"With a knife in his head and a sword in his back, we sure hope he don't come back" rhyming back with back seems distinctly idahoan

Ozzy did it with "masses", Pitbull did it with "Kodak". You're in rare air.

“I hate you, you hate me, let’s get together and kill Barney. Put an axe in his head. Burn him in a shed. Now that purple freak is dead”

We had one that went to a different tune: "Joy to the world, Barney's dead. We barbequed his head. Don't worry about the body, we flushed it down the potty and around and around it goes, around and around it goes"

that's hilarious omg

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I feel like That was some shit you would hear in Cub Scout camp regardless of which state you were from lol

We had this version in CA too.

All I knew was "Joy to the world, for Barney's dead" (The for was extremely short however)

We had this one in Florida as well. I just got a flashback to the school bus circa 1995.

Can confirm

Ha, same in NE Kansas

I knew that too!

I didn’t know there was more than this one

Oh yeah I remember that

Same. Except we said “what happened to his body?” Virginia

We had that exact same one in Wisconsin too

I remember one was "I love you, You love me, Barney gave me HIV." That was the first time I heard of HIV at the age of around 5-7 in the 90s.

"Started with a kiss and a hug but then he wanted more" I remember this one, too.

Something like: I hate you you hate me let's get together and kill Barney with an m16 we'll shoot him in the head With a one shot, two shot, three shot 4, No more purple dinosaur.

I also live in WA. For me it was "I hate you you hate me let's team up and kill barney with a big shotgun and shoot him in the head, sorry kids but barney's dead"

That sounds familiar

Heard this in NJ!

I live in Ohio and this one sounds pretty familiar. Wasn't the only variation we'd sing though.

I’m originally from Louisiana and I remember this one as well.

“I hate you, you hate me, let’s join together and kill Barney. With a great big gun and a shot to the head, now we’re happy ‘cause Barney’s dead.” I genuinely didn’t remember this until I looked at this post, god my edgy youth is crystal clear lmao

Mine was “With a Big Shotgun Knock Barney on the floor, No more big fat dinosaur”

Here in the far north San Diego suburbs, our version of “Kill Barney” was: “I love you, you love me, let’s get together and kill Barney! With a fork and a knife and a 2x4, no more purple dinosaur!”

We did something very similar in the Portland area. We said “with a shovel and an axe and a 2x4”

Strange, up here ours was "with a baseball bat and a 2x4" instead.

I cannot for the life of me remember what the first part was but the last line was "no more purple dinosaur"

“I hate you, you hate me Let’s team up and kill Barney One shot, two shot, three shot, four No more purple dinosaur” A lot of people have the same one but it was love instead of hate. My school was just very hateful

Ah yeah I remember now, mine was like that except it was "let's get together" instead of team up

We had the same one -- "come together" instead of "team up" though. And "with an m16 we'll shoot him in the head". Looking back on it now; damn no wonder teachers were concerned lmao. They thought we were all school shooters 😂

“With a kick to the stomach and a bullet to the head” is all I really remember

i've got "baseball bat and bullet to the head"

That sounds familiar to me too

I might remember something close to that around here

Ours was “with an ax and a knife and a bullet to the head”. Similar vibes along the lower Great Lakes region.

Two versions my friends and I sang. Version 1: "I hate you, you hate me, let's chase Barney up a tree. With an M16 and a snubnose .44, we will blast that dinosaur". Version 2: "I hate you, you hate me, let's hang Barney from a tree. Tie a rope 'round his neck and then we'll count to four, goodbye purple dinosaur".

With a shotgun, bang bang, shoot him in the head. Aren’t you glad that Barney’s dead?

Abcdefg barney is my enemy stick a rifle up his nose pull the trigger there he goes *boom* sorry kids now Barney’s dead cause I shot him in the head We were 7

Mine was the same here in Wisconsin. I didn't even know what a rifle was.

“I hate you, you hate me, let’s go out and kill Barney” leading to either “With a one shot two shot three shot four, no more purple dinosaur” or “With a baseball bat and a 2x4, no more purple dinosaur”

State or Region?

Maryland

Why does this image give me the uncanny valley effect.

"Joy to the world, that Barney's dead!  We barbecued his head!  Don't worry 'bout his body, we flushed it down the potty.  Don't worry 'bout the tail, we fed it to a whale."  Also  "I hate you, you hate me, let's run Barney up a tree.  With a great big gun we'll shoot him in the head.  Oopsie doopsie Barney's dead."   Also OP if you're going to be making a map I would have been living in Indiana at the time, not Florida.

