The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

JOHNNIE ON THE PONY OR BUC BUC

FIVE PEOPLE GET IN LINE AND BEND OVER. IN THIS
POSITION, THEY GRAB ONTO SOMETHING IN ORDER TO BALANCE
THEMSELVES. NOW ONE BY ONE, OTHER PEOPLE BEGIN TO
JUMP ON THE FIVE IN POSITION. AS THEY JUMP ON, THEY
YELL, "BUC, BUC #1," AND THEN THE NEXT PERSON YELLS
"BUC, BUC #2," AND SO ON UNTIL THE FIVE COLLAPSE.
THE FIVE MAN TEAM WHICH HOLD THE LARGEST NUMBER OF
PEOPLE ON ITS BACK IS THE BUC, BUC CHAMPION.

Where learned: NOT GIVEN

Date learned: 11-11-1968