A Ram Sam Sam
"A Ram Sam Sam" is a popular children's song and game which originated in Morocco.
The song's lyrics are usually:
- A ram sam sam, a ram sam sam
- Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam
- A ram sam sam, a ram sam sam
- Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam
- A ra-vi, a ra-vi
- Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam
- A ra-vi, a ra-vi
- Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam
The game is played by a group of children. The song is sung by the group leader and the participants should perform several actions during certain lyrics, usually:
- A ram sam sam - pound fists, right over left, then left over right.
- Guli guli - pull hands apart gesturing as if something were gooey
- A ra-vi - spin index fingers on either side of the head (like someone is crazy), ending with the fingers pointed up.
Pop culture usage
- Rolf Harris recorded the song in 1971.
- DJ Ötzi parodied the song as Burger Dance. The nonsense lyrics of the original song are replaced with the names of the large fast food chains.
- Diskoteka Avariya used the song in their composition Modnyi Tanets Aram Zam Zam (A Ram Sam Sam: The Fashionable Dance).
- Tom Tom Club used part of the A Ram Sam Sam lyrics in their song "Wordy Rappinghood". This song is found on their selftitled debut album from 1981.
- Chicks on Speed Remixed the song "Wordy Rappinghood" by Tom Tom Club on their 2003 album 99 Cents.