Haha, I love the version that Felix and his friends sing, though it's a touch macabre -- an aspect that kids delight in. (I made up a pornographic song about out substitute teacher, Miss Kline, in the 5th grade.) The transmission of games and songs is a fascinating subject. Here are two books, though the focus is on England. "Children's Games with Things," by Iona and Peter Opie, Oxford University Press, 1997; and "The People in the Playground," by Iona Opie, OUP, 1993.
Haha, I love the version that Felix and his friends sing, though it's a touch macabre -- an aspect that kids delight in. (I made up a pornographic song about out substitute teacher, Miss Kline, in the 5th grade.) The transmission of games and songs is a fascinating subject. Here are two books, though the focus is on England. "Children's Games with Things," by Iona and Peter Opie, Oxford University Press, 1997; and "The People in the Playground," by Iona Opie, OUP, 1993.