Any specific region?

Fort Wayne

I hate you, you hate me, let's team up and kill Barney, take a big fat gun and stick it up his nose, pull the trigger and thar she blows

I refuse to believe you said "thar she blows" out loud

I did not have Barney but here it was “Johnny stuck a rocket up his nose pull the trigger there he goes” 💀

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In Indiana: I hate you, You hate me, Let’s tie Barnet to a tree, With a knife in his back And a gun to his head, Oopsie daisies, Barney’s Dead!

I’ve heard both varieties here in Indiana. You should do Jingle Bells Batman Smells posts after this one.

I hate you, you hate me, let's get together and kill Barney, *something something other thing* no more purple dinosaur (I don't remember what we used to kill him)

With a great big gun and now he's on the floor, I believe. At least for my area.

Not my version, no

To the tune of “On Top of Spaghetti” “On top of a mountain, all covered with blood, I shot poor Barney with a 261. There was a funeral, there was a parade, They threw flowers, I threw a grenade I go see the body, and it wasn’t quite dead, So I took a bazooka and shot off his head.” To this day, I’m not sure what a “261” is, and I don’t know what my memory since primary school could have substituted 261 for.

🎶 I hate you, you hate me, let’s get together and kill Barney, with a great big gun and a bullet to his head, I’m so glad that Barney’s dead 🎶 -Miami, 90s

Been a while but I remember it going like this "I hate you, You hate me, Let's go out and kill Barney! With a baseball bat and a 4 by 4, No more purple dinosaur!"

Specific region? Cause this is different from all the other floridas? Is it north florida?

Idk last I heard it I was in like 1st grade but probably central florida

I hate you, you hate me, let's hang Barney from a tree, with a rope around his neck and his feet up off the floor, no more stupid dinosaur.

Any specific state or region

The version I remember from like 2nd grade, “I hate you, you hate me, let’s hang Barney from a tree, with a knife in his back and a bullet in his head. Now that purple dino’s dead”

Our version was “I hate you, you hate me, let’s get together and kill Barney. With an M16 and a four by four (4x4), no more purple dinosaur!” The 4x4 would be a truck I guess

Or a cut of lumber. Use that to whack Barney.

In italy?

No I’m from Texas originally

“I hate you. You hate me. Let’s get together and kill Barney. With a stab to tha chest and bullet to his head. No more Barney cuuuz he’s dead”

I hate you, you hate me, let’s team up and kill Barney! With a rope, and a knife, and a diamond sword, no more purple dinosaur!

I hate you, you hate me, let's all go and kill Barney. With a fork in the back and a bullet in the head. Aren't you glad that Barney's dead?

"I hate you, you hate me, let's get together and kill barny, with a 2 by 4 and a AK-47, no more purple dinosaur"- Washington

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I hate you you hate me Lets all go and kill Barney We'll tie him up Chop off his head Now the dinosaur is dead

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I hate you, you hate me, let’s get together and kill Barney, with a great big gun and shoot off his head, now he’s gone and finally dead. What I remember from Miami, Florida

I hate you You hate me Let's get together and kill barney With a 2x4 will kill that purple dinosaur Won't you say you hate. Me. Too.

I hate you, you hate me, let’s get together and kill Barney, with a one shot two shot three shot four, no more purple dinosaur

“I love you, you love me, lets chase barney up a tree, shoot him with a .44, no more purple dinosaur”

"I hate you, you hate me, let's team up and kill Barney! With a shotgun, pow-pow-pow, Barney on the floor, no more purple dinosaur!"

What state is this again

New Hampshire

I remember us as first graders singing it at recess lol, it went: I hate you, you hate me, let's get together and kill Barney, with a shotgun shell and kick him out the door, no more purple dinosaur!

Specific region?

Southwest Idaho!

🎶I hate you, you hate me, Let’s all go and kill Barney, With a two-by-four, and Barney’s on the floor, No more purple dinosaur🎶 ~ Maine early to mid 2010’s

Wisconsin: "I love you, you love me, let's tie Barney to a tree with a knife to the throat and a gun to the head, now that purple thing is dead"

Specific region of wisconsin?

South

Here in south Jersey ours was "I hate you, you hate me, let's get together and kill Barney with a baseball bat and a 2x4, no more purple dinosaur"

I hate you, you hate me Let’s get together and kill Barney With a great big shotgun BANG Barney on the floor No more purple dinosaur

I hate you. You hate me Let's hang Barney from a tree With a knife to his back and a gun to his head Woopsy daisy Barney's dead