Lemonade – A Handclapping Rhyme

Here’s a rhyme my 1st grade daughter just taught me. You can hear her reciting it by clicking on the mp3 below. The actions that are done with the rhyme are in parentheses…

MP3 of Lemonade, Crunchy Ice

Lemonade, Crunchy Ice

Lemonade*
(clap, clap, clap)
Crunchy ice*
(clap, clap, clap)
Sip it once*
(clap, clap, clap)
Sip it twice*
(clap, clap, clap)
Turn around (turn around)
Touch the ground (touch the ground)
Kick your brother out of town!
And stomp! (jump)

*You can play this with two people. While you’re saying these lines you clap each other’s hands in the following way: one person’s left hand is clapping down and their right hand is clapping up while the second person faces the first and does the opposite. Then switch the hand that’s clapping up to clap down, and the one clapping down to clap up.

Photo of Handclapping Rhyme

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67 Responses to “Lemonade – A Handclapping Rhyme”

  1. yui Says:

    Lemonade
    Lemonade
    Iced Tea
    Coca Cola
    Pepsi
    Turn around
    Touch the ground
    Kick your boyfriend out of town
    And freeze
    Then there was something about American cheese and Scooby-Doo.

  2. Lucy Says:

    i remember…

    lemonade
    (clap clap clap)
    crunchy ice
    (clap clap clap)
    sip it once
    (clap clap clap)
    sip it twice
    (clap clap clap)
    (repeat and speed up)
    turn around
    (clap clap clap)
    touch the ground
    (clap clap clap)
    bunny ears
    (create bunny ears with hands)
    ears pierced
    (pinch ears with fingers as to replicate piercing them)
    freeze
    (stay still for 5 seconds)
    american cheese
    (do the Batusi- google it if you dont know what it is)

    (this took ages to write btw)

  3. katherine Says:

    This is how i do it: lemand clap clap clap crunchy food clap clap clap lemand crunchy food. and that’s all i did

    Idk why though

  4. Jade Says:

    This is how I remember it, and how we play it in my school. Or at least how my siblings an I play it.

    Lemonade (clap x3)

    Iced-Tea (clap x3)

    Coco-Cola (clap x3)

    Pepsi (clap x3)

    Turn around (turn around)

    Touch the ground (touch the ground)

    Kick your boyfriend outta’ town

    S-T-O-P, spells stop! (Freeze in place and don’t move)

    That’s how we play it c:

  5. Matthew Says:

    This is what I remember (I grew up in southern california like irvine, anaheim, orange county, santa ana area for reference where I learned it from)
    Lemonade
    (clap x3)
    Iced Tea
    (clap x3)
    Coco-Cola
    (clap x3)
    Pepsi
    (clap x3)
    Turn around
    (spin around once)
    Touch the ground
    (touch the ground)
    Kick your boyfriend out of town
    (kicking motion)
    Flip your hair, I don’t care
    (flip your hair)
    And freeze!
    (freeze in place)

    there might have been more but I’ve forgotten it by now.

  6. Rebecca Says:

    Lemonade (3 claps)
    Crunchy ice (3 claps)
    Beat it once (3 claps)
    Beat it twice (3 claps)
    Turn around
    Touch the ground
    Kick your boyfriend out of town and then FREEZE!

  7. tu madre Says:

    I know it like this:

    Lemoaid (clapx3)
    Apple Tree (clapx3)
    QUeen Bee (clapx3)
    WiiU Mii (clapx3)
    Tasty (clapx3)

    Kick you boyfrien
    Kick you muther
    Make them send
    like your borhter

    Mamma havin babies
    Daddy going crazy
    If it’s a boy throw it in the void
    If it’s a girl make it hurl
    If it’s a monkey tie it up in a ball of toiletpaper and suffocate it before flushing it down the toilet
    and then boil it

    FREEZE
    AMERICAN CHEESE
    (yuh)
    give me some cheese
    (bruh)
    kliming the trees
    (sup)
    :D

