Johnny Got a Spanking

Down by the river, down by the sea, / Johnny broke a bottle and blamed it on me…

Down by the river, down by the sea,
Johnny broke a bottle and blamed it on me.
I told ma, ma told pa,
Johnny got a spanking so ha ha ha.
How many spankings did Johnny get?
1, 2, 3....

How to play

Keep counting until the jumper gets it wrong.

Where this rhyme comes from

Sung in: US, UK

We haven't found a dated record of it yet. 'Down by the river' is a common floating opening line.

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