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FOX AND GEESE
THIS WAS PLAYED AT ST. STANISLAUS SCHOOL IN 1926-30
IN TOLEDO, OHIO.
IN THE SNOW, A CIRCLE WAS MADE (DIAGRAM ON 5 X 8 CARD).
EVERY PLAYER STOOD AT A QUADRANT. AT A WORD YOU HAD
TO EXCHANGE PLACES. THE IDEA WAS FOR THE ONE IN THE
MIDDLE TO GET IN THE QUADRANT.
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Racing Chasing Fighting |
Date learned: 10-12-1965
DUCK, DUCK, GOOSE
PLAYERS FORM A CIRCLE AND GET INTO A SQUAT POSITION.
THERE IS ONE PERSON THAT IS "IT" IN THE CENTER OF
THE CIRCLE. HE GOES AROUND TO EACH PLAYER SAYING
EITHER "DUCK" OR "GOOSE" AS HE TAPS THE PERSON ON THE
HEAD. IF THE "IT" SHOULD SAY "GOOSE" OVER ONE PLAYER,
THAT PLAYER WILL CHASE THE "IT" AROUND THE CIRCLE. IF
THE "IT" MAKES IT BACK TO THE PLACE WHERE HE STARTED
BEING CHASED, HE IS SAFE. BUT IF THE PLAYER TAGS
THE "IT," HE IS THROWN INTO THE CENTER OF THE CIRCLE
CALLED THE "SOUP."
Where learned: ROOM
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Racing Chasing Fighting |
Date learned: 10-00-1968
THIS GAME IS COMMONLY CALLED "REDLIGHT-GREENLIGHT"
AND ANY NUMBER OF CHILDREN MAY PLAY. ONE PERSON
STANDS FAR AWAY (MAYBE 80 FEET OR SO) FROM THE OTHER
CHILDREN WHO ARE IN A LINE. HE HAS HIS BACK TURNED TO
THEM AND HE YELLS OUT, "GREENLIGHT," AND THEY ALL RUN,
WALK, OR TRY TO SNEAK UP BEHIND HIM. THE LEADER THEN
YELLS OUT, "REDLIGHT," MEANING FOR THEM TO STOP, AND
HE TURNS AROUND AS SOON AS HE SAYS IT. ALL THOSE HE
SAW MOVING, HE SENDS BACK TO THE STARTING LINE AND THE
OTHERS STAY IN THEIR NEW POSITION. THE GAME CONTINUES
IN LIKE MANNER UNTIL ONE PERSON FROM THE GROUP GETS
ALL THE WAY TO THE FINISH AND TAGS THE CALLER.
THEN THAT PERSON BECOMES THE CALLER. (SEE DIAGRAM)
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Racing Chasing Fighting |
Date learned: 00001950S
KING OF THE MOUNTAIN
SEVERAL PERSONS GET A RAFT IN THE WATER OR SOME
FLOATING (LARGE) OBJECT. THEN ONE PERSON GETS
IN ONE CORNER AND ANOTHER PERSON GETS IN THE OTHER
CORNER, AND THEY TRY TO PUSH ONE PERSON OFF THE RAFT,
IF THIS PERSON CAN STAY ON THE RAFT HE IS KING,
IF HE GETS PUSHED OFF, THEN THE ONE WHO PUSHES HIM
GETS TO BE KING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; QUEEN OF HEAVEN SCHOOL
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Racing Chasing Fighting |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
WHAT TIME IS IT, MR. FOX?
IN THIS GAME ONE CHILD WAS THE FOX AND THE REST WERE
SHEEP. THE SHEEP WOULD ASK "WHAT TIME IS IT, MR.
FOX?" AND THE FOX WOULD ANSWER, "ONE O'CLOCK."
THE SHEEP WOULD ASK AGAIN AND THE FOX WOULD ANSWER
"TWO O'CLOCK." THIS WOULD CONTINUE UNTIL TWELVE
O'CLOCK WHEN THE FOX WOULD CHASE ALL THE SHEEP.
THE ONE HE CAUGHT WOULD BECOME THE NEW FOX.
Submitter comment: VARIATION: GHOST IN THE GRAVEYARD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Racing Chasing Fighting |
Date learned: 11-00-1968
MOTHER, MAY I?
