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ICE CREAM,SODA, GINGER ALE, POP. TELL ME THE INITIALS OF YOUR SWEET-
HEART. A,B,C, ETC.

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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

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ICE CREAM SODA ,GINER ALE POP. THESE ARE THE INITIALS OF MY SWEETHEAR
A,B,C, ETC. (STOP WHEN COME TO THE INITIALS OF BOYFRIEND)

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, THIS IS THE INITIAL OF MY SWEETHEART:
(JUMP TO THE A,B,C, ETC. SHOUTING LOUD THE INITIALS WHICH ARE YOUR
SWEETHEART'S.

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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

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ICE CREAM SODA, GINGERALE POP. THESE ARE THE INITIALS OF MY SWEETHEAR
A,B, C, ETC.

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, HOW MANY BOYFRIENDS HAVE YOU GOT? 1,2

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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

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JOHNY OVER THE OCEAN, JOHNNY OVER THE SEA. JOHNNY BROKE A MILK BOTTLE
AND BLAMED ITON ME. I TOLD MOM, MOM TOLD PA, JOHNNY GOT A LICKIN, HA
HA) HOW MANY LICKINS DID HE GET THAT WEEK? (COUNT)

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE ; Jump

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

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JUMP ROPE VERSE

LITTLE MISS PINKY, DRESSED IN BLUE
DIED LAST NIGHT AT A QUARTER PAST TWO.
SHE TOLD ME TO JUMP THIS ROPE
THAT MADE ME MISS. 1-2-3-ETC.
(CONTINUE COUNTING UNTIL JUMPER MISSES.)

Submitter comment:

INFORMANT HEARD ITEM AT PLAY.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE JUMP

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

Date learned: 10-08-1965

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MILK MAN, MILK MAN

MILK MAN, MILK MAN, DO YOUR DUTY,
HERE COMES     NAME    , THE AMERICAN BEAUTY
SHE SWAYS AND SHE WIGGLES
AND SHE WIGGLES AND SHE WEEVES,
SHE WEARS HER DRESSES ABOVE HER KNEES,
HOW MANY CHILDREN WILL SHE HAVE.

Submitter comment:

JUMP ROPE JINGLE

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE JUMP

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

Date learned: 03-00-1968

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JUMP-ROPE RHYMES

MISS, MISS, LITTLE MISS MISS,
WHEN SHE MISSES SHE MISSES LIKE THIS
1, 2, 3, ETC.

Where learned: MICHIGAN

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE JUMP

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

Date learned: 00-00-1967

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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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(T) SCHOOL
FIRST GRADE: JUMP ONCE/ SECOND GRADE: JUMP TWICE/ THIRD GRADE JUMP
THREE TIMES/ FOURTH GRADE: JUMP FOUR TIMES/ FIFTH GRADE: JUMP FIVE
TIMES ON ONE FOOT, SIXTH GRADE: JUMP SIX TIMES ON OTHER FOOT, SEVENTH
GRADE: JUMP SEVEN TIMES WITH ONE EYE CLOSED, EIGHT GRADE: JUMP EIGHT
TIMES WITH OTHER EYE CLOSED. NINTH GRADE: JUMP NINE TIMES TOUCHING
THE GROUND WITH ONE HADN. TENTH GRADE: JUMP TEN TIMES TOUCHING THE
GROUND WITH OTHER HAND. ELEVENTH GRADE: JUMP ELEVEN TIMES WITH BOTH
EYES CLOSED. TWELFTH GRADE: JUMP TWELVE TIMES TOUCHING THE GROUND
AND WITH BOTH EYES CLOSED

Keyword(s): ACTION-RHYME ; ENDURANCE ; ENDURANCE-MUMP ; 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, 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, 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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