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Jump Rope Rhyme

DOWN BY THE RIVER WHERE THE GREEN GRASS GROWS THERE SAT ________ SWEET AS A ROSE.
ALONG CAME ________ AND KISSED HER ON THE NOSE.
HOW MANY KISSES DID SHE RECEIVE?
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, . . . . . .

(WHEN THE GIRL JUMPING STARTS THE KISSES SHE JUMPS AS MANY TIMES UNTIL SHE MISSES. THAT IS HOW MANY KISSES THE GIRL RECEIVED.)

Data entry tech comment:

Informant and collector are the same person.
 

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 14587 ROBSON

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE JUMP

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

Date learned: 03-16-1971

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