THIS IS PRIMARILY A GAME OF CATCH. ONE PERSON PLAYS
THE PART OF MOTHER AND GIVES PERMISSION FOR THE OTHER
PLAYERS TO TAKE CERTAIN TYPES OF STEPS. THE PLAYERS
ARE A SIGNIFICANT LENGTH FROM THE "MOTHER." THE
PLAYERS MUST ASK "MAY I?" BEFORE THEY CAN TAKE A STEP
TOWARD THE "MOTHER." OMMISSION OF THE "MAY" EXTRACTS
A PENALTY. SUCH STEPS AS "GIANT," "UMBRELLA," AND
"TWIRLING," STEPS ARE GRANTED. THE FIRST PLAYER TO
REACH THE "MOTHER" WITHOUT ANY MISTAKES IS THE WINNER
AND TAKES THE PLACE OF THE "MOTHER."
Where learned: MICHIGAN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Racing Chasing Fighting |
Date learned: 10-02-1965
MR. FOX, WHAT TIME IS IT?
ONE PERSON IS THE FOX AND THE OTHER CHILDREN LINE UP IN
A SINGLE LINE. ONE PERSON SAYS: "MR FOX, WHAT TIME IS
IT?" THE FOX ANSWERS ANY TIME FROM 12:00 AROUND THE
CLOCK. IF HE PICKS 1:00, FOR EXAMPLE, ALL CHILDREN IN
THE LINE TAKE ONE GIANT STEP. WHEN THE FOX SAYS
12 MIDNIGHT, ALL MUST RUN BACK TO THE BEGINNING LINE
BEFORE THE FOX TAPS YOU. IF YOU GET THERE, YOU ARE
SAFE. IF HE TAGS YOU, THEN YOU'RE THE FOX.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Racing Chasing Fighting |
Date learned: 09-00-1965
MOTHER MAY I?
THE "MOTHER" STANDS AT ONE END AND THE CHILDREN AT THE
OTHER. MOTHER SAYS, "JANE, YOU MAY TAKE ONE BABY STEP."
JANE SAYS, "MAY I?" MOTHER SAYS, "YES, YOU MAY."
SHE SAYS TO THE NEXT CHILD, "JACK, YOU MAY TAKE 3 GIANT
STEPS." JACK TAKES 3 GIANT STEPS BUT MUST RETURN TO THE
STARTING LINE, BECAUSE HE FORGOT TO SAY, "MAY I."
MOTHER CALLS IN TURNS TO EACH CHILD ANY STEP IN ANY
AMOUNT UNTIL SOMEONE REACHES MOTHER AND BECOMES THE NEW
MOTHER. SNEAKING IS PERMITTED UNLESS SEEN BY MOTHER,
AND IF SO, MUST RETURN TO THE STARTING LINE. SOME
STEPS WHICH CAN BE TAKEN ARE: BABY STEPS, GIANT STEPS,
SCISSORS STEPS (LEGS CROSSED), UMBRELLA STEPS (TWIRLS),
AND BANANA STEPS (SLIDES).
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Racing Chasing Fighting |
Date learned: 09-00-1965
MOTHER MAY I?
CHILDREN LINE UP FACING ONE CHILD WHO HAS BEEN CHOSEN
AS THE MOTHER. THE PLAYERS MUST ASK PERMISSION TO
TAKE STEPS.
PLAYER: "MAY I TAKE (A CERTAIN NUMBER OF STEPS--
SCISSOR, GIANT, BABY, ETC.)
MOTHER: "YES, YOU MAY." OR "NO, YOU MAY NOT."
IF THE ANSWER IS "NO" THE CHILD MUST ASK AGAIN UNTIL
HER REQUEST IS GRANTED. BEFORE TAKING THE NUMBER OF
STEPS, THE CHILD MUST AGAIN SAY: "MOTHER, MAY I?"
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Racing Chasing Fighting |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
MOTHER MAY I?
TO PLAY MOTHER MAY I, YOU HAVE TO DO WHAT MOTHER MAY I
SAYS. EXAMPLE: MOTHER SAYS: WAVE YOUR ARM. THE
ACTION IS NOT DONE UNTIL PERMISSION IS ASKED IN THE FORM
OF "MOTHER, MAY I?" IF MOTHER SAYS YES, THEN IT MAY BE
DONE. IF PERMISSION IS NOT ASKED, THE PLAYER DROPS OUT.
