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Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar ? - Wikipedia Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar ? `` Cookie Jar Song '' redirects here . For the Gym Class Heroes song , see Cookie Jar ( song ) . `` Who Stole the Cookie from the Cookie Jar ? '' or the Cookie Jar Song is a sing along and game of children 's music . The song is an infinite - loop motif , where each verse directly feeds into the next . The game begins with the children sitting or standing , arranged in an inward - facing circle . The song usually begins with the group leader asking who stole a cookie from an imaginary ( or sometimes real ) cookie jar , followed by the name of one of the children in the circle . The child questions the `` accusation , '' answered by an affirmation from the `` accuser , '' followed by continued denial from the `` accused . '' The accuser asks who stole the cookie , followed by the name of another child in the circle . The call - and - answer is potentially infinitely recursive , limited only by the number of participants or the amount of time the participants wish to spend on it . Sometimes , a clapping or snapping beat is used by the children in the circle . Sometimes , the other children in the group sing along with the `` accuser '' after the `` accused '' has been identified . Some variations on the theme include the use by teachers of the song as a lesson in keeping with a beat and improvisation . As with many children 's songs , there can be many variations on the execution of the performance . The song 's lyrics are usually : Accuser : Who stole / took the cookie / cookies from the cookie jar ? ( name of a child in the circle ) stole / took the cookie / cookies from the cookie jar . Accused : Who , me ? Accuser / Group : Yes , you ! / Yeah , you ! Accused : Not I ! / Could n't be ! / Not me ! / Was n't me ! Accuser / Group : Then who ? This is followed by the `` accused '' saying the name of someone else , as `` ( name of a child in the circle ) stole the cookie from the cookie jar , '' and the subsequent back - and - forth lines are repeated . The song may be repeated ad infinitum or it may end - if it is being performed as part of a game , where members of the group are eliminated by failing to keep up with the prescribed beat or eliminated as a result of being chosen as one of the accused . The song , and game , is featured as one of the sequences in Grandpa 's Magical Toys ; the only accusation that is missing is that of the Dutch Girl , and she reveals that she got all the toys and the last cookie . The song was also done on three episodes of Barney & Friends . A variation of the song has been used in Smart4life commercials in the US beginning in 2009 . The song was also used in the Family Guy episode `` When You Wish Upon a Weinstein . '' The song was used in The Simpsons episode `` Kamp Krustier '' where Chief Wiggum arrests two kids after they sing it in a group activity . See also ( edit ) The Priest of the Parish External links ( edit ) Example of a lesson plan used by teachers , with lyrics , and appropriate grade level . A variation on the performance of the piece , noting the importance of keeping to a rhythm . <Th_colspan="3"> Nursery rhymes ( list ) <Td_colspan="2"> `` A-Tisket , A-Tasket '' `` Aiken Drum '' `` Baa , Baa , Black Sheep '' `` Did You Ever See a Lassie ? '' `` Hey Diddle Diddle '' `` Hickory Dickory Dock '' `` Hot Cross Buns '' `` Humpty Dumpty '' `` I 'm a Little Teapot '' `` It 's Raining , It 's Pouring '' `` Jack and Jill '' `` Little Bo - Peep '' `` Little Boy Blue '' `` Little Jack Horner '' `` Little Miss Muffet '' `` Mary Had a Little Lamb '' `` Mary , Mary , Quite Contrary '' `` Old King Cole '' `` Old MacDonald Had a Farm '' `` Old Mother Hubbard '' `` Peter Piper '' `` Polly Put the Kettle On '' `` Poor Mary '' `` Pop Goes the Weasel '' `` Pussy Cat Pussy Cat '' `` Rain Rain Go Away '' `` Roses Are Red '' `` Rub - a-dub - dub '' `` Simple Simon '' `` Sing a Song of Sixpence '' `` Sticks and Stones '' `` The Grand Old Duke of York '' `` The Queen of Hearts '' `` There Was a Man in Our Town `` There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe '' `` Three Little Kittens '' `` Twinkle , Twinkle , Little Star '' Clapping `` A Sailor Went to Sea '' `` Down Down Baby '' `` Mary Mack '' `` Miss Susie '' `` Miss Lucy '' `` Pat - a-cake '' `` Pease Porridge Hot '' `` Pretty Little Dutch Girl '' `` Stella Ella Ola '' Counting `` Duck , duck , goose '' `` Eeny , meeny , miny , moe '' `` One , Two , Buckle My Shoe '' `` One , Two , Three , Four , Five '' `` This Old Man '' `` Tinker , Tailor '' Finger - plays `` Five Little Ducks '' `` Five Little Monkeys '' `` Five Little Speckled Frogs '' `` Itsy Bitsy Spider '' `` Little Robin Redbreast '' `` Round and Round the Garden '' `` This Little Piggy '' `` Two Little Dickie Birds '' Games `` London Bridge '' `` The Muffin Man '' `` Mulberry Bush '' `` Oranges and Lemons '' `` Ring a Ring o ' Roses '' `` The Farmer in the Dell '' Riddle `` As I was going to St Ives '' Lullabies `` Hush , Little Baby '' `` Rock - a-bye Baby '' Rounds `` Ding Dong Bell '' `` Frère Jacques '' `` Kookaburra '' `` Row , Row , Row Your Boat '' `` Scotland 's Burning '' `` Three Blind Mice '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Who_Stole_the_Cookie_from_the_Cookie_Jar%3F&oldid=853352897 '' Categories : Children 's songs Music education Year of song unknown Nursery rhymes Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 4 August 2018 , at 04 : 32 ( UTC ) . 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