Comments on: Alphabet chant

By: The Game Gal

The Game Gal — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 19:44:55 +0000

In reply to Margot hentoff. I love stories like this! Thanks for sharing!

By: The Game Gal

The Game Gal — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 19:40:47 +0000

In reply to MPL. Love it!

By: MPL

MPL — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 12:16:57 +0000

I like a variation where instead of double dipping on names, you add a hobby. “My name is Daniel, I live in Denmark, my hobby is dancing, and I sell durians.”

By: Margot hentoff

Margot hentoff — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 13:36:10 +0000

I played it in the 30s in Manhattan. I don’t think it had a name. Kids then gathered on the sidewalks in front of their apartment houses and someone would start playing and someone else would join.

By: Eileen

Eileen — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 13:05:51 +0000

We played that variation in Brooklyn in the late 40s and 50s. I’ve been sharing with my granddaughter. WHAT did we call it? It must have had a name!

By: Willene Denney

Willene Denney — Sun, 30 Jan 2022 18:53:32 +0000

We jumped rope singing this song. I love the song by KT Oslin. It makes me remember growing up in the 50s and 60s.

By: Janette

Janette — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 12:39:23 +0000

50’s Bouncing a ball… A my name is Annie my husbands name is Andy we come from Alabama and in our Airplane we carry Apples etc… you have to keep bouncing until done with each letter… Now teaching my granddaughter

By: The Game Gal

The Game Gal — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 20:08:29 +0000

In reply to Tyreetown. That definitely would require more concentration! Fun twist, thanks.

By: Tyreetown

Tyreetown — Sun, 17 Jan 2021 18:41:49 +0000

Played this game in the early 60’s. We used a bouncing ball and would bounce the ball under our leg according to whatever letter of the alphabet we were on. So when working on the letter A – we would bounce the ball EACH time a word began with A. So if we said: A my name is Alice and my husband’s name is Al. We live in Alabama and we sell apples – we would bounce the ball 7 times. It took a bit of concentration to remember what letter to bounce the ball on.

By: The Game Gal

The Game Gal — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 18:02:17 +0000

In reply to Nikki. Fun! Thanks for sharing!

By: Nikki

Nikki — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 10:40:46 +0000

I’ve heard and extended version- one more blank to fill after what you sell, where?
Hi my name is Bethany my husband is Bernie, we live in belgium and we sell beignets by the boardwalk

By: The Game Gal

The Game Gal — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 17:40:24 +0000

In reply to SandraJo Rabideaux. Cool! I've loved hearing about all the variations from this game that's lasted through the years. Thanks for sharing!

By: SandraJo Rabideaux

SandraJo Rabideaux — Sat, 19 Sep 2020 02:32:05 +0000

In Milwaukee, WI, in the 50’s, we said it while jumping rope. Only, we said it like this: A, my name is—my boyfriend’s name is—-he comes from—with a carload of—.

By: The Game Gal

The Game Gal — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 15:03:53 +0000

In reply to Isande Nettap. Haha, great strategy! Thank you!

By: Isande Nettap

Isande Nettap — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 08:06:20 +0000

I learned this game as a child in the 70s. The version I sang was, “A my name is ___and my boyfriend’s name is ___. We come from ____ and we eat ____” Then on to “B”. I use this song now, in my 50s, to fall asleep, instead of counting sheep 🙂 I was looking for other songs like it and stumbled on your page, it’s wonderful!

By: The Game Gal

The Game Gal — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 21:17:45 +0000

In reply to mysticcontradance. Those are great variations! Thanks for sharing!

By: mysticcontradance

mysticcontradance — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 14:58:15 +0000

You could make a million variations of this game. Instead of wife or husband you could say “partner,” which these days could be a business partner or boyfriend-girlfriend partner. Or, replace the partner with “sister,” or “friend.” Or you could get silly and change the other person to a pet and the activity from “sell” to “like.” This is great! I can play it with my special education students, Thank you!

By: Ginny

Ginny — Sat, 08 Jun 2019 19:30:01 +0000

In reply to lorraine Feiertag. I played that game when I was a child in the 50’s. Does anyone know the name of it?

By: The Game Gal

The Game Gal — Thu, 23 May 2019 20:37:10 +0000

In reply to lorraine Feiertag. Love it!

By: lorraine Feiertag

lorraine Feiertag — Thu, 23 May 2019 16:53:24 +0000

We sang it when I was young with a bouncing ball. Saying “A my name is Anna” etc while bouncing ball and crossing our leg over and under the ball.

By: The Game Gal

The Game Gal — Thu, 03 Jan 2019 14:47:23 +0000

In reply to Joleene Naylor. Haha I had never heard that song before!

By: Joleene Naylor

Joleene Naylor — Tue, 01 Jan 2019 08:51:32 +0000

Thanks for this! That weird ending on the 80s ladies song never made sense to me until now!

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