Lyrics

Jan ken pon yo,
Jan ken pon
Jan ken pon yo
Goo choji pa!

1, 2, 3, 4, 5!

This is a Japanese version of Rock, Paper, Scissors.

Game

Partners face each other. At the end of the song, everyone counts to five. On the number five, each partner shows his hand: either rock, paper or scissors. The losing partners are “out.” The winning partners pair up with each other. (If both have the same hand, they both lose.)

See also

• Japanese folk songs
• hand-clapping songs
• game songs
• recorder DEGAB songs
• songs with mixed meter
• Se Se Se – another Japanese Rock, Paper, Scissors song
• See here how they play in Rock, Paper, Scissors in Japan.

Extras for Plus Members

• Song with chords (PDF)
• MIDI file
• Listen