Down Down Baby

{{short description|Nursery rhyme and clapping game}}

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"Down Down Baby" (also known as "Roller Coaster"{{cite web |url= http://funclapping.com/song-list/roller-coaster/ |title= Roller Coaster|author= |date= |website=Fun Clapping |publisher= |access-date=August 26, 2020 |quote=}}{{cite web |url= https://icebreakerideas.com/hand-clapping-games/#Down_Down_Baby_Roller_Coaster |title=15 Awesome Hand Clapping Games with Video |author= |date= March 10, 2020|website=Icebreaker Ideas |publisher= |access-date=August 26, 2020 |quote=}}) 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.{{cite web | title=Down Down Baby | website=The British Library | url=https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/down-down-baby | access-date=2022-09-26 | archive-date=September 26, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926154021/https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/down-down-baby | url-status=dead }}

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",{{cite web|author=Little Anthony And The Imperials "Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko-Bop" |url=http://www.oldielyrics.com/lyrics/little_anthony_and_the_imperials/shimmy_shimmy_ko-ko-bop.html |title=Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko Bop lyrics |website=Oldie Lyrics |date= |accessdate=October 17, 2011}}{{cite AV media |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGlHOasCgxY |title=Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko Bop video |via=youtube |url-status=dead |access-date=November 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919180716/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGlHOasCgxY |archive-date=September 19, 2017 }} Nelly's "Country Grammar",{{cite web|url=http://www.lyrics007.com/Nelly%20Lyrics/Country%20Grammar%20Lyrics.html |title=Country Grammar lyrics |publisher=Lyrics007.com |date=June 3, 2010 |accessdate=October 17, 2011}}{{cite AV media |via=youtube |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5qKNlcUwKs |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Y5qKNlcUwKs |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Country Grammar video}}{{cbignore}} Simian Mobile Disco's "Hotdog", The Damned's "New Rose", The Drums' "Let's Go Surfing", Cayucas' "Jessica WJ", Usher's "OMG", Carter USM's "Watching the Big Apple Turnover", Bella Thorne and Zendaya's "Contagious Love", the film Big, EXO's "Ko Ko Bop",{{cite AV media |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdssuxDdqKk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/IdssuxDdqKk |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=EXO Ko Ko Bop video |via=youtube }}{{cbignore}} Kyle's "Yes!",{{Cite web|title=KYLE - YES! feat. Rich The Kid & K CAMP [Lyric Video] - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvC4lwuiUM4&feature=youtu.be |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/cvC4lwuiUM4 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=2020-11-22|website=www.youtube.com| date=April 2, 2020 }}{{cbignore}} and Lana Del Rey's "A&W".