The delaware folklore archives recorded this from a sixth grader in 1973.
Tarzan swinging on a rubber band.
Flying on a airplane.
Now tarzan has a tan.
Courtney recounted that people would very often choose the color purple or red and sometimes the game caused drama among friends because they did not want to be it or out.
Smashed into a frying pan.
Was flying in an aeroplane.
Another tarzan bit recorded by the knapps in indiana in the 1970s went.
Tarzan swings tarzan falls tarzan lands right on his balls.
Tarzan the monkey man swinging from a rubber band fell down broke his crown what color was his blood informant s comments.
Swinging from a rubber band.
This is a repeat after me song.
When your partner says blood at the end of the song.
Jasan a reader sent in this variation he heard in maryland in the early 1980s.
Smashed into a frying pan.
Tarzan jungle man tarzan jungle man swinging form a rubber band.
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Warming up and waking up with some sweet music.
Now tarzan s got a tan.
Was walkin down the streeta groovin to the beata now cheeta is veleeta shamu.
Crashed into a frying pan.
Was swinging on a rubber band smashed into a frying pan now tarzan s got a tan jane.
Tarzan the monkey man swinging on a rubber band.
Now tarzan has a tan.
Tarzan camping song.
Crashed into a traffic lane.
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And i hope it doesn t peel.
Then the other person does the opposite slapping knees and then clapping hands.
Was flying in an aeroplane smashed into a freeway lane now jane s got a pain now tarzan s got a tan cheeta.
What color was his blood clap your hands once then slap your knees once.
Smashed into a freeway lane.
This is a repeat after me song.
Was swinging on a rubber band.