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OH, MARY MACK,
ALL DRESSED IN BLACK,
WITH SILVER BUTTONS ,
ALL DOWN HER BACK.
SHE ASKED HER MOTHER FOR FIFTY CENTS,
TO SEE THE ELEPHANTS JUMP OVER THE FENCE.
THEY JUMPED SO HIGH,
THEY REACHED THE SKY,
AND DIDN'T COME BACK,
UNTIL THE FOURTH OF JULY

Submitter comment: THIS RHYME IS RECITED DURING A GAME IN WHICH TWO PEOPLE CLAP HANDS,
CRISS-CROSSING AND ALSO CLAPPING THEIR LEGS.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

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

Date learned: 11-11-972

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