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RING AROUND THE ROSES

RING AROUND THE ROSES,
A POCKET FULL OF POSES,
ASHES,
ASHES,
WE ALL FALL DOWN.

Submitter comment: THE OBJECT OF THIS GAME IS THE CHILDREN ARE IN A CIRCLE STANDING,
GOING AROUND, WHEN THEY GET TO THE PART IN THE SONG THAT SAYS ASHES,
ASHES, THEN, THEY ALL FALL TO THE GROUND, THE LAST ONE TO FALL
GETS OUT OF THE GAME, AND THIS REPEATS ITSELF UNTIL EVERYONE IS OUT,
THE LAST ONE IN THE GAME IS THE WINNER.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Singing Dancing Marching

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