Johny Johny Yes Papa” is an English-language nursery rhyme. The song is about a child, Johny, who is caught by his father to have lied about whether he is “eating sugar”. Versions with more than one verse usually continue with variations on this theme.
According to Polygon, it was first published on YouTube as a nursery rhyme in 2009 by the channel Shemrock Nursery Rhymes. However, the song was first featured on YouTube in 2007, where it was used in an Indian 5 Star commercial. The nursery rhyme has been recreated by many other edutainment YouTube channels targeting young children. As of 12 October 2019, a video containing the song, uploaded to YouTube by Loo Loo Kids in 2016, has more than 2.2 billion views, making it the 31st-most-viewed video on the site, as well as the second-most-viewed nursery rhyme video and one of the top 20 most-disliked YouTube videos. Another video of the song, uploaded by ChuChu TV in 2014, has more than 1.6 billion views and a further video containing the song, uploaded by CVS 3D Rhymes in 2017, has over 1.2 billion views. Another video was listed in 2015 by The Daily Dot as one of eleven “unintentionally disturbing” YouTube videos for children.
Johny Johny Yes Papa
Johny, Johny
Yes, Papa?
Eating sugar?
No, papa!
Telling lies?
No, papa!
Open your mouth
Ah, ah, ah!
Johny, Johny
Yes, Papa?
Eating sugar?
No, papa!
Telling lies?
No, papa!
Open your mouth
Ah, ah, ah!
Johny, Johny
Yes, Papa?
Eating sugar?
No, papa!
Telling lies?
No, papa!
Open your mouth
Ah, ah, ah!