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Ice cream soda

Ice-cream soda, ginger-ale pop,

Tell me the initials of your sweet love.

A-B-C-D-E-F-etc.

Where learned: The collector does not state where it was learned.

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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

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Jump Rope Rhyme

Ice cream soda, ginger ale pop

Tell me the initials of your sweetheart.

A-B-C-D-E-F-G-

(Say the child trips on G, the childre then think of the name of a boy begining with G.)

Gary,Gary, do you love (name of child in the rope)?

Yes, no, maybe, so; yes, no, maybeso;--------(until child trips again)

 

 

Where learned: Francine learned this in grade school on Detroit east side.

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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

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I was born

I was born in a frying pan and

I want to know how old I am.

One, two, three...( count until jumper misses)

Data entry tech comment:

Collector and informant are the same person.

Where learned: Informant learned from childhood in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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

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Jump Rope Rhyme

Down in the falley where the green grass grows

There sat ( name girl ) sweet as the a rose

She sang, she sang, sgesabg so sweet.

Along came (name boy) and kissed her check

How many kisses did she receive.

(counts# or time skips rope till she misses)

Where learned: TOLD AT INFORMANTS HOME

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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

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Jump Rope Jingle

I lke coffee, I like tea

How many boys are crazy for me?

One, Two, Three, etc.

Data entry tech comment:

Informant and collector are one and the same.

Where learned: The collector does not state where it was learned.

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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

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Jump Rope Jingle

Ice cream,soda, ginger ale pop,

Tell me the name of your sweetheart

A,B,C, etc.

(Jump until you come to your sweetheat's first initial- then next person's turn)

Data entry tech comment:

Collector and infomant are the same person.

Where learned: The collector does not state where it was learned.

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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

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Ice cream soda ginger ale pop tell me the initials

of your sweetheart 

This is a jump rope tune sung while jumping rope and the alphave is sung until the correct initials are called out. Then the jumper stops jumping.

Where learned: The collector does not state where it was learned.

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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

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Johnny over the ocean Johnny over the sea.

Johnny broke a milke bottle adn blamedit on me.

I told mom, mom told pa

Johnny got a lickin, Ha, ha, ha,.

How many lickins did he get that week? 1,2,3,4, etc.

Data entry tech comment:

Collector does not state where Informant lives.

Where learned: Collector does not state where it was learned.

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE ; Jump

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse C750.56

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Rope Jumping Rime

Sea shells

Many bells

Eevy, Ivy, Over

My boyfrien's name is Rover.

How many kisses will I get?

(red hot pepper, counting)
 

Where learned: Informant doesn't rember wher she learned this but it was during grade school.

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

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

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Rope Jumping Rime

Standing of the corner

Chewin a piece of gum

Along came (name) and asked for some

No you little beggar

No you little bum

I'd rather get a licken

Than give you some

How many lickens didi she reveive?

Where learned: Informant doesn't rember where she learned this.

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse C760.560

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Jump song-rope

Chinky, chinky  chinaman sittling on a fence,

Trying to make $1.00 out of .59¢,

She missed, she missed,

She missed like this ...

Data entry tech comment:

Collector does not state where the informant lives.
 

Where learned: Morrell

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

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

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Jump - rope rhyme

Blondie and Dagwood went to town

Blondie bought an evening gown

Dagewood bought  a pair of shoes

Cookie read the evening news

Here is what it said

Close your eyes, count to ten

If you miss take an end.

Where learned: Learned from a playmate about 6 years ago.

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE ; Jump

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

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Jump- rope Rime

Ching, Chong, Chinaman,

Sitting on a fence

Tried to make a dollar

Out of ninety -nine cents.

He missed.

He missed

He missed liked this.

Where learned: Told at Detroit.

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

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

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Jump Rope Rhyme

Apples, peaches, pumpkin pie, how many years

before I die? One, two,three, four, five, etc.

(keep counting until jumper misses)

Submitter comment:

Littler children often recite the following rhyme as they jump rope.

Data entry tech comment:

Collect and informant name is not listed on card.

Collector and informant are the same.

Where learned: Informant does not state where it was learned.

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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

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Jump-Rope-Rhymes

High water- low  water

Submitter comment:

This is another saying for playing jump rope.

One swing the rope  and other children jump over as high as they can.When one misses he's out of the game.

Where learned: written in 204

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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

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Jump Rope Song

High, low, medium, slow, rocky, dolly,bluebells, pepper, 10,20,30....

(until player misses)

Data entry tech comment:

Collector does not state what city it was learned.

Where learned: Univesity of Detroit

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump ; Junp ; SPEED

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

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Jumping Rhyme

Grace, Grace, dressed in kace,

Went upstairs to powder her face,

How many boxes did she use.

(Jump, counting , until you miss, and then you take the end)

Data entry tech comment:

Collector does not state where informant lives .

Where learned: Told St. Hilary's Grade School

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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

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Jump rope Rhyme

Hi ho sliver

How about a date?

Meet me at the cornor

At a half past eight

I can do the wiggle

How manywiggles can I do ?

Data entry tech comment:

Collector does not state what city informant lives.

Where learned: HOLDEN HALL

Keyword(s): ACTION ; ENDURANCE ; Jump ; Jump

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

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Verse without music and dance also jump- rope

Hey girl

How bout a fight

Here comes Jody

With her britches on tight

She can wiggle

She can Waggle

Sge cab di tge sokuts

But I betcah 10 bucks

Lady can't do this

Lady on 1 foot

Lady on 2 foot

Lady on 3 foot

Lady on 4 foot

Lady on 5 foot

Lady on 6 foot

Lady on 7 foot

Lady on 8 foot

Lady on 9 foot

Lady on 10 foot

And your under the moon.

Data entry tech comment:

Collector does not state where the informant lives.
 

Where learned: KEATING SCHOOL

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

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

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Jump Rope Rhyme

Gypsy, gyspy, please tell me

What my husband's name will be.

(Repeat alphabet).

Where learned: Told at informan's home Warren Michigan

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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

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