sue From Alabama" (and other titles). I base this on their text (words) and their propensity for combining what I believe to be post 1990s versions of other stand alone hand clap rhymes.Ĭompared to the 1965-1990s examples that I have found of "Miss Sue From Alabama" (which are given in Part I of this pancocojams series), these later examples seem to include more combinations of other stand alone rhymes (rhymes that might be recited alone) than earlier examples from this "Miss Sue From Alabama" rhyme family. Note that some comments that are given with Part B examples indicate that the commenters remember these examples from their childhood or youth.Īlthough examples in Part B were published without any performance date (and usually without any demographic information at all), my guess is that many of them are post 2000 examples. Part B features those examples whose performance date isn't included with those examples Examples in Part B are given according to their online publishing date with the oldest year given first. Part A features those rhymes whose performance date is included with those examples Examples in Part A are given in chronological order with the oldest date given first.
These examples are divided into two sections: I collected all of the examples in this post from the internet. Thanks also to those who are featured in the embedded video in this post, and thanks to the publisher of that video. Thanks to all those who contributed examples to this post and all those who are otherwise quoted in this post.
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Furthermore, it appears to me that more post 1990s examples of "Miss Sue From Alabama" include that rhyme's verses in combination with verses from other stand alone hand clap rhymes.ĭISCLAIMER: This series isn't meant to be a comprehensive compilation of all of the numerous versions of rhymes in the "Miss Sue From Alabama" rhyme family.Ĭlick for a 2013 pancocojams post on "Folk Processing The Children's Rhyme "Miss Sue From Alabama" for my theories about the meanings of the referent "Scooby Doo" and the phrase take a smooth shot" in some examples of "Miss Sue From Alabama" The examples that are featured in Part II include (probably accidentally) folk processed versions or purposely changed versions of that rhyme.
However, compare how different many of the words of these later examples are from the earlier examples of these rhymes that are featured in Part I. The tune of the sound file embedded in Part I and the video that is embedded in Part II are the same. Part I of this pancocojams series presents selected examples of "Miss Sue From Alabama" regardless of their titles* from 1965-1999. Part II of this pancocojams series also presents selected examples of "Miss Sue From Alabama" hand clap rhymes regardless of their titles that are dated from 2000 on as well as examples from the "Miss Sue From Alabama" rhyme family (regardless of their titles) that have no demographic information about their dates, but which I believe are later versions.Ī 2011 video of two girls performing a hand clap routine while chanting a version of "Miss Sue From Alabama" is one of the examples of this rhyme that is included in this post.Ĭlick for Part I of this series.
This post provides my brief editorial comments about why I believe "Miss Sue From Alabama" with originated as an African American rhyme. This is Part II of a two part pancocojams series on the hand clap rhyme "Miss Sue From Alabama".