THE IDEA IS TO SEE WHO IS THE MOST OBEDIENT CHILD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Racing Chasing Fighting |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
CRACK THE WHIP
YOU START OFF WITH A LINE OF BOYS AND GIRLS HOLDING
HANDS. THEN THE LEADER OF THE LINE BEGINS TO RUN,
PULLING THE LINE BEHIND HIM. THE IDEA IS TO SEE HOW
MANY BOYS AND GIRLS WILL FALL OUT OF LINE EVERY TIME
A CIRCLE IS MADE. THE LEADER TRIES TO CRACK THE WHIP
UNTIL HIS LINE HAS DIMINISHED FROM MAYBE THIRTEEN
CHILDREN TO FIVE CHILDREN LEFT STILL HOLDING HANDS.
AT THIS POINT, THE LINE IS FORMED AGAIN AND A NEW
LEADER IS CHOSEN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Racing Chasing Fighting |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
RED LIGHT, GREEN LIGHT
THIS IS A TYPE OF TAG GAME. ONE PLAYER IS IT AND STANDS
THE LENGTH OF THE YARD, ROOM OR PLAY AREA FROM THE
OTHER PLAYERS. WHEN HIS BACK IS TURNED TO THE OTHER
PLAYERS, THIS IS THE GREEN LIGHT SIGNAL, AND THE PLAYERS
CAN TAKE STEPS TOWARDS THE "IT" PLAYER. WHEN THE "IT"
PLAYER TURNS AROUND, THIS IS THE RED LIGHT SIGNAL AND
NO PLAYER IS SUPPOSED TO MOVE. THE OBJECT OF THE GAME
IS FOR THE PLAYERS TO APPROACH THE "IT" PLAYER WITHOUT
BEING SEEN MOVING, TAG HIM, AND RETURN TO THE STARTING
PLACE. THE PERSON TO TAG THE "IT" PLAYER IS THE NEW
"IT" PLAYER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Racing Chasing Fighting |
Date learned: 10-02-1965
RED ROVER
TWO TEAMS FORM LINES FACING EACH OTHER. ONE TEAM CALLS
OUT, "RED ROVER, RED ROVER, LET (NAME) COME OVER."
THE NAMED PERSON THEN TRIES TO BREAK THROUGH THE
OPPOSING TEAM'S LINE (THEIR ARMS ARE INTERLOCKED).
IF THE NAMED PERSON BREAKS THROUGH, HE AND A MEMBER
FROM THE OPPOSITION (WHOM HE SELECTS) GO BACK TO THE
NAMED PERON'S TEAM. IF THE PERSON DOES NOT BREAK
THROUGH THE LINE HE MUST REMAIN PART OF THE LINE
FORMED BY THE OPPOSITION. A TEAM WINS WHEN IT HAS ALL
THE PLAYERS.
THE GAME CAN BE ON ICE WITH SKATES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Racing Chasing Fighting |
Date learned: 00-00-1967
RED ROVER
TWO OPPOSING TEAMS EACH MAKE A LINE, EACH ONE FACING
THE OTHER. THE LEADER PICKS A PERSON FROM THE
OPPOSING TEAM. THIS PICKED PERSON TRIED TO BREAK
THROUGH THE HANDS OF THE OPPOSING TEAM. IF HE BREAKS
THROUGH, HE TAKES A PERSON OF HIS CHOICE BACK WITH HIM
TO HIS OWN TEAM. IF HE FAILS TO GO THROUGH THE HANDS
HE STAYS ON THAT SIDE. THE GAME IS WON BY THE TEAM
WITH THE MOST PEOPLE ON ITS SIDE. THE PERSON IS CALLED
OVER BY THE WORD FORMULA: RED ROVER, RED ROVER, LET
(NAME) COME OVER.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Racing Chasing Fighting |
Date learned: 10-22-1968
RED ROVER
AN OLD AMERICAN GAME THAT MIGHT HAVE ORIGINATED LONG
AGO IS THE GAME, RED ROVER. THE CHILDREN PAIR OFF INTO
TWO TEAMS STANDING A DISTANCE APART, BUT FACE TO FACE.
