More than a year ago I blogged a video of the Queen and the Joker reciting one of their favourite playground rhymes. This has attracted a few comments both on the blog and on YouTube, so I thought I’d share another favourite Wolverhampton rhyme here.
Here they are reciting Ribena, Sassatina (full lyrics below the video). I’m not sure what it is with soft drinks. And what is Sassatina, anyway? And apologies for the Queen’s stripes/flowers combo. She has her own fashion sense…
Ribena (clap, clap,clap), sassatina (clap, clap,clap).
Big boy (clap, clap,clap), crazy girl (clap, clap,clap).
Ribena, sassatina.
Big boy, crazy girl.
Statue, baby.
The Vicar's Wife 
watching the two vids shows much growth in your children, esp The Queen!!
Google Sassatina – and your blog is top of the list!
Greetings, thevicarswife and friends!
Thanks for posting this video and the words to this handclap rhyme! I took the liberty of reposting the video on the handclap rhyme page of my Cocojams website and I corrected my transcription of the rhyme.
I think it’s great that your daughter is given opportunities to explore her own fashion sense. That’s another form of her creativity.
With regard to the word “sassatina”, I wonder if this word which rhymes with “ribbena” was inspired by the word “sassafras”. Of course, this word doesn’t have to mean anything. It’s just fun to say in the context of that rhyme. :o)
Best wishes from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA!