Little Bunny Foo Foo is a children's poem, involving a rabbit

Rabbit

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 harassing a population of field mice

Field mouse

Field mouse may refer to:*in Europe, Asia and north Africa, one of several species of mice in genus Apodemus*in North America, a small vole such as the Meadow Vole*in South America, one of several species of mice in genus Akodon...

. The rabbit is scolded and eventually punished by a fairy

Fairy

A fairy is a type of mythical being or legendary creature, a form of spirit, often described as metaphysical, supernatural or preternatural.Fairies resemble various beings of other mythologies, though even folklore that uses the term...

. Like many traditional folk songs, there are multiple versions with differing variations. It is also known under the alternative name Little Rabbit Foo Foo; "Foo Foo" is sometimes spelled as "Fu Fu". The poem is sung to the tune of Down By The Station

Down By The Station

Down By The Station is a popular song written by Lee Ricks and Slim Gaillard in 1948, and most famously recorded by Tommy Dorsey. The song remains popular today as a children’s music standard...

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The rhyme is usually sung by an older person to a younger child, using a repetitive tune

Tune (folk music)

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 that reinforces the meter, accompanied by hand gestures. In this mode of transmission, it is a form of tickle

Tickle

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 play

Play (activity)

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 that teaches and reinforces motor skills, often passed as childlore

Childlore

Childlore is the folklore or folk culture of children and young people. It includes, for example, rhymes and games played in the school playground...

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One of the more popular versions of the song is as follows:

Little bunny Foo Foo

Hopping through the forest

Scooping up the field mice

And bopping them on the head

Down came the Good Fairy, and she said

"Little bunny Foo Foo

I don't want to see you

Scooping up the field mice

And bopping them on the head."

Another version is

"Little Bunny Foo Foo

Hopping through the forest

Scoopin' up the field mice

Bop 'em on the head!

Then the Good Fairy came and said:

'Little Bunny Foo Foo

I don't wanna see you

Scoopin' up the field mice

Bop 'em on the head!

I'll give you 3 chances,

And if you don't behave, I will turn you into a goon!"

Some versions were similar, but different:

"Little Rabbit Foo Foo

Running through the forest

Scooping up the field mice

And bopping them on the head!

Down came the Good Fairy, and she said:

"Little Rabbit Foo Foo

I don't wanna see you

Scooping up the field mice

And bopping them on the head!

I will give you three chances,

And if you don't behave, I will turn you into a Goon!"

One other version goes

"Little Bunny Foo Foo

hopping through the forest

Scooping up the field mice

And bopping them on the head!

Down came the Good Fairy, and she said:

"Little Bunny Foo Foo

I don't wanna see you

Scooping up the field mice

And bopping them on the head!

I will give you three chances,

Then POOF you're a Goon.

In some versions the Good Fairy turns Little Bunny Foo-foo into a Goose or a Goon.
Also, in other versions, little bunny foo-foo reforms and is rewarded by the fairy by not being transmogrified. Also, in some versions the Angel Gabriel is used instead of the Good Fairy, in others the Green Fairy

One common ending has Little Bunny Foo-Foo turned into a Goon, with a pun

Pun

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 ending "And the moral of the story is: Hare today, goon tomorrow."

The story is also retold in the book "Lenore, The Cute Dead Girl: Noogies" (http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1845760905) whereby Lenore plays as Little Bunny Foo Foo and gets told to stop bopping field mice on the head by the good fairy. She continues bopping other animals instead, and so the good fairy reappears and reprimands her by saying: "no bopping ANY animals on the head!". Lenore responds by bopping the fairy. The moral of the story was: "be more specific".

The rhyme is retold in illustrated children's books.

A version of this rhyme is sung by Butters Stotch

Butters Stotch

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 in an episode of South Park

South Park

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 called Something You Can Do with Your Finger

Something You Can Do with Your Finger

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, which aired in season 4.