ONE TEAM CALLS A MEMBER OF THE OPPOSITE TEAM OVER BY
SINGING: "RED ROVER, RED ROVER, LET (NAME OF PERSON
TO BE CALLED) COME OVER." THE PERSON CALLED OVER MUST
RUN THROUGH THE LINE FORMED BY THE TEAM HOLDING AND
LOCKING ARMS. IF THEY BREAK THROUGH THE LINE, THEY
CAN TAKE BACK THE LOSING TEAM'S BEST MEMBERS AND IF
THEY DON'T THEY MUST REMAIN ON THE CALLING TEAM'S SIDE.
THE TEAM WITH ALL THE MEMBERS AT THE END WINS THE GAME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Racing Chasing Fighting |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
RED LIGHT
"RED LIGHT, GREEN LIGHT" IS PLAYED BY ANY NUMBER OF
CHILDREN. AN "IT" STATIONS HIMSELF APART FROM THE
OTHERS AND THE OBJECT OF THE GAME IS TO BE THE FIRST
TO REACH HIM. THE CONTESTANTS MUST "FREEZE" (REMAIN
MOTIONLESS) AS LONG AS "IT" IS LOOKING IN THEIR
DIRECTION. THEY MAY APPROACH ONLY WHEN "ITS" BACK IS
TURNED TO THEM.
FIRST TO (REACH) "IT" BECOMES NEW "IT."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; REDFORD
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Pastime Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Racing Chasing Fighting |
Date learned: 00-00-1958
RED ROVER
THE CHILDREN LINE UP IN TWO LINES FACING EACH OTHER.
THEY HOLD HANDS AND THEN ONE LINE CALLS:
RED ROVER, RED ROVER, LET (NAME) COME OVER.
THEN THAT CHILD MUST TRY AND BREAK THROUGH THE LINE.
IF HE SUCCEEDS, THEN HE CAN PICK ANOTHER PERSON
FROM THAT LINE TO GO ON HIS SIDE. IF HE FAILS, HE
MUST STAY IN THAT LINE. THE SIDE WITH THE MOST PEOPLE
AT THE END WINS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Racing Chasing Fighting |
Date learned: 01-00-1968
RED ROVER
CHILDREN STAND IN TWO LINES PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER
AND FAR APART. ONE LINE OF CHILDREN CHANTS "RED ROVER,
RED ROVER, SEND (NAME OF CHILD) OVER." THE CHILD
RUNS OVER. IF HE BREAKS THE LINE, THE CHILDREN HAVE
FORMED BY HOLDING HANDS, HE MAY GO BACK TO HIS OWN
SIDE. IF NOT, THE WINNING TEAM GETS TO KEEP HIM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Racing Chasing Fighting |
Date learned: 02-11-1968
RED LIGHT, GREEN LIGHT
ALL THE CHILDREN ARE LINED UP AT A DISTANCE FROM IT.
WHEN IT TURNS HIS BACK, EVERYONE MAY RUN OR MOVE
TOWARD HIM. WHEN HE TURNS BACK, IF HE SEES ANYBODY
MOVING, THAT PERON MUST RETURN TO THE STARTING POSITION.
THE FIRST PERSON TO REACH IT BECOMES THE NEW IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Racing Chasing Fighting |
Date learned: 10-18-1967
RED ROVER
THE PLAYERS LINE UP IN TWO EQUAL LINES, FACING EACH OTHER.
THE CAPTAIN OF ONE TEAM SHOUTS, "RED ROVER, RED ROVER,
LET (NAME) COME OVER!" UPON WHICH THE NAMED PERSON RUNS
FROM THE OTHER SIDE (HE IS A MEMBER OF THE OTHER TEAM
TO START WITH). THE RECEIVING TEAM HOLDS HANDS TO
FORM A WALL OF SORTS, WHICH THE RUNNER TRIES TO BREACH.
IF HE DOES, HIS TEAM GETS A MEMBER OF THEIR CHOOSING
FROM THEIR OPPONENTS, BUT IF HE DOESN'T BREACH THE
LINE, HE JOINS THE OPPOSITE TEAM. WHEN ONE MEMBER IS
LEFT ON A TEAM, THE OTHER TEAM WINS.
Where learned: CHILDHOOD
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Racing Chasing Fighting |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN