Stella Ella Ola is a clapping game.
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Standing or sitting in a circle, two or more participants place their right hands over their neighbour's left hands and sing the song. Every beat, a person claps their right hand onto the right hand of the person sitting on their left, who then claps their hand to their neighbour's hand, until the song reaches "Five!", at which point if the person's hand is slapped, they're out and must stand or sit in the center of the circle, unless they pull their hand away fast enough. (In this case, the person who was trying to slap their hand is out.) Counting to ten also works. When there are enough people in the center of the circle to start a new game, they do so, creating a nesting effect as the internal circles get smaller and smaller.
Since this is a very common game, many different rules exist for the game; depending on who you play with. Some variations have the "out" person leave the circle and as the numbers decrease, the circle shrinks, until only two people are left. The last two then have a thumb war. The person who wins that round is declared the winner of the entire game. In Saskatoon the last two people will continue without a thumb-war. In some places, the last two remaining players play a modified game. One person slaps both their hands down, while the other slaps their hands up. They continue to alternate until the final count, where the person who's hands are on the bottom is out. In other versions, the person who got out in the final 3 will stand up and turn around. Then the final two will hold hands and alternate positions. At the end, the person who is turned around will say either top or bottom. The persons hand who is in that position wins.
Version from Edmonton, AB
Stella Stella ola, clack clack clack
Singin' es chico chico, chico chico chak chak
Singin' es chico chico, velo velo velo velo velova
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight!
Version #2
Stella Ella Ola, Chap chap chap
Singin es chico chico, chico chico cracker jack,
Es Chico chico, baloney, baloney,
cheese and macaroni,
Singing one two three four five six seven eight nine ten!
Version from Strathmore, Alberta
Stella Ella Ola, Tap Tap Tap
Singing S teego teego, teego teggo tap tap
S teego teego bologna, bologna, with cheesy macaroni
Singing 1, 2, 3, 4, 5!
version from Regina
Stella Ella Ola, Clap, Clap, Clap
Singin S Chico Chico, Chico Chico Chap
Say Hello, Hello, I gotta Blow my nose
Fire 1, 2, 3, 4, 5!
Version From Saskatoon
Stella Ella Ola, clap clap clap,
Say yes chico, chico, chico, chico chap,
Say yes chico chico allo, allo, allo allo allo
Say, One, Two, Three, Four, FIVE!
version from Yorkton, Saskatchewan
Stella Ella Ola, Clap, Clap, Clap
say yes Chicko Chicko, Chicko Chicko Chack
say yes Chicko Chicko Allo, allo, allo, allo, allo
Saying 1, 2, 3, 4, 5!
Version from Vancouver, BC
Stella Stella ola, clap clap clap
Say yes Chica Chica, Chica Chica chap
Say yes Chica Chica, balogna, balogna, with cheesy macaroni
Fire one, two, three, four, five!
Version from Pitt Meadows Elementary, in Pitt Meadows, BC
Stella stella old Dutch, quack quack quack
Singing S chigga chigga, chigga chigga chack
Singing S chigga chigga, velo velo velo velo velova
One, two, three, four, FIVE!
Version from Kitimat, BC
Stella Stella Ola, clap clap clap
Singing S Chico Chico, Chico Chico chat
Singing S Chico Chico, Fl-ow, Fl-ow; Fl-ow, Fl-ow, Fl-ow
Fire one, two, three, four, five!
Version from Port Coquitlam, BC
Stella Ella Ola, clap clap clap
Singin S jigga jigga, jigga jigga Jack
Singin S jigga jigga, below below below below below
Fire! One, two, three, four, five!
Version From Victoria, BC
Stella Stella Ola
Clap clap clap
singin S cheeka cheeka
cheeka cheeka check
singing S cheeka cheeka
below below below
below below below
singing 1,2,3,4,5
'Version from Winnipeg, MB
Stella ella ola, clap, clap, clap
Singing S chico, chico
Chico, chico, flaperjacker
S chico, chico, bologni, bologni
With cheese and macaroni
So one, two, three, four five!
'Version 2 from Winnipeg, MB
Stella ella ola, clap, clap, clap
Singing S chico, chico
Chico, chico, crackerjack
S chico, chico, b-low, b-low
I got to blow my nose
So one, two, three, four, five
'Version from Blumenort, MB c. 1990
Stella ella ola, clap, clap, clap
Singing S chigo, chigo
Chigo, chigo, crackerjack
S chigo, chigo, hello, hello,
I gotta blow my nose,
So one, two, three, four, five!
Version from Snow Lake, Manitoba
Stella ella ola clap clap clap
Singing es chicko chicko chicko chicko crackerjack
Es chicko chicko elo elo
I've really gotta go sing one two three four five
Version from Brantford, ON
Stella ella ola, clap clap clap
Say s, chigo chigo chigo chigo chap
Say s chigo chigo, blow, blow, blow your dirty nose
Say one, two, three, four, five!
