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DOWN IN THE VALLEY WHERE THE GREEN GRASS GROWS,/ THERE SAT --- AS
SWEET AS A ROSE,/ I SANG, I SANG, I SANG SO SWEET,/ ALONG CAME---AND
KISSED ME ON THE CHEEK. HOW MANY KISSES DID I RECEIVE? (COUNT)

Where learned: COLLECTED FROM SCHOOL FRIENDS

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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

Date learned: 12-04-1967

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Game Verse - Rope-jumping Rhyme

I'm a little Dutch girl dressed in blue,
These are the things I like to do,
Salute to the captain,
Curtsy to the queen,
Turn my back on the mean old king.

 

Data entry tech comment:

Informant and collector share the same surname.

 

Where learned: COLLECTED FROM SCHOOL FRIENDS

Keyword(s): ACTION RHYME ; CHARACTER

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

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Game Verse- Rope Jumping Rhyme

Down in the valley where the gren grass grows,

There sat (insert nameof person jumping ropw) as sweet as a rose,

I sang, I sang, I sang so sweet,

Along came ( insert name of favorite girl or boy depending on whether a boy or girl is jumping at the time) and kissed me on the cheek.

How many kisses did I receive?

The people swining the rope count until the jumper misses.

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Collector and informant share the same surname

Where learned: COLLECTED FROM SCHOOL FRIENDS

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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

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