"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.
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 this from the edges.
A common variant of Stella Ella Ola, Quack Dilly Oso,[1] follows the same game rules: Quack dilly oso, Quack quack quack, Señorita, rita rita rita, flora, flora, flora flora flora, 1, 2, 3, 4!
A similar variant played in Brooklyn, New York about 2010 is: Quack a dilly oso Quack quack qua-ack Señorita Your mama smells like pizza Fellow, fellow I’ll kick you out the door, fellow 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9...10!
The most common of these include substituting “Rita Rita Rita” for “Your mama smells like pizza”, replacing “fellow” with “galore” or “flora” or nonsense words such as “galora” and “delora”, and rendering the name and first line as any of a number of similar variations (“Quack Diddly Oso”, “Quack A Dilly Oh My”, “Quack A Dilly Omer”, etc.).
The facts of the song’s obscure lyrics in any form and of its being mainly spread by children makes it highly susceptible to variance, so finding versions that are in any sense “definitive” is impossible—the versions listed on this page are merely intended to be representative.
Winnipeg, Manitoba: Stella Ella Ola Clap, clap, clap Singing es, chico, chico Chiko, chico, clap, clap Es chico, chico Flow, flow Flow, flow, flow So, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5!
Winnipeg Beach, Manitoba: Stella Ella Ola Crah, crah, crah, crah Singing es, chico, chico Chiko, chico, chack chack Es chico, chico Valoh, Valoh, Valohvahlohvalohvah 1, 2, 3, 4, 5!
Stella Ella ola Flapjack flapjack Es chiga chiga Chiga chiga flapjack Go slow go slow go slow 1, 2, 3, 4… Stella Ella ola Clap clap clap Saying death to the old ones Tiga tiga shack shack Death to the old ones Valo valo valo valo valo va 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Stella Ella ola Clap clap clap Saying es tiga tiga Tiga tiga shack shack Es tiga tiga Valo valo valo valo valo va 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Slap dilly oh so, Slap slap slap San sandorica Rica rica rica, Delores, delor's delor lor lor lor 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, .... Croc a dilly oh my, Croc Croc Croc Say cinco cinco Cinco Cinco Sacka Lacka Fall-ow Fall-ow Stick your head in jello Your face is turning yellow 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, … Pass it to my old man Pass pass pass I said it to my chica Chica chica cha Melon melon melon melon melon 5,4,3,2,1 Quack diddly ack dack Quack Quack Quack Singin'santa Rica Rica Rica Rica Flores Flores Flores Flores Flores 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Quack a dilly oma Quack Quack Quack Hey Chico Chico, Chico Chico chat Say hello hello Stick your butt in yellow jello 1, 2, 3, 4... Washington State/West Coast Quack diddly oso Quack Quack Quack Singin' Samorico, Rico Rico Rico Flora Flora, Flora Flora Flora, 1, 2, 3, 4 Quack a dilla oma, Quack Quack Quack, Sing and Say Chico Chico, Chico Chico Cha, Follow Follow, Follow Follow Follow Follah, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Western New York State Quack a dilly oh my, Quack Quack Quack, Dancing Katrina, Trickle trickle track, Fellow fellow, Stick your head in jello,