The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

Puncha Nella

This is a singing and dancing game where the object is to do
exactly what the person who is "it" is doing if they pick you. It
goes like this: look who's here Puncha Nella, Puncha Nella... look
who's here Puncha Nella at the zoo. Oh, choose your partner Puncha
Nella, Puncha Nella... choose your partner Puncha Nella at the
zoo. (the game is set in a circle where everyone is holding hands
and Puncha Nella is in the middle. At this point shehe jumps in
front of the person who they choose.) What can you do Puncha
Nella, Puncha Nella...what can you do Puncha Nella at the zoo.(at
this point puncha does anything shehe wants usually a dance and
the person they are standing in front of has to do it also) we can
do it too Puncha Nella, Puncha Nella... we can do it too Puncha
Nella at the zoo. (if the person does it right they are the next
Puncha Nella; if not then Puncha Nella moves on to someone else.

Where learned: DETROIT

Date learned: 00001970S