Version from London, ON
Stella ella ola clap clap clap
saying es chico chico, chico chico chap chap
es chico chico blow blow blow you'r nose in cheerios
saying one two three four five six seven eight nine ten!
Version From Mississauga, ON
Stella ella ola, quack, quack, quack,
say yes, chi-co, chi-co,chic-co, chic-co, chat chat
yes chic-co, chic-co, fell-o, fell-o
the toilet over flows, so
one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten!
Version from Ottawa, ON
Stella ella ola, clap clap clap
Say yes, chiko chiko, chiko chiko chap
Say yes chiko chiko,
my love, my love, my love, my love, my love!
Say one, two, three, four, five!
Version from Toronto, ON
Stella ella ola, clap clap clap,
Say es, chico chico, chico chico chat chat,
Say es, chico chico, below, below, the toilet over flowed.
Say one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten!
'Version from Windsor, ON (LaSalle)
Stella ella ola, clap clap clap
Singing S chigo chigo, chigo chigo chop chop
S chigo chigo, valo, valo, valo valo valo
POW! One, Two, Three, Four, FIVE!
Version from Waterloo, ON
Stella Ella Ola, chop, chop, chop,
Singin, es tigo, tigo, tigo, tigo, chop, chop,
Es tigo ti - go, valo, valo, valo, valo, valo,
Singing, uno, dos, tres, quatro, cinco! Oooh!...
Version from Oshawa, ON
Stella Ella Olla, Clap Clap Clap,
Sayin' Es, Chigo, Chigo,
Chigo, Chigo, Chap, Chap,
Es Chigo, Chigo,
Blo~w~, Blo~w~,
Blow Your {InsertName} Nose!
Sayin' 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10!
Version from Whitehorse, Yukon
Stella ella ola
Clap, clap, clap
Say a yes, chico, chico, chico, chico, chap
Say a yes, chico, chico, aloa, aloa
the toilet over flowa
say a 12345678910!
Version from America
Stella ella ola
alo alo,
Say yes chigo chigo,
Chigo Chigo Cack Chack
Es Chigo Chigo Vallo
Vallo, Vallo vallo vallo
The toilet over fulled
So..one,two,three,four,five,six,seven,eight,nine,ten!
"Version from Richmond, Va Quack diddily oso quack quack quack Senorita rita rita rita aloha aloha cherry pepsi cola and a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10!
Stella Ella Ola quack quack quack
Singin' es tiga tiga, tiga tiga jack jack!
Es tiga tiga, valo. Valo. Valovalo Valova,
1,2,3,4,5 you're OUT!
Many variations of these lyrics exist, including:
Version from Belmont, MA
Ella Stella ooh ga, shack shack shack
With an es tigo tigo, tigo tigo shack shack
Es tigo tigo fallow, fallow, fallow fallow fallow-va
One, two, three, four, five!
Version from Boston, MA
Quack a dilly oh my quack, quack, quack
Say cinco cinco, cinco cinco sack
Follow follow, follow follow follow
One, two, three, four, five
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten
Version from Needham, MA
Crodiley oh my
Croc croc croc
Say cinco cinco
Cinco cinco sock
Follow, follow, stick you head in jello
Your face is turning yellow
One two three four five six seven eight nine ten
Red white and blue
Version from Chesterton, Indiana
Stella ella ola quack quack quack
Say yes chica chica, chica chica check
Say yes chica chica, love, love, love love love
One, two, three, four, five!
Version from Pittsburgh, PA
Stella ella ola, slapjack, slapjack (or quack, quack, quack, quack).
Es chica chica, chica chica, slapjack.
Go slow! Go slow! Go slow!
One, two, three, out!
Version from Philadelphia, PA
Quack didily oso, quack quack quack
Say san-derico, rico, rico, rico,
Delora, delora, delora, lora, lora, lora
One, two, three, four!
Version from New Jersey
The Dilly Dally Duck goes quack quack quack,
From San Arrina, rinna rinna rinna,
Four up, Four up,
One two three four, quack!
Version from Tucson, AZ
Stella Ella Ola, clap clap clap
Say yes chico chico, chico chico chap
Say yes chico chico, aloa, aloa, aloa loa loa
Say one, two, three, four, five!
Version from Wisconsin
Crocodile moray, croc croc croc
Ey cinco cino, cinco cinco soc-soc
Ey cinco cino, malo, malo, malo-malo-malo!
One, two, three four!
Version from Washington state
Quack diddly oso, quack quack quack,
singing sam-arico, rico, rico, rico
flora, flora, flora flora flora
one two three four!
Version from Bay City, MI
Stella ella ola, quack, quack, quack,
S chica chica, chica chica chack-oh,
S chica chica, love, love, love love love love,
One, two, three, four, five!
