Stella Ella Ola Explained

"Stella Ella Ola" (Stella Stella Ola), also known as "Quack Dilly Oso", is a clapping game where players stand or sit in a circle placing one hand over their neighbour's closer hand and sing the song. On every beat, a person claps their higher hand onto the touching person's palm. The cycle continues until the song ends at which point if the person's hand is slapped, they are considered "out" and must stand or sit in the center of the circle, or leave the circle and watch from the edges.

If the player to be slapped pulls their hand away fast enough, the person who attempted to slap the hand is out.

Lyrics

Another common version is:

A common variant of Stella Ella Ola, Quack Dilly Oso, follows the same game rules:

This is another, but very different,Quack diddly ack,goes quack, quack, quack,senorita Rita Rita Rita,galore galore,i threw up on the kitchen floor,1, 2, 3, 4!

Canadian regional versions

Newfoundland, Canada (versions differ):

Oakville, Canada

Burlington, Canada (versions differ):

Saskatchewan, Canada

Hamilton, Ontario (versions differ):

Alberta, Canada (versions differ):

Calgary|Alberta, Canada (versions differ):

Toronto, Ontario (versions differ):

Elmira, Ontario (versions do not differ):

London, Ontario (versions differ):

Vancouver, British Columbia (versions differ):

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Winnipeg Beach, Manitoba

Prince Edward Island, Canada

New Brunswick, Canada

Northwest Territories, Canada

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Ottawa, Ontario

Oshawa, Canada

Variations

Two players

Three players

Appearances in other media

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