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JUMP-ROPE RHYME

RIN TIN TIN SAT ON A PIN.
HOW MANY INCHES DID IT GO IN?
1, 2, 3,...ETC.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; 16765 Beech Daly ; REDFORD

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE ; Jump

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse

Date learned: 11-01-1968

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GAME VERSE

RIN TIN TIN SAT ON A PIN,
HOW MANY INCHES DID IT GO IN.
ONE, TWO, THREE, ETC.
THIS VERSE IS SAID WHEN JUMPING ROPE.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE ; Jump

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse

Date learned: 12-06-1965

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ROPE-JUMPING RHYMES

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE;
HUCKLEBERRY FINN;
WHE N I CALL YOUR BIRTHDAY,
PLEASE JUMP IN:
JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH, APRIL, ETC.

Where learned: FRONT YARD

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE ; Jump

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse

Date learned: 10-23-1968

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S-C-H-O-O-L

S-C-H-O-O-L SPELLS SCHOOL.
1ST GRADE--JUMP ONCE
2ND GRADE--JUMP TWICE
3RD GRADE--JUMP THREE TIMES
4TH GRADE-- JUMP FOUR TIMES
5TH GRADE--5 JUMPS ONE FOOT
6TH GRADE--6 JUMPS ROTATING
7TH GRADE-- 7 JUMPS ROATAING AND TOUCHING GROUND WITH 1 HAND.
8TH GRADE--I'M A LITTLE DUTCH GIRL
DRESSED IN BLUE.
THESE ARE THE THINGS I LIKE TO DO.
SALUTE TO THE CAPTAIN
BOE TO THE QUEEN.
AND TURN MY BACK ON THE MEAN OLD KING.
9TH GRADE--CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS SAILED THE OCEAN BLUE IN 1492.
THE WAVES GOT HIGHER AND HIGHER AND OVER
THE BOUNDRY MAIN.
THESE ARE THE SHIPS THAT D- REMAIN
1-2-3...

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FARMINGTON ; 30974 Sutters Hill Ct ; 48024

Keyword(s): ACTION-RHYME ; CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE ; Jump

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse

Date learned: 02-00-1971

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ADVANCING THROUGH THE GRADES

"SC-H-O-O-L, SPELLS--SCHOOL."
THE JUMPER RUNS AROUND A TWIRLER, SAYS "KINDERGARTEN,"
THEN TRIES TO RUN THROUGH THE ROPE WITHOUT BEING TOUCHED BY IT.
TWIRLER. THEN "SECOND GRADE," JUMPS TWICE, AND SO ON ALL THE
WAY UP TO TWELFTH GRADE. IF HE EVER FAILS A JUMP, WHICH USUALLY
HAPPENS, THE PLAY PASSES TO THE NEXT PERSON.

Where learned: HOME

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse

Date learned: 11-10-1968

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SCHOOL, S-C-H-O-O-L SPELLS SCHOOL, PERIOD, COMA, QUESTION MARK OUT.
KINDERGARDEN, FIRST GRADE, ,KINDERGARDEN FIRST GRADE, SECOND GRADE,
KINDERGARDEN, FIRST GRADE, SECOND GRADE, THIRD GRADE ETC. UP TO 12TH
GRADE.

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse

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SCHOOL, S-C-H-O-O-L SPELLS SCHOOL, PERIOD, COMA , OUT. KINGDERGARDEN,
KINDERGARDEN, FRIST GRADE. KINDERGARDEN, FIRST GRADE, SECOND GRADE.
KINDERGARDEN, FIRST GRADE, SECOND GRADE, THIRD GRADE ETC UP TO12TH.

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse

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SCHOOL. KINDERGARDEN: RUN THROUGH THE TWRILING ROPE. FIRST GRADE: JUM
ONCE. SECOND GRADE: JUMP TWICE. THIRD GRADE: JUMP THREE TIMES ETC. TO
12TH GRADE.

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse

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SEA SHELLS, MANY BELLS EEVY, IVY, OVER. MY BOYFRIEND'S NAME IS ROVER.
HOW MANY KISSES WILL I GET? (RED HOT PEPPER, COUNTING)

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump ; SPEED-JUMP

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse

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SEA SHELLS, COCKLE BELLS, EEVY, IVY, OVER. ONE AND TWO MAKE FOUR, THR
AND THREE MAKE SIX. ETC.

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse

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SILVER BELLS, COCKLE SHELLS,/ EEVY, IVY, OVER./ I LOVE COFFEE, I LOVE
TEA. I LOVE THE BOYS AND THEY LOVE ME. HOW MANY KISSES DID I RECEIVE?
10,20,30, ETC RED HOT PEPPER.