'Version from Portland, ME
Quack diddly oso, quack quack quack
santa rico, rico rico rico
galore galore galore galore galore galore
one two three four
Version from San Carlos, CA
Quack didily oso, quack quack quack
Say sam-a-rico, rico, rico, pizza,
Delore, delore, delore, delore. Delore!
One, two, three, four!
Version from Colorado Springs, CO
Quack diddly oso
Quack quack quack
Senorita, rita rita rita
Flora flora, flora flora flora flora
One, two, three, four!
A version from Iowa
Quack diddely esta, quack quack quack
Boom, seniorita rita rita rita
La bora, la bora, la bora bora bora
One, two, three, four, you're out!
Version from Minneapolis, MN
Obo shenaughten taughten
Nay nay I am boom boom boom
Itty bitty aughten taughten
Obo shenaughten taughten
Obo shenaughten taughten
Boom 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!
Version from Iowa
Quack diddly esta
Quack quack quack
boom senorita rita, rita, rita
lavora, lavora, lavora, vora vora
One, two, three, four!
Version from Centereach, Long Island, NY
Quack diddily oso, quack quack quack
From centerico, rico rico rico,
Dalore, dalore, potatoes on the floor dalore!
One, two, three, four!
Version from Hartsdale, NY
Quack diddily oso, qua-a-ack
Oh, senorita, your mama smells like pizza
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
One! Two! Three! Four! (I declare a thumb war)*
Version from Camp Mack
Stella Ella Ola tap tap tap
Singing S, chigo chigo,
Chigo chigo cracker-jacker
Es chigo chigo fa-low fa-low
Forgot to blow my nose
Fire 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Version from Academy of American Studies, NY
Quack a dilly oso
Quack quack quack
Senorita, your mother smells like pizza
Fellow, fellow
Fellow fellow fellow
Hit it, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9...10!
Version from Bronxville, NY
Quacka didly oso
Quack quack quack
Seniorita, your mama smells like pizza
Delora delora, ill kick you out the door-a
Singin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10!
Version from Orange County, NY
Quack diddly oso, quack quack quack,
Señorita, rita rita rita,
Dolor, dolor, dolor dolor dolor, dolor
One, two, three, four!
Version from Lower East Side, Manhattan
Quack didi oso, quack quack quack,
Señorita, your mama smell like pizza
kick it to your teacher, velo, velo,
I'll kick you out the door, velo,
Hit it! One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten!
Version from Ridgewood, NY
Quack didi Oso, quack quack quack
Señorita your mother smells like pizza
velo, velo, velo, velo, velo, hit it!
one, two, three, four, five, six, seven
eight, nine, ten!
'Version from Orange County, NY
Quack dilly oso
Quack Quack Quack
Señorita rita rita rita
Valor valor
The cat peed on the floor
Valor
1,2,3,4
Version from Stuyvesant Town, NY
Quack diddly oso
Quack quack quack (hit it!)
Señorita, your mother smell like pizza
Fellow, fellow, I'll kick you out the door
Fellow, One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten!
Version from Brooklyn, New York
Quack a dilly oso
Quack quack quaaack
Saint Theresa
Your mother smell like pizza
So give it to your teacher
Fellow, fellow, fellow
Fellow, fellow, fellow
Hit it!
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, TEN!
Version from Buffalo, NY
Quack-a-dilly oh my quack, quack quack
Dancing Katrina - trickle trickle track
Fellow, fellow...fellow, felllow fellow...
Fellow! One, two, three, four, five!
Version from Great Neck, NY
A quack a dilly osos quack quack quack
from seniorita rita rita rite
v'lor v'lor
I threw up on the kitchen floor
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, TEN!
Version from Rochester, NY
Quack a dilly ohma
Quack quack quack
Hey chico chico—chico chico chack
Say—follow, follow, stick your head in jello
And, one, two, three, four! (I declare a thumb war!)
(Kiss, Bow, Touch, Fight!)
Version from Staten Island, NY
Quack a dilly oso quack quack quack
Senorita your momma smells like pizza
Dalor, dalor, I'll kick you out the door
Dalor 1 2 3 4
Version from Israel
Youtube video of a game is here.
A Qua Qua De La Oma
Qua Qua Qua Qua Qua Qua
Desi Matriko, Aba Sh'cha Kofiko
Eema Sh'cha Hippopotam, Ve'Ata Chamor Katan!
Va'Lo, Va'Ken, Tzoleh'ah Oo'Misken, Zaken -
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!
Another version with clearly perverted French numbers):
Qua Qua De La Oma
Qua Qua Qua
Desi Matriko
Triko Triko trois
Va'Lo, Va'Lo, Va'Lo, Va'Lo, Va'Lo
Vaaaaaaaaaa-lo, En de troo-ah!
Version from Doha, Qatar
Stella Ella Ola,
Crack Crack Crack,
Singing Ess Tiga Tiga,
Tiga Tiga Snack Snack,
Ess Tiga Tiga,
Hello, Hello, Hello you little monkey,
1, 2, 3, 4, 5!!