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JUMPROPE SONG

MISS LUCY HAD A STEAMBOAT, HER STEAMBOAT HAD A BELL,
MISS LUCY WENT TO HEAVEN AND HER STEAMBOAT WENT TO...
HELLO OPERATOR, PLEASE GIVE ME NUMBER NINE,
AND IF YOU DON'T CONNECT ME, I'LL KICK YOU RIGHT BEHIND...
THE 'FRIGERATOR, THERE WAS A PIECE OF GLASS,
MISS LUCY FELL UPON IT AND BROKE HER LITTLE ...
ASK ME NO MORE QUESTIONS, TELL ME NO MORE LIES,
FOR THIS IS WHAT MISS LUCY SAID THE NIGHT BEFORE SHE DIED.

Submitter comment: ELLIPSIS FOR HELL AND ASS
EUPHEMISM: HELLO FOR HELL
RHYME AABBCCDD
IMPERFECT RHYMES
THIS DEFINITELY HAS A TUNE

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; HUNTINGTON WOODS

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

Date learned: CA00001963

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