Stella Ella Ola

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"Stella Ella Ola" (Stella Stella Ola), also known as "Quack Dilly Oso", is a clapping game where players stand or sit in a circle placing one hand over their neighbour's closer hand and sing the song. On every beat, a person claps their higher hand onto the touching person's palm. The cycle continues until the song ends at which point if the person's hand is slapped, they are considered "out" and must stand or sit in the center of the circle, or leave the circle and watch from the edges.

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If the player to be slapped pulls their hand away fast enough, the person who attempted to slap the hand is out.

Lyrics

Stella Ella Ola,
Clap, clap, clap
Singing es, chico, chico
Chico, chico, clap, clap
Es chico, chico
Baloney, baloney
Cheese and macaroni
So 1, 2, 3, 4, 5!

Another common version is:

Stella Ella Ola,
Clap, clap, clap
Singing es, chico, chico
Chico, chico, clap, clap
Say es chico, chico
Aloha, Aloha
The toilet's overflowing
Say a 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!

A common variant of Stella Ella Ola, Quack Dilly Oso, [1] follows the same game rules:

Quack dilly oso,
Quack quack quack
Señorita,
rita rita rita,
flora, flora,
flora flora flora,
1, 2, 3, 4!

This is another, but very different, Quack diddly ack, goes quack, quack, quack, senorita Rita Rita Rita, galore galore, i threw up on the kitchen floor, 1, 2, 3, 4!

Canadian regional versions

Oakville, Canada:

Stella Ella Ola,
Clap, clap, clap
Say yes, chico, chico
Chico, chico, chap
Say yes, chico, chico
Below, below
The toilet overflows!
Say 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!

Burlington, Canada (versions differ):

Stella Ella Ola,
Clap, clap, clap
Say yes, chico, chico
Chico, chico, monkey-clap
Say yes, chico, chico
Blow, blow,
Blow your dirty nose!
Say 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!

Saskatchewan, Canada:

Stella Ella Ola,
Clap, clap, clap
Singing es, chico, chico
Chico, chico, clap
I said hello, hello
I want to blow your nose
Fire 1, 2, 3, 4!

Hamilton, Ontario (versions differ):

Stella Ella Ola,
Clap, clap, clap
Singing es, Chico, Chico
Chico, Chico, chum
Say yes, Chico, Chico
Blow, blow,
Blow your dirty nose
Say 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10!

Alberta, Canada (versions differ):

Stella Ella Ola,
Clap, clap, clap
Singing es, chico, chico
Chico, chico, cracker jacker
Es chico, chico
Baloney, baloney
With cheese and macaroni
Singin' 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!

Calgary|Alberta, Canada (versions differ):

Stella Ella Ola,
tap, tap, tap
Singing es, tigo, tigo
Tigo, Tigo, tap, tap
Es Tigo, Tigo
Baloney, baloney
cheese and macaroni
1, 2, 3, 4, 5!

Toronto, Ontario (versions differ):

Stella Ella Ola,
Quack, quack, quack
Say yes, chico, chico
Chico, chico, quack
Say yes, chico, chico,
Below, below,
The toilet overflows
Say 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!

Elmira, Ontario (versions do not differ):

Stella Ella Ola,
Chop, chop, chop
Singin’ es, teego, teego
Teego, teego, chop, chop
Es teego, teego
Blow, blow
The toilet overflowed
Singin’ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5!

London, Ontario (versions differ):

Stella Ella Ola,
Chap, chap, chap
Sayin' es, Chico, Chico
Chico, Chico, chap
Say es, Chico, Chico
Valoh, Valoh,
Valoh, Valoh, Valoh!
Say 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9!

Vancouver, British Columbia (versions differ):

Stella, Stella, Ola
Clap, clap, clap
Singing yes, chica, chica
Chica Chica, cha
Singing yes, chica, chica
bologna, bologna,
with cheesey macaroni
Fire 1, 2, 3, 4, 5!

Winnipeg, Manitoba:

Stella Ella Ola
Clap, clap, clap
Singing es, chico, chico
Chiko, chico, clap, clap
Es chico, chico
Flow, flow
Flow, flow, flow
So, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5!

Winnipeg Beach, Manitoba:

Stella Ella Ola
Crah, crah, crah, crah
Singing es, chico, chico
Chiko, chico, chack chack
Es chico, chico
Valoh, Valoh,
Valohvahlohvalohvah
1, 2, 3, 4, 5!

Prince Edward Island, Canada:

Stella Ella Ola
Clap, clap, clap
Sayin' yes, chiga chiga
Chiga chiga, chap
Sayin' yes, chiga chiga
Flow, flow
Flow, flow, flow
Sayin' 1, 2, 3, 4, 5!

New Brunswick, Canada:

Stella Ella Ola
Clap, clap, clap
Sayin' yes, chico chico
Chico chico, chap
Say yes, chico chico
Aloa, aloa
The toilet overflows!
Sayin' 1, 2, 3, 4, 5!

Northwest Territories, Canada:

Stella Ella Ola
Clap, clap, clap
Sayin' S, tiga tiga
Tiga tiga, clap, clap
Baloney, baloney
Cheese and macaroni
Sayin' 1, 2, 3, 4, 5!

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan:

Stella Ella Ola,
Clap, clap, clap
Say yes, chico, chico
Chico, chico, chap
Say yes, chico chico,
Aloa, aloa, aloa-loa-loa!
Say 1, 2, 3, 4, 5!

Ottawa, Ontario:

Stella Ella Ola,
Clap, clap, clap
Say yes, chico, chico
Chico, chico, chaw
Say yes, chico chico,
My love, my love, my love my love my love!
Say 1, 2, 3, 4, 5!

Oshawa, Canada:

Stella Ella Ola,
Clap, clap, clap
Sayin' es, chico, chico
Chico, chico, chap chap
Es, chico, chico
Blow, blow
Blow your nose!
So 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!

American regional versions

Stella Ella ola
Flapjack flapjack
Es chiga chiga
Chiga chiga flapjack
Go slow go slow go slow
1, 2, 3, 4…

Stella Ella ola
Clap clap clap
Saying death to the old ones
Tiga tiga shack shack
Death to the old ones
Valo valo valo valo valo va
1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Stella Ella ola
Clap clap clap
Saying es tiga tiga
Tiga tiga shack shack
Es tiga tiga
Valo valo valo valo valo va
1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Slap dilly oh so,
Slap slap slap
San sandorica
Rica rica rica,
Delores, delor's delor lor lor lor
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ....

Croc a dilly oh my,
Croc Croc Croc
Say cinco cinco
Cinco Cinco Sacka Lacka
Fall-ow Fall-ow
Stick your head in jello
Your face is turning yellow
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, …

Pass it to my old man
Pass pass pass
I said it to my chica
Chica chica cha
Melon melon melon melon melon
5,4,3,2,1

Quack diddly ack dack
Quack Quack Quack
Singin'santa Rica
Rica Rica Rica
Flores Flores
Flores Flores Flores
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Quack a dilly oma
Quack Quack Quack
Hey Chico Chico,
Chico Chico chat
Say hello hello
Stick your butt in yellow jello
1, 2, 3, 4...

Quack diddly oso
Quack Quack Quack
Singin' Samorico,
Rico Rico Rico
Flora Flora,
Flora Flora Flora,
1, 2, 3, 4

Quack a dilla oma,
Quack Quack Quack,
Sing and Say
Chico Chico,
Chico Chico Cha,
Follow Follow,
Follow Follow Follow Follah,
1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Stella Ella Ola,
Clap, clap, clap
Es, chica, chica
Chica, chica, flapjack
Go! Slow!
Go slow, go slow
1, 2, 3, 4!

Variations

Two players

Three players

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