  8. Gabby Says:

    The kids I worked with sang the clapping song this way:
    Lemonade (clap clap clap)
    Crunchy ice (clap x3)
    Sip it once (clap x3)
    Sip it twice (clap x3)
    Lemonade, crunchy ice, sip it once, sip it twice
    Turn around, touch the ground
    Kick your boyfriend out of town
    Freeze
    American cheese
    I think I’m gonna sneeze
    Achoo (lean head into elbow)
    Bless you
    Thank you
    Peace (Two finger peace sign)

  9. Lily Says:

    lemonade (clap3x)
    Ice tea (clap3x)
    Coca-Cola (clap3X)
    Pepsi (clap3X)
    Turn around
    Touch the ground
    Kick your boyfriend out of town

  10. Alyssa Cutler Says:

    Lemonade (up-down clap) (clap 3x), crunchy ice (up-down clap)(clap 3x) sip it once (up-down clap) (clap 3x), sip it twice (clap 3x) Lemonade (up-down clap), crunchy ice (up-down clap) sip it once (up-down clap) , sip it twice (up- down clap). Turn around, touch the ground, kick your boyfriend out of town and freeze, American cheese, I think I’m gonna sneeze, achoo, bless you, Pikachu (wiggle 2 fingers on each side of your head like ears) Ahh-wooo (howl like a wolf with hands cupped on the sides of your mouth)

  11. Ava Says:

    My friend and I played this at lunch

  12. Jade Says:

    I had this one when I was young

    Lemonade (clap clap)
    ice tea (clap clap)
    coca cola (clap clap)
    Pepsi (clap clap)- (repeat but only one clap instead of two)
    turn around (spin)
    touch the ground (touch the ground)
    kick your boyfriend out of town (when coming up, do a kick)
    now freeze (freeze)
    like American cheese (act like your taking a selfie)
    ima sneeze (put head in arm)
    achoo (wind up into rolling arms)
    bless you pikachu (fingers like a rabbit)

  13. Lisa Says:

    Adeline wrote…

    I always did:

    Lemonade (clap x3)
    Crunchy ice (clap x3)
    Sip it once (clap x3)
    Sip it twice (clap x3)
    Lemonade, Crunchy ice, Sip it once, Sip it twice
    Turn around, touch the ground, kick your boyfriend out of town
    And freeze
    American cheese
    I think I’m gonna sneeze
    Achoo
    Bless you
    Now we’re through
    Cause you don’t like me and I don’t like you
    No wait
    Jk
    I love you anyway
    No please
    Don’t leave
    Or else you’ll make me grieve
    Cause I still love you and you still love me
    So just come on let’s have some tea.

  14. me Says:

    Lemonade
    (clap x3)
    Iced tea
    (clap x 3)
    Coca-Cola
    (clap x3)
    Pepsi
    (clap x3)
    Lemonade Iced tea Coca-Cola Pepsi
    Turn around touch the ground and kick your boyfriend out of town
    Fishy Fishy underwater betcha dont know harry potter birdy birdy in the sky betcha dont know how to fly FREEZE american cheese.

  15. Katie Says:

    The correct way is actually
    Lemonade *Clap clap clap*
    Crunchy Ice *Clap clap clap*
    Beat it once *Clap clap clap*
    Beat it twice *Clap clap clap*
    Lemonade, iced tea, coca cola, pepsi, turn around touch the ground, kick your boyfriend out of town, and freeze, and pose, and do a little tootsie roll!

  16. Ann Says:

    I remember it like this:

    Lemonade (Clap Clap Clap) Iced Tea (Clap Clap Clap) Coca-Cola (Clap Clap Clap) Pepsi (Clap Clap Clap) Lemonade, Iced Tea, Coca-Cola, Pepsi. turn around, touch the ground, kick your boyfriend out of town, and FREEZE. (Freeze. This part is VERY strict. You cannot move muscle.)

  17. Vivien Says:

    Lemonade (clap×3)
    Ice tea (clap×3)
    Coca cola (clap×3)
    Pepsi (clap×3)
    (Faster now)
    Lemonade (clap)
    Ice tea (clap)
    Coca cola (clap)
    Pepsi (clap)
    Turn around (do a spin)
    Touch the ground (touch the ground)
    Kick your boyfriend out of town (kick the air)
    Now freeze (freeze in place)

    How we sung it in elementary

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