Bumper Car
Had a little bumper car, number 48, went around the corner / and slams on the brakes…
Had a little bumper car, number 48, went around the corner
and slams on the brakes.
Policeman came and put me in jail.
How many days did he put me in jail?
How to play
On "went around the corner" the skipper jumps out, runs around the turner and runs back in the rope. Keep saying "corner" until the skipper jumps back in. Then count until the player gets it wrong.
Where this rhyme comes from
- Sung in
- UK, US
We haven't found a dated record of it yet. It is the same family as 'Had a little Austin in 1948' (a car, a number, round the corner, brakes, police).
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Older and newer versions
The same rhyme, changed by children over the years.
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