The Diarrhea Song

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The Diarrhea Song or Diarrhoea Song (see spelling differences) is a children's song popularised by, although predating, the 1989 Steve Martin film Parenthood, in which it was featured. The song is a folk song, with variants to the lyrics and to the tune used for the song (a common tune is that of "Mamma Mia" by Abba). The earliest report of this song is from the mid-1960s (See Sherman & Weisskopf).

[edit] Lyrics

As with all folksongs, there are often wide variants to the verses known to individuals but one of the most common verses for "The Diarrhea Song" are often baseball related and can include a cha cha cha after the Diarrhea, Diarrhea part, or sometimes two hand claps after each time one says the word (Diarrhea [clap, clap], Diarrhea [clap, clap]).

[edit] In culture

On an episode of Chappelle's Show, Dave Chappelle brought in a choir to sing the song.

The song is mentioned in an episode of Beavis and Butthead, where the main characters sing it in front of Daria.

Pitchfork Media, in their review of Weezer's album Make Believe, noted the similarities between The Diarrhea Song and Weezer's song "We Are All On Drugs."

It is featured in the 1989 movie Parenthood, starring Steve Martin.