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse

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STANDING ON THE CORNER CHEWIN' A PIECE OF GUM. ALONG CAME ---AND ASKE
FOR SOME. NO, YOU LITTLE BEGGAR, NO, YOU LITTLE BUM I'D RATHER GET A
LICKEN THAN GIVE YOU SOME. HOW MANY LICKENS DID SHE RECEIVE?

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse

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SUGAR AND CREAM/ BREAD AND BUTTER/ WHAT IS THE NAME OF MY TRUE LOVER?
A,B,C,D, ETC.(THE LETTER YOU MISS ON IS HIS INITIAL)

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse

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GAMES

MY MOTHER AND YOUR MOTHER WERE HANGING OUT CLOTHES
MY MOTHER GAVE YOUR MOTHER A PUNCH IN THE NOSE
WHAT COLOR WAS THE BLOOD?
RED---SPELLS RED AND OUT SHE GOES WITH THE DIRTY DISH
RAG ON HER KNEE

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ALPENA ; 320 S 12TH ST

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE ; Jump

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse

Date learned: 10-04-1970

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MOTHERS

MY MOTHER AND YOUR MOTHER
WERE HANGING UP CLOTHES,
MY MOTHER SOCKED YOUR MOTHER RIGHT IN THE NOSE
WHAT COLOR BLOOD CAME OUT.

Submitter comment: NOTE: PERSON ANSWERS A COLOR, FOR EXAMPLE GREEN. CALLER
SPELLS G-R-E-E-N. PERSON WHO IS TAPPED AT LAST LETTER IS NOT IT)

Where learned: HOME

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE ; Jump

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse

Date learned: 03-03-1970

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"MY MOTHER, YOUR MOTHER"

MY MOTHER, YOUR MOTHER, LIVED ACROSS THE WAY,
1617 EAST BROADWAY.
EVERYNIGHT THEY HAD A FIGHT,
AND THIS IS WHAT THEY'D SAY:
BOYS ARE ROTTEN, MADE OF DIRTY COTTEN, (COTTON)
GIRLS ARE DANDY, MADE OF SUGAR CANDY.
ACK-A-BACK-A, SODA CRACKER,
DOES YOUR MOTHER CHEW TOBBACCO?
YES? NO? MAYBE SO?
OUT YOU GO}

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE ; Jump

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse

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JUMP-ROPE RHYME

MAMA'S GOT A NEW BORN BABY.
CALL THE DOCTOR CALL THE NURSE.
CALL THE LADY WITH THE ALLIGATOR PURSE.
FIRST FLOOR STOP, SECOND FLOOR MISS.
THIRD FLOOR, BABY FLOOR, JUMP UNTIL YOU MISS.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 16925 STOEPEL

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE ; Jump ; SPEED-JUMP

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse

Date learned: 10-31-1968

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MY MOTHER AND YOUR MOTHER HANGING UP CLOTHES.
MY MOTHER PUNCHED YOUR MOTHER RIGHT IN THE NOSE.
WHAT COLOR BLOOD CAME OUT?

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; EAST 201

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE ; Jump

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse

Date learned: 03-00-1971

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06151958

MY MOTHER YOUR MOTHER LIV%S ACROSS THE STREET,
1819 BROADWAY STREET,
EVERY NIGHT THEY HAVE A FIGHT AND MY MOTHER PUNCHED YOUR MOTHER
RIGHT IN THE NOSE,
HOW MANY PUNCHES DID SHE RECEIVE?
1, 2, 3,...

Submitter comment: MY COUSIN TOLD ME THIS JUMP ROPE RHYME WHEN I WAS VISITING HER.
THE GIRLS WOULD USE THIS RHYME WHILE JUMPING ROPE IN 1958.

Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; 545 PUTNAM ST ; HAZELTON

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE ; Jump

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse

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MY MOTHER AND YOUR MOTHER WERE HANGING OUT CLOTHES
MY MOTHER GAVE YOUR MOTHER A PUNCH IN THE NOSE
WHAT COLOR DID IT TURN--

Submitter comment: THIS IS A JUMP ROPE RHYME AND AFTER THE PLAYER SAYS, "WHAT COLOR
DID IT TURN, HE OR SHE THEN NAMES AS MANY COLORS AS SHE CAN
UNTIL SHE MISSES OR RUNS OUT OF COLORS, THEN IT IS SOMEONE-ELSE'S
TURN.

Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; SCRANTON

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE ; Jump

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse

Date learned: 04-06-1972

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