Dating back to the 1800s, “Miss Mary Mack” is a classic rhyme and hand-clapping game, perhaps the most common of its kind in the English language. From the United States to the United Kingdom, Canada to Australia, even neighborhood to neighborhood, the lyrics and gameplay can vary slightly, but it always creates a sense of joy among players. Kate Rinzler recognized “Miss Mary Mack” as a form of children’s folklore and documented these students at Peabody Elementary School in Washington, D.C., in

“Miss Mary Mack” and I’ll teach you the clapping pattern at the end! #handclapgame #nostalgia #playgroundgames #childhood #innerchild #soothing | Molly